Discover the World Limited
Registered name: DISCOVER THE WORLD LIMITED
Part of DTW (Holdings) Limited groupDiscover the World Limited made £27.9m revenue and £497k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Discover the World Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £27.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £497k profit and 89 employees. The company is classified under “tour operator activities” and is based in Dorking; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dorking, South East
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9m | £20.4m | £24.6m | £27.9m |
| Cost of sales | £6.9m | £15.2m | £18.5m | £20.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £5.2m | £6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | −£961k | £556k | −£359k | £468k |
| Profit before tax | −£557k | £618k | −£104k | £681k |
| Profit after tax | −£496k | £583k | −£113k | £497k |
| Profit (best available) | −£496k | £583k | −£113k | £497k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2.8m | £4m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 68 | 91 | 89 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.5% | 2.9% | −0.5% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 25.5% | 24.6% | 25.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £184k | £300k | £270k | £314k |
| Profit per employee | −£10.1k | £8.6k | −£1.2k | £5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲126.2% | ▲20.6% | ▲13.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼119.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲38.8% | ▲33.8% | ▼2.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4m | £7.2m | £8.9m | £7.9m |
| Net assets | −£324k | £259k | £146k | £343k |
| Fixed assets | £340k | £383k | £413k | £417k |
| Current assets | £6.9m | £10.8m | £13.8m | £13.8m |
| Debtors | £1.6k | £17.7k | £54.7k | £25.6k |
| Deferred income | £5.6m | £8.2m | £10.9m | £10.4m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £314k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 37.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲135%
- Now £343k
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £7.9m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 89
- Deferred income
- ▼4%
- Now £10.4m
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £417k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- DTW (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Discover the World Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Discover the World Education LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £497k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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