WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED

1. WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED 2008-06-30 → present
2. ALNERY NO. 2784 LIMITED 2008-04-09 → 2008-06-30

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors report that they have undertaken a rigorous assessment of current performance and forecasts, including expenditure commitments, capital expenditure and borrowing facilities. The Company is profitable and in a net current asset position. The Company is in receipt of a letter of support from its ultimate parent company, WH Smith PLC, to provide financial support for a period of no less than 12 months from the signing date of these 2024 financial statements, should such support be required.”

Group structure

1. WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
   1. WH Smith (Qatar) Limited 100% · England & Wales · Dormant
   2. WH Smith Australia Pty Limited 100% · Australia · Retailing
   3. WH Smith Calais SAS 100% · France · Retailing
   4. WH Smith - DFA Brasil Cafeteria, Livraria E Conveniencia Eireli 50% · Brazil · Retailing
   5. WH Smith Germany GmbH 100% · Germany · Retailing
   6. WH Smith Ireland Limited 100% · Ireland · Retailing
   7. WH Smith Italia S.R.L 100% · Italy · Retailing
   8. WH Smith LLC 49% · Qatar · Retailing
   9. WH Smith LLC 50% · Oman · Retailing
   10. WH Smith Malaysia SDN BHD 50% · Malaysia · Retailing
   11. WH Smith Nederland B.V. 100% · Netherlands · Retailing
   12. WH Smith Singapore Pte. Limited 100% · Singapore · Retailing
   13. WH Smith Spain S.L. 100% · Spain · Retailing
   14. WH Smith Norway 100% · Norway · Retailing
   15. WH Smith Belgium 100% · Belgium · Retailing
   16. WH Smith Hungary 100% · Hungary · Retailing
   17. WH Smith Travel (Jersey) Limited 100% · Jersey · Retailing
   18. WH Smith Sweden AB 100% · Sweden · Retailing
   19. Wild Retail Group Pty Limited 100% · Australia · Retailing
   20. Newsrail Resources Limited 100% · Ireland · Retailing

Significant events

• “On 16 May 2024, the directors of the Company approved a capital reduction resulting in the cancellation of 96,000,000 ordinary shares of £1 each and 193,000,000 non-redeemable preference shares of £1 each. Following the capital reduction, the remaining issued share capital of the Company was one ordinary share of £1, with the reduction in share capital being credited to retained earnings.”
• “During the year the Company paid dividends of £100,000,000 to its parent company WH Smith Travel 2008 Limited (2023: £nil).”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +11%

  £620,933,000 → £689,405,000

• Cash

  +3.9%

  £10,544,000 → £10,960,000

• Net assets

  -6.2%

  £432,619,000 → £405,889,000

• Employees

  +2%

  3,668 → 3,742

• Operating profit

  +12.1%

  £92,178,000 → £103,360,000

• Profit before tax

  +11.5%

  £92,614,000 → £103,262,000

• Wages

  +3.8%

  £84,244,000 → £87,440,000

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