1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+7.4% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-24% vs 2023
Employees
44
+12.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£874K
-31.2% first positive since 2021
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2007-12-19 → present
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS PLC 2004-09-30 → 2007-12-19
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LTD 1997-10-06 → 2004-09-30
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,443,216 | — | £4,622,598 | — | £141,612 | — | £10,807,555 | — | £17,114,906 | £17,751,865 | |
| Operating profit | £325,990 | — | -£1,071,380 | — | -£987,480 | — | £587,001 | — | £1,257,016 | £831,591 | |
| Profit before tax | £328,097 | — | -£1,070,859 | — | -£987,438 | — | £587,025 | — | £1,269,529 | £874,004 | |
| Net profit | £330,506 | — | -£1,070,859 | — | -£979,505 | — | £774,154 | — | £1,020,549 | £655,482 | |
| Cash | £2,013,556 | £2,013,556 | £2,100,082 | £2,100,082 | £2,064,966 | £2,064,966 | £2,378,870 | £2,378,870 | £3,072,655 | £3,301,219 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,282,956 | — | £1,162,823 | — | £661,145 | — | £1,008,493 | — | £2,043,066 | £1,555,039 | |
| Net assets | £2,264,015 | — | £1,143,882 | — | £247,948 | — | £1,008,493 | — | £2,028,126 | £1,540,929 | |
| Equity | £2,264,015 | £2,264,015 | £1,143,882 | £1,143,882 | £247,948 | £247,948 | £1,008,493 | £1,008,493 | £2,028,126 | £1,540,929 | |
| Average employees | 42 | — | 40 | — | 31 | — | 34 | — | 39 | 44 | |
| Wages | £860,858 | — | £899,645 | — | £585,370 | — | £624,062 | — | £880,221 | £1,239,770 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | — | -23.2% | — | -697.3% | — | 5.4% | — | 7.3% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | — | -23.2% | — | -691.7% | — | 7.2% | — | 6.0% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | — | -92.1% | — | -149.4% | — | 58.2% | — | 61.5% | 53.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59.5% | 70.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.40x |
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 Company's management and directors review the financial position and the forecasts for the Company on a regular basis, to ensure they are in a position to react to and mitigate the financial impact from any downturn in trading. The directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and have considered a number of future scenarios, synthesizing key drivers of the Company's trading performance, including consumer demand, post balance sheet trading, booking trajectory, and impact from both financial and geopolitical instability. However, economic uncertainty from interest rates and a new UK government means the Company remains in a volatile environment. The directors have prepared budgets and cashflow forecasts to September 2029 which reflect good operational liquidity and profitability throughout. Additionally, they have also performed a sensitivity analysis on the Company's budgets and forecasts to assess the financial impact of any potential further slowdown in trading from the reforecast and its impact which still shows a healthy financial position ongoing. Company 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. As a result, and with the Company continuing to receive the full support of its shareholders, the directors believe that it is still appropriate to apply the going concern basis for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “As at 30th September 2024, there were contingent liabilities outstanding in respect of counter indemnities given by the Company, in the normal course of business, to the Company's bond obligors in respect of ABTA travel bonds amounting to £39,345 (2023: £78,459).”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Paul | Director | 1997-10-13 | Feb 1962 | British |
| BLAND, Paul Neil | Director | 2018-03-12 | Jan 1986 | British |
| GATHERCOLE, Daniel Edward | Director | 2018-03-12 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASON, Sharon Rose | Secretary | 1997-10-13 | 2024-08-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-06 | 1997-10-06 |
| MASON, Sharon Rose | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| TREFFERS, Henri | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2015-12-18 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-06 | 1997-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2016-04-16 |
| 1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-10-02 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+3.7%
£17,114,906 £17,751,865
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+7.4%
£3,072,655 £3,301,219
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
-24%
£2,028,126 £1,540,929
-
Employees
+12.8%
39 44
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-33.8%
£1,257,016 £831,591
first positive since 2021
-
Profit before tax
-31.2%
£1,269,529 £874,004
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+40.8%
£880,221 £1,239,770
highest in 6 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