TOURVEST DUTY FREE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+44.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+198.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+4.3% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,329,281 | £21,534,255 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,092,685 | £4,043,222 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,366,878 | £3,512,033 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,021,902 | — | £4,075,225 | £2,629,251 | |
| Cash | — | £2,553,677 | — | £4,452,338 | £6,442,732 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£5,169,760 | — | -£831,447 | £1,787,772 | |
| Net assets | — | -£5,400,626 | — | -£1,325,401 | £1,303,850 | |
| Equity | -£6,422,528 | -£5,400,626 | -£5,400,626 | -£1,325,401 | £1,303,850 | |
| Average employees | — | 31 | — | 35 | 41 | |
| Wages | — | £1,654,310 | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 28.6% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 28.4% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -492.2% | 226.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.45x | 5.80x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the p statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, indiv cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when th authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Clive | Director | 2014-05-16 | Jul 1974 | South African |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Margaret | Secretary | 2014-05-16 | 2019-09-16 |
| ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 |
| SOUTHERN CROSS EXPORT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2014-05-16 |
| DELANEY, Margaret | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2019-09-30 |
| ELS, Paul Johannes | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2007-02-23 |
| FOUCHE, Kevin Mark | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| GRIMSLEY, Selwyn John | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2013-10-31 |
| HARTSHORNE, Maurice Errol | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2005-11-30 |
| HAY, Ian William Charles | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| KNIBBS, Patrick John | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2014-05-16 |
| LILLY, Malcolm Edward | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| MARAIS, Sarel Johannes Lodewicus | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2005-12-01 |
| ROSE, John Philip | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| VAN DER SCHYFF, Marlize Jacomina | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2015-10-22 |
| VON GOTTBERG, Bernd Johannes | Director | 2011-08-17 | 2014-02-14 |
| ABERGAN REED LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-05 |
| Mr Robert Wellington Matana Gumede | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-09-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+50.3%
£14,329,281 £21,534,255
-
Cash
+44.7%
£4,452,338 £6,442,732
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+198.4%
-£1,325,401 £1,303,850
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+17.1%
35 41
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1.2%
£4,092,685 £4,043,222
-
Profit before tax
+4.3%
£3,366,878 £3,512,033
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