ABTA LIMITED

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-04-30.

1. ABTA LIMITED 2007-07-06 → present
2. ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH TRAVEL AGENTS LIMITED 1955-06-30 → 2007-07-06

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered relevant Information, including the annual budget, forecast future cash flows and the impact of contingent events in making their assessment. Such contingent events include any significant failures of members in respect of which ABTA is holding security to provide financial protection to their customers or other third parties. In addition to bonds or other security provided by such members, ABTA has insurance cover provided by ABTA Insurance PCC Limited. As an Approved Body under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, the terms of the insurance are approved by the Department for Business & Trade under those Regulations. The Directors have performed a robust analysis of forecast future cash flows, considering the potential impact on the business of possible member failures. The assessment performed did not identify any material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the future viability of the ABTA group and therefore it is appropriate for the financial statements to have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. ABTA LIMITED · parent
   1. ABTA Insurance PCC Limited 100% · Guernsey · Primary and shortfall insurance arrangements for ABTA Members
   2. Travelife Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Promotion of best practice in tourism
   3. ABTASURE Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
   4. Federation of Tour Operators Limited · United Kingdom · Dormant
   5. International Tourism Services Limited · United Kingdom · Dormant

Significant events

• “ABTA marked its 75th anniversary in 2025 and continues to remain integral to supporting our members to run successful businesses.”
• “Most ABTA members experienced a positive trading environment during the 2024-2025 financial year, with some reporting record numbers of bookings and/or income.”
• “Following the success of a three-phased approach to our 'Travel with confidence' campaign in 2023-24, we adopted the same strategy this year. Phase 1 launched in November 2024 under the 'Dream it' theme, designed to encourage consumers to start dreaming about their next holiday. Phase 2 - 'Book it' ran during the peak booking period, covering the period 26 December 2024 to 28 February 2025.”
• “For the first time we ran TikTok advertising, which allowed us to reach high volumes of people, focusing specifically on the 18-24 year old market.”
• “In November 2024, ABTA was invited to be part of the Department for Transport's Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group (AATFG) to produce recommendations to improve accessibility across the UK.”
• “In November 2024, we launched the Biodiversity Literacy for Travel and Tourism programme in partnership with nature experts ANIMONDIAL. The free, five-week workshop series aimed to help members integrate nature protection initiatives into their sustainability strategies.”
• “On 15 May 2025, ABTA called the bond held in respect of Baldwins Travel Agency Ltd allowing members to submit pipeline claims. By Order of the High Court Baldwins was later placed into liquidation in July.”
• “During the year, work also began on a project to find and deliver a new and improved claims handling system to replace the current claims adjusting system that was introduced in July 2014. The new system went live in January 2026.”
• “We changed our emphasis on ABTA Travel Money this year, spending less on marketing and instead channelling more through members. In January 2026 ABTA has ceased its Travel Money activities.”
• “The Single Payment Scheme bank account was closed in November 2024. A new portal called Travel Ledger replaced it and runs independently from ABTA.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.4%

  £13,078,000 → £13,255,000

• Cash

  +5.5%

  £17,435,000 → £18,395,000

• Net assets

  +3.5%

  £32,150,000 → £33,280,000

• Employees

  +12.1%

  99 → 111

• Operating profit

  -163.1%

  £839,000 → -£529,000

• Profit before tax

  -50.7%

  £3,662,000 → £1,804,000

• Wages

  +12.7%

  £5,893,000 → £6,643,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers