HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-16 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£123M
+146% vs 2023
Net assets
£492M
+24.6% vs 2023
Employees
9,571
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£123M
+7.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED 1998-01-02 → present
- PARKWORLD HOLIDAYS LIMITED 1995-12-28 → 1998-01-02
- HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED 1993-11-01 → 1995-12-28
- HAVENWARNER LIMITED 1991-03-13 → 1993-11-01
- HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED 1986-11-01 → 1991-03-13
- H.L. HOLDINGS LIMITED 1985-12-04 → 1986-11-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £814,462,000 | £899,432,000 | |
| Operating profit | £115,811,000 | £124,140,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £115,119,000 | £123,406,000 | |
| Net profit | £87,483,000 | £95,718,000 | |
| Cash | £50,089,000 | £123,195,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £666,795,000 | £760,575,000 | |
| Net assets | £395,086,000 | £492,120,000 | |
| Equity | £395,086,000 | £492,120,000 | |
| Average employees | 9,329 | 9,571 | |
| Wages | £178,776,000 | £191,526,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.4% | 16.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | 167.36x | 169.13x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared under the going concern basis. The Directors believe this is appropriate, not withstanding the net current liabilities as Bard Midco Limited has given an undertaking to provide such support as is necessary for the period to 30 June 2026 to enable the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due. After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 30 June 2026, accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Celtic Haven Limited 100%
- Astril Limited 100%
- Holivans Limited 100%
- JPB Leisure Limited 100%
- Amtree Farm Development Limited 100%
- Flamborough Holidays Limited 100%
- Walter John Cook and Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 7 March 2024 the Company acquired the entire share capital of Holivans Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales, for a consideration of £3,148,000, including acquisition related costs of £235,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAUM, Paul Charles | Director | 2018-01-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| PALETHORPE, Simon | Director | 2024-04-09 | Sep 1968 | British |
| SYTHES, Jamila Clare Dabbagh | Director | 2025-06-19 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Charlotte | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 1999-05-10 |
| COOK, John Charles | Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2000-11-08 |
| DE MIGUEL, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 1998-01-07 | 1999-04-01 |
| KING, Dermot Francis | Secretary | 2000-11-08 | 2019-01-01 |
| THOMAS, Francis George Northcott | Secretary | — | 1998-01-07 |
| WATKINS, Simon Andrew | Secretary | 1999-05-10 | 2000-10-23 |
| BENTALL, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2021-09-01 |
| COOK, John Charles | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2007-04-17 |
| CORMICK, Charles Bruce Arthur | Director | 2000-07-11 | 2000-10-23 |
| CRICHTON-MILLER, Hugh Angus | Director | — | 1996-07-11 |
| DUNFORD, John Philip | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2018-01-01 |
| DYSON, Ian | Director | 2000-07-11 | 2000-10-23 |
| FOWDEN, Jeremy Stephen Gary | Director | 1997-05-15 | 1997-12-30 |
| KING, Dermot Francis | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2019-01-01 |
| MACMILLAN, Iain Stuart | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2025-10-15 |
| MARGERRISON, Russell John | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2000-10-23 |
| MURPHY, John Rowland | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| NORTH, Terence Henry | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1996-12-31 |
| RUSHTON, George Anthony | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2003-09-30 |
| SEATON, Robert | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2007-04-17 |
| SEWELL, Robert James | Director | — | 1999-11-04 |
| THICKBROOM, Mark Gordon | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2000-10-23 |
| WHITELAM, David Roy | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2011-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10.4%
£814,462,000 £899,432,000
-
Cash
+146%
£50,089,000 £123,195,000
-
Net assets
+24.6%
£395,086,000 £492,120,000
-
Employees
+2.6%
9,329 9,571
-
Operating profit
+7.2%
£115,811,000 £124,140,000
-
Profit before tax
+7.2%
£115,119,000 £123,406,000
-
Wages
+7.1%
£178,776,000 £191,526,000
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