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Next accounts due

2027-04-30 (in 11mo)

Last filed for 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-17 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-03

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

-28.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£574K

-84.7% lowest in 5 filed years

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

£3M

+49.8% highest in 3 filed years

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. WST TRAVEL LIMITED 2010-12-13 → present
  2. WIRRAL SCHOOLS TRAVEL LIMITED 1991-04-09 → 2010-12-13

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31

Metric Trend 2021-07-312022-07-312022-08-012023-07-312023-08-012024-07-312025-07-31
Turnover £15,140,103£19,344,835£23,258,837
Operating profit £796,629£1,694,696£2,519,190
Profit before tax £782,726£1,721,643£2,578,403
Net profit £783,535£1,721,496£2,402,643
Cash £178,609£115,670£477,796£2,274,877£1,622,133
Total assets less current liabilities £1,157,760£1,476,447£2,119,127£3,766,774£577,162
Net assets £941,883£1,453,513£2,113,736£3,761,236£574,279
Equity £941,883£1,453,513£1,453,513£2,113,736£2,113,736£3,761,236£574,279
Average employees 00000
Wages

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 2021-07-312022-07-312022-08-012023-07-312023-08-012024-07-312025-07-31
Operating margin 5.3%8.8%10.8%
Net margin 5.2%8.9%10.3%
Return on capital employed 37.6%45.0%436.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 81.9%97.6%
Current ratio 1.21x1.02x
Interest cover 57.30x556.19x

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

“The directors have continued to review forecasts which extend until 31 December 2026. These forecasts include assumptions in respect of passenger numbers and have been stress tested across a number of scenarios. The outcome of the testing of these forecasts shows that sufficient resources are expected to be in place to allow the Company to meet obligations as they fall due. Notwithstanding this, and despite all of the cost mitigation actions undertaken along with an increase in bookings seen since the relaxation of overseas travel restrictions, some uncertainty does remain regarding the quantum and timing of future revenue and cash flows which could have an impact on future covenant compliance and regulatory capital requirements. The directors have therefore obtained a letter of support from the Group's main shareholder which confirms that support will be extended to the business, if required, to allow it to continue as a going concern. The director's have satisfied themselves that the main shareholder has the resources available to provide the level of support that would be expected in a reasonable worst case scenario. Based on the above and the sensitised forecasts and budgets, Group management and the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least the following 12 months from the signing of these financial statements. In light of the above, the directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. WST TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
    1. WST Transport Services Limited 100% · England · Transport services

Significant events

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

People

3 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BELFIELD, Sian Louise Director 2023-08-09 Jan 1973 British
MORRIS, Andrew James Director 2023-08-09 Feb 1975 British
WHITEMAN, Maria Director 2021-04-07 Mar 1966 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
COATES, Alasdair David Secretary 1991-04-09 2003-10-23
LIVESEY, Hanah Mary Secretary 2003-10-23 2010-12-09
BECKETT, Deborah Clare Director 2010-12-09 2023-08-09
COATES, Harriet Victoria Director 1991-04-09 2010-12-09
CRAVEN, David Joseph Director 2010-12-09 2023-08-09

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Next Generation Travel Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 117 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-01-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-04-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2023-10-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-04-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF
2023-04-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-05-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2021-04-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2021-04-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-04-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-04-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-01-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2019-04-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31

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

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