Specialist Holidays (Travel) Limited
Registered name: SPECIALIST HOLIDAYS (TRAVEL) LIMITED
Part of Specialist Holidays Group Limited groupSpecialist Holidays (Travel) Limited made £46.4m revenue and a £815k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Specialist Holidays (Travel) Limited’s revenue was £46.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £815k. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in Horsham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horsham
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1947
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £45.2m | £43m | £43m | £46.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£33.2m | −£31.8m | −£31.8m | −£34.8m |
| Gross profit | £12m | £11.2m | £11.2m | £11.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.2m | £558k | £558k | −£1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £424k | £424k | −£815k |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.5m | −£815k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.5m | −£815k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.4% | −1.8% |
| Gross margin | 26.6% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 24.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.8% | — | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2.2% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Specialist Holidays Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Specialist Holidays (Travel) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Destination 2 LimitedRev. £91.9m · Profit £564k
- Holiday Gems LimitedRev. £18.8m · Profit −£14.3k
- Cordon Associates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Destination 2 Cruise LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Travcorp Group Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Travcorp Holdings Transport LtdFigures not disclosed
- Travelmood LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£815k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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