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THE THINKING TRAVELLER LTD
Cash
£4M
-18.7% vs 2023
Net assets
-£444K
-112.1% vs 2023
Employees
89
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-324.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 04421653
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-04-22
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Net assets
10-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,358,607 | — | £7,521,750 | — | £15,854,395 | — | £35,752,340 | — | £38,174,495 | £37,866,745 | |
| Operating profit | £364,230 | — | -£2,202,974 | — | £496,377 | — | £4,125,122 | — | -£629,351 | -£1,070,556 | |
| Profit before tax | £379,456 | — | -£2,188,342 | — | £486,731 | — | £4,088,811 | — | -£940,963 | -£3,993,401 | |
| Net profit | £342,385 | — | -£1,608,464 | — | £482,381 | — | £3,615,001 | — | -£657,447 | -£4,097,100 | |
| Cash | £4,195,411 | £4,195,411 | £8,721,417 | £8,721,417 | £8,631,942 | — | £9,058,133 | — | £4,762,970 | £3,873,732 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,856,390 | — | £4,770,831 | — | £3,991,494 | — | £8,083,977 | — | £3,653,381 | -£443,719 | |
| Net assets | £1,821,910 | — | £213,446 | — | £695,827 | — | £4,310,828 | — | £3,653,381 | -£443,719 | |
| Equity | £1,821,910 | £1,821,910 | £213,446 | £213,446 | £695,827 | £695,827 | £4,310,828 | £4,310,828 | £3,653,381 | -£443,719 | |
| Average employees | 58 | — | 58 | — | 61 | — | 72 | — | 93 | 89 | |
| Wages | £2,039,258 | — | £2,034,155 | — | £2,118,481 | — | £2,709,451 | — | £3,413,074 | £3,546,814 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- 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.”
Subsidiaries
- The Thinking Traveller Inc · 100% held · United States
- The Thinking Traveller Greece Societe Anonyme · 100% held · Greece
Significant events
- “For 2025, the business has launched in Tuscany, a new destination.”
- “The year finished with solid forward bookings for 2025, ending +4% vs prior year in departures sold for 2025.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUGIE, Huw Mcnicoll | Director | 2002-04-22 | Oct 1967 | British |
| D'ANNA, Rossella | Director | 2012-11-28 | Jul 1971 | Italian |
| FENNELL, Zuleika | Director | 2025-11-03 | May 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Sian Victoria | Secretary | 2002-04-22 | 2020-11-20 |
| CHADWICK, Richard Michael | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2020-11-20 |
| CHADWICK, Sian Victoria | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2020-12-31 |
| CRAWFORD, Alison | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-11-03 |
| D'ANNA, Rossella | Director | 2003-05-17 | 2011-11-30 |
| MARSHALL, Deborah Jean | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2020-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thinking Traveller Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-11-20 | Active |
| Ms Rossella D'Anna | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-20 |
| Mr Huw Mcnicoll Beaugie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-04-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-04-03 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2021-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-01-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-01-20 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2021-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-3.98
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.402 × 6.56 = -2.64
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.188 × 6.72 = -1.26
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.072 × 1.05 = -0.08
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory