RURAL RETREATS HOLIDAYS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-12 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-19.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£471K
+32.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
37
-41.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£155K
+8.6% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,804,505 | £3,895,214 | — | £2,811,504 | £2,485,034 | |
| Operating profit | £237,540 | £1,156,512 | — | £18,347 | £43,198 | |
| Profit before tax | £234,044 | £1,156,880 | £706,039 | £142,880 | £155,222 | |
| Net profit | £189,116 | £938,100 | £572,732 | £108,561 | £115,663 | |
| Cash | £269,250 | £1,919,874 | £2,195,877 | £1,867,655 | £1,505,273 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,263,971 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | -£325,871 | — | £355,422 | £471,085 | |
| Equity | -£1,263,971 | -£325,871 | £246,861 | £355,422 | £471,085 | |
| Average employees | 91 | 88 | 70 | 63 | 37 | |
| Wages | £1,400,807 | — | — | £1,047,157 | £797,078 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 29.7% | — | 0.7% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 24.1% | — | 3.9% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | 63.11x | — | — | 310.97x | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The going concern basis of accounting is considered to be appropriate for the company as there are no material uncertainties in existence. The company has performed financial modelling for the period to 31 December 2024 and no issues were identified that would give rise to a going concern risk.”
Significant events
- “A deed of accession was made on 5 June 2020 supplemental to an omnibus guarantee and set-off arrangement registered on 25 September 2014 in favour of Lloyds Bank plc (the bank), encompassing the company, its ultimate parent company Quality Holidays Assured Limited and fellow subsidiary companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABER, Geoffrey Donald | Secretary | 2015-04-27 | — | — |
| BABER, Geoffrey Donald | Director | 2014-03-28 | Oct 1945 | British |
| BOYCE, James Christopher | Director | 2014-03-28 | Mar 1964 | British |
| BOYCE, Robert Gerald | Director | 2014-03-28 | Jul 1937 | British |
| BULLEN, Simon | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1978 | British |
| SEAGER, Rupert | Director | 2014-03-28 | Feb 1959 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMBURY, Maxine | Secretary | 2008-03-21 | 2015-04-27 |
| BEDDINGTON, Caroline Bettina | Secretary | 2008-03-19 | 2014-03-27 |
| BRISTER, Graeme Roy | Secretary | 1992-05-05 | 2008-03-19 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-05 | 1992-05-05 |
| BEDDINGTON, Caroline Bettina | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2014-03-27 |
| BEDDINGTON, John Rex, Sir | Director | 1992-05-05 | 2014-03-27 |
| BRISTER, Graeme Roy | Director | 1992-05-05 | 2008-03-19 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1992-05-05 | 1992-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoffrey Donald Baber | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Robert Gerald Boyce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Active |
| Mr James Christopher Boyce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-11.6%
£2,811,504 £2,485,034
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-19.4%
£1,867,655 £1,505,273
-
Net assets
+32.5%
£355,422 £471,085
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-41.3%
63 37
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+135.4%
£18,347 £43,198
-
Profit before tax
+8.6%
£142,880 £155,222
-
Wages
-23.9%
£1,047,157 £797,078
lowest in 3 filed years
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