HAYS TRAVEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£473M
+23% vs 2024
Net assets
£178M
+50.2% vs 2024
Employees
4,226
+19.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£81M
+10% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £457,438,000 | £506,685,000 | |
| Operating profit | £60,378,000 | £64,563,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £73,403,000 | £80,754,000 | |
| Net profit | £54,396,000 | £60,143,000 | |
| Cash | £384,665,000 | £473,106,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £125,628,000 | £185,105,000 | |
| Net assets | £118,786,000 | £178,456,000 | |
| Equity | £118,786,000 | £178,456,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,535 | 4,226 | |
| Wages | £76,639,000 | £105,609,000 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 12.7% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.1% | 34.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.2% | 72.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 901.16x | 252.20x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Group's current and prospects and its availability of financing, our assessments support that the Group can continue to pay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. As such, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Group structure
- HAYS TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- Hays Tour Operating Limited 100%
- Hays Foreign Exchange Limited 100%
- Hays Beds Limited 100%
- Hays Transfers Limited 100%
- Hays Transport Limited 100%
- Hays Property Services Limited 100%
- Just Go Travel Limited 100%
- The Original Travel House Limited 100%
- Trusted Package Company LTD 100%
- Miles Away Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group acquired Miles Morgan Travel during the year which has contributed to the growth in profit before tax.”
- “100% of the share capital of Inspearational Travels Limited was acquired on the 04 June 2025.”
- “35% of the share capital of Ocean Holidays was acquired on the 09 June 2025.”
- “100% of the share capital of Victoria Travel Limited was acquired on the 29 July 2025.”
- “51% of the share capital of John Stewart Travel Limited was acquired on the 29 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRMINGHAM, Tricia Anne | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| CAMPLING, Kenneth Peter | Director | 2021-07-26 | May 1963 | British |
| GHASEMPOUR, Mohsen, Dr | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| HAYS, Irene | Director | 2008-01-31 | Feb 1954 | British |
| MILFORD, Helen Margaret | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| RZYNOWSKA, Joanna Natalia | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| SCHUMM, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2010-07-27 | Feb 1969 | British |
| WOODALL-JOHNSTON, Jonathon Robert | Director | 2020-11-16 | Jun 1988 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COATES, Philip Sydney | Secretary | 2004-05-24 | 2005-05-23 |
| DIXON, Gareth Mark | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2010-09-10 |
| GARDNER, Jill Louise | Secretary | 1999-06-09 | 2004-05-24 |
| HAYS, Malcolm Thomas | Secretary | — | 1992-08-26 |
| NORDEN, Michael Robert | Secretary | 2007-08-02 | 2009-04-03 |
| PEAT, Roger Scott | Secretary | 1998-04-06 | 1999-06-09 |
| ROBSON, Zoe | Secretary | 2005-05-23 | 2007-08-02 |
| THOMPSON, William, Company Secretary | Secretary | 1992-08-26 | 1998-04-06 |
| ALLEN, Richard Charles | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2006-01-23 |
| ATKINS, Jane Louise | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2011-10-24 |
| BERRIMAN, Michael | Director | 1999-07-05 | 2000-02-04 |
| BROWN, Peter Richard | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2000-02-11 |
| BROWN, Teresa | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| DAWSON, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2012-07-30 | 2013-01-18 |
| DIXON, Sallyanne | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2013-06-07 |
| DUNLOP, Graham | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2002-01-31 |
| FERNANDEZ VARONA, Marta | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2019-11-15 |
| GARDNER, Jill Louise | Director | 1999-06-03 | 2011-05-17 |
| GIFFORD, Mark Anthony | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2002-01-31 |
| HAWKE, David Christopher | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| HAYS, John | Director | — | 2020-11-13 |
| HAYS, Jonathan | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-07-17 |
| HAYS, Malcolm Thomas | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HAYS, Margaret | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HOPKINSON, Scott | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2012-05-04 |
| JARVIS, Susan | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-01-09 |
| KENDAL, Andrea | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-05-11 |
| LAMB, Jacqueline Violet | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2000-06-10 |
| LONG, Peter James | Director | 1998-10-28 | 1999-10-26 |
| MAITH, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2019-11-15 | 2021-07-23 |
| MCAULEY, Lisa Michelle | Director | 2022-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| MILBURN, John Joseph | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2022-09-01 |
| MORGAN, Miles Henry Francis | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-07-04 |
| NORDEN, Michael Robert | Director | 2007-04-16 | 2009-04-03 |
| POWELL, Cheryl Frances | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2006-03-13 |
| ROBSON, Zoe | Director | 2006-09-15 | 2007-03-22 |
| SHANKS, Peter David Kenneth | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2001-09-30 |
| SMITH, Alexander David | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2007-05-02 |
| THOMAS, Hywel David | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2004-02-04 |
| TIPLADY, Gillian | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2020-08-05 |
| WALTON, Stephen John | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2014-01-09 |
| WHEATLEY, David | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2006-05-04 |
| WIMBLETON, John | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2003-05-06 |
| WIMBLETON, John | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2000-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Travel Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Philip Clare | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2021-09-27 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
| Irene Hays | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
| Mr John Hays | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+10.8%
£457,438,000 £506,685,000
-
Cash
+23%
£384,665,000 £473,106,000
-
Net assets
+50.2%
£118,786,000 £178,456,000
-
Employees
+19.5%
3,535 4,226
-
Operating profit
+6.9%
£60,378,000 £64,563,000
-
Profit before tax
+10%
£73,403,000 £80,754,000
-
Wages
+37.8%
£76,639,000 £105,609,000
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