MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-38.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+44.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
35
+16.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+35.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL LIMITED 1988-12-20 → present
- R.B. ALPHA COMPANY FORTY LIMITED 1988-11-08 → 1988-12-20
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,278,644 | £15,989,271 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,243,935 | £1,622,793 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,262,273 | £1,704,826 | |
| Net profit | £337,438 | — | -£1,578,534 | — | -£247,088 | — | £1,092,558 | — | £956,330 | £1,485,408 | |
| Cash | £2,860,431 | — | £1,875,589 | — | £2,736,463 | — | £3,296,554 | £3,296,554 | £4,481,819 | £2,756,648 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £883,085 | — | £1,873,122 | — | £2,815,680 | — | £3,332,495 | £4,831,203 | |
| Net assets | £2,388,633 | — | £883,085 | — | £1,260,622 | — | £2,353,180 | — | £3,309,510 | £4,794,918 | |
| Equity | £2,388,633 | £2,388,632 | £883,085 | £883,085 | £1,260,622 | £1,260,622 | £2,353,180 | £2,353,180 | £3,309,510 | £4,794,918 | |
| Average employees | 60 | — | 43 | — | 21 | — | 24 | — | 30 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,312,369 | £1,616,387 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.3% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.79x | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 726.60x | — |
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
- White Hart Associates (London) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- Martin Randall Transport Limited 100%
- Heritage Group Travel Limited 100%
- Group Travel Connection (Transport) Limited 100%
- Group Travel Connection Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Samantha Jo | Director | 2025-01-21 | Mar 1986 | British |
| HORNER, Graham Alton | Director | 2025-12-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERGER, Alexa | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| ELLINGTON, Richard Thomas Padfield | Secretary | 2009-02-26 | 2019-04-30 |
| MANASSEI, Michael | Secretary | — | 2001-03-31 |
| RANDALL, Annabel | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2009-02-26 |
| RANDALL, Martin David Vincent | Secretary | 2020-11-10 | 2024-07-25 |
| RANDALL, Martin David Vincent | Secretary | 2001-11-30 | 2002-04-01 |
| SHARPE, Alistair Jonathan | Secretary | 2020-02-01 | 2020-11-10 |
| VORLEY, Jonathan Stuart | Secretary | 2001-05-14 | 2001-11-30 |
| BERGER, Alexa Kate | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2020-01-31 |
| BROCK, Andrew Christopher | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| BURTON, William John | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-10-28 |
| CHARRINGTON, Fiona Meredith | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2025-12-31 |
| DENTON, Christopher | Director | 2010-07-08 | 2013-01-27 |
| ELLIS, Vernon James, Sir | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2024-07-25 |
| FOGG, John Samuel Kenneth | Director | — | 2010-12-07 |
| HUTCHINSON, Ian David | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2020-10-30 |
| MANASSEI, Michael | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| RANDALL, Martin David Vincent | Director | — | 2024-07-25 |
| ROWLAND, William Robin | Director | 2001-04-16 | 2009-03-30 |
| TAYLOR, Neil Macrae | Director | 2001-04-16 | 2024-07-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Harry David | Director | 2025-09-25 | 2025-12-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Harry David | Director | 2024-07-25 | 2025-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Buyer Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-25 | Active |
| Mr Martin David Vincent Randall | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
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Turnover
+30.2%
£12,278,644 £15,989,271
-
Cash
-38.5%
£4,481,819 £2,756,648
-
Net assets
+44.9%
£3,309,510 £4,794,918
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+16.7%
30 35
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Operating profit
+30.5%
£1,243,935 £1,622,793
-
Profit before tax
+35.1%
£1,262,273 £1,704,826
-
Wages
+23.2%
£1,312,369 £1,616,387
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers