NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-08-31 (in 3mo)

Last filed for 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-10 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-06-26

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£8M

+110.6% vs 2023

Net assets

-£26M

-0.5% vs 2023

Employees

263

-8.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

+2,955.9% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED 1999-10-06 → present
SUNWORLD SAILING LIMITED 1994-11-01 → 1999-10-06

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30

Metric	2023-11-30	2024-11-30
Turnover	£59,386,000	£68,202,000
Operating profit	£139,000	£974,000
Profit before tax	£34,000	£1,039,000
Net profit	-£1,768,000	£296,000
Cash	£3,728,000	£7,852,000
Total assets less current liabilities	-£24,813,000	-£25,265,000
Net assets	-£26,166,000	-£26,291,000
Equity	-£26,166,000	-£26,291,000
Average employees	288	263
Wages	£5,537,000	£6,901,000

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	2023-11-30	2024-11-30
Operating margin	0.2%	1.4%
Net margin	-3.0%	0.4%
Return on capital employed	-0.6%	-3.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	214.1%	193.0%
Current ratio	0.36x	0.40x
Interest cover	0.61x	4.77x

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: RSM UK Audit 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 financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED · parent
1. Neilson Hellas AE 1% · Greece · Holiday services
2. OA Yacht Charters SA 1% · Greece · Yacht charters
3. Neilson Turizm Danismanlik Ve Ticaret Ltd STI 1% · Turkey · In liquidation
4. Neilson Marin Yatirim Turizm Ve Isletmecilid Ltd STI 1% · Turkey · Dormant
5. Vitages Astral S.L. 1% · Andorra · Ski operation
6. Neilson Flights Limited 1% · UK · Dormant
7. Neilson Retail Limited 1% · UK · Retail agent
8. Neilson Tour Operations Limited 1% · UK · Ski operation
9. Neilson Egypt for Watersports SAE 1% · Egypt · Dormant
10. Neilson Active Holidays Sardinia S.R.L.S. 1% · Italy · Holiday services
11. Neilson Holidays Travel Agency d.o.o. 1% · Croatia · Holiday services
12. Neilson Holidays Spain S.L. 1% · Spain · In liquidation

Significant events

“As the year drew to a close, we were very pleased to be recognised firstly in the November 2024 British Travel Awards for the 11th year running, where we received the awards for 'Best Travel Company for Activity/Sports Holidays' and 'Best Travel Company for Ski/Winter Sport Holidays' and then in December 2024 being selected as a Which? recommended provider.”

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

People

6 active · 26 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
TAYLOR, David Michael	Secretary	2013-12-10	—	British
DAVIES, Simon Gordon	Director	2021-06-24	Feb 1974	British
MILLS, Richard Stuart	Director	2016-02-19	Dec 1973	British
SEEDHOUSE, Iain Christopher	Director	2024-05-01	Jul 1985	British
STEVENSON-WOOD, Iain	Director	2025-11-11	Mar 1979	British
TAYLOR, David Michael	Director	2013-12-10	Mar 1970	British

Show 26 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BRADLEY, Shirley	Secretary	2009-06-30	2013-12-10
HALLISEY, David Michael William	Secretary	1996-07-31	2009-06-30
SIMMS, Paul Francis	Secretary	1994-11-23	1996-07-31
SONI, Sushma	Secretary	1994-11-01	1994-11-24
AILLES, Ian Simon	Director	2001-10-04	2007-03-01
ARTHUR, Nigel John	Director	2013-02-21	2013-12-10
BOWDEN DOYLE, Richard William	Director	2013-12-10	2019-09-19
BUESER, Juergen, Dr	Director	2007-01-26	2008-04-03
FURLONG, Andrew Richard	Director	2014-06-23	2015-11-30
HALLISEY, David Michael William	Director	2008-04-03	2011-06-30
HARDS, Nigel Richard	Director	1996-07-31	2000-06-01
LONG, Peter	Director	1994-11-03	1996-07-01
MARTIN, Carol Anne	Director	1994-11-01	1994-11-24
MILLS, Richard Kevin	Director	2016-09-19	2020-05-15
NOVOA, Manny Fontenla	Director	2001-10-04	2008-04-03
POILE, Philip	Director	2002-04-24	2002-12-04
RICHARDS, Iain Charles	Director	2021-06-24	2024-05-01
SIMMONDS, Michael John	Director	2013-12-10	2015-09-10
STEWART, Andrew Dominic	Director	2020-05-12	2024-09-02
TAYLOR, David Michael	Director	2013-02-12	2013-02-21
TYLER, Peter	Director	1994-11-03	2016-12-15
TYLER, Phillip	Director	1994-11-03	2025-11-11
WILLIAMSON, Terry Brian	Director	2000-06-01	2001-10-04
WOOD, Geoffrey Peter	Director	1998-09-07	2001-11-29
WRIGHT, Nigel John	Director	1994-11-03	1998-07-31
THOMAS COOK GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Director	2009-07-06	2013-12-10

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mr Richard Kevin Mills	Individual	Significant influence	2016-09-19	Ceased 2016-11-11
Mr Phillip Tyler	Individual	Significant influence	2016-06-29	Ceased 2016-11-11
Mr David Michael Taylor	Individual	Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors	2016-06-29	Ceased 2016-11-11
Mr Richard William Bowden Doyle	Individual	Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors	2016-06-29	Ceased 2016-11-11
Neilson Active Holidays (Holdings) Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2016-06-29	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 164 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-11-19	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-11-19	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-06-26	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-05-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-07-18	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-12	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full
2024-07-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-05-02	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-05-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-01-19	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full
2023-11-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-07-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-10-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-10-31	PSC05	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2022-07-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-11-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2021-09-07	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2021-09-07	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2021-08-18	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 1

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30

Turnover

+14.8%

£59,386,000 £68,202,000
Cash

+110.6%

£3,728,000 £7,852,000
Net assets

-0.5%

-£26,166,000 -£26,291,000
Employees

-8.7%

288 263
Operating profit

+600.7%

£139,000 £974,000
Profit before tax

+2,955.9%

£34,000 £1,039,000
Wages

+24.6%

£5,537,000 £6,901,000

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

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