AMERICANA VACATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£84K
-3.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£120K
+2.9% vs 2024
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16K
+532.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,272,564 | £1,230,223 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£4,255 | £14,715 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,672 | £15,891 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,672 | £12,387 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £87,182 | £84,109 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £127,381 | £120,175 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £116,788 | £120,175 | |
| Equity | £154,490 | £158,481 | — | — | — | £116,788 | £120,175 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £157,459 | £129,102 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -3.3% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 34.6% | 32.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.37x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -6.12x | 32.63x |
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
- KPSR LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDESHA, Maheshchandra Ghusalal | Secretary | 2013-06-20 | — | — |
| COURTNEIDGE, Robert Edmund | Director | 1992-05-11 | Sep 1964 | British |
| GANDESHA, Maheshchandra Ghusalal | Director | 2011-02-15 | Mar 1953 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDE, Shishir Gokaldas | Secretary | — | 1998-11-12 |
| GANDESHA, Amita Mahesh | Secretary | 1998-11-12 | 2013-06-20 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-06 |
| CHANDE, Shishir Gokaldas | Director | 1992-05-11 | 1992-12-31 |
| GANDESHA, Ankur Maheshchandra | Director | 2011-02-15 | 2013-06-20 |
| GANDESHA, Neha | Director | 2011-02-15 | 2013-06-20 |
| PATEL, Pradip | Director | 1992-05-31 | 2011-02-15 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Edmund Courtneidge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mr Maheshchandra Ghusalal Gandesha | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
-3.3%
£1,272,564 £1,230,223
-
Cash
-3.5%
£87,182 £84,109
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£116,788 £120,175
-
Employees
0%
6 6
-
Operating profit
+445.8%
-£4,255 £14,715
-
Profit before tax
+532.8%
-£3,672 £15,891
-
Wages
-18%
£157,459 £129,102
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