How much does 1st Class Holidays Limited make?

1st Class Holidays Limited reported revenue of £18.8m and £717k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does 1st Class Holidays Limited have?

1st Class Holidays Limited reported an average of 50 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is 1st Class Holidays Limited profitable?

Yes — 1st Class Holidays Limited reported a profit of £717k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 03445248 · Incorporated 6 Oct 1997

1st Class Holidays Limited

Registered name: 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LIMITED

Part of PHD Industrial Holdings Limited group

1st Class Holidays Limited made £18.8m revenue and £717k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

1st Class Holidays Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £18.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £717k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 79110Travel agency activities

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£18.8m

Growth ▲6.2%

Profit

£717k

Growth ▲9.4%

Profit margin

3.8%

Gross 18.7%

Employees

Change ▲13.6%

Profit / employee

£14.3k

Revenue/employee £377k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£10.8m	£17.1m	£17.8m	£18.8m
Cost of sales	£8.9m	£14.1m	£14.4m	£15.3m
Gross profit	£2m	£3m	£3.4m	£3.5m
Operating profit	£587k	£1.3m	£832k	£941k
Profit before tax	£587k	£1.3m	£874k	£940k
Profit after tax	£774k	£1m	£655k	£717k
Profit (best available)	£774k	£1m	£655k	£717k
Staff costs	£705k	£980k	£1.4m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	34	39	44	50
Ratios
Profit margin	7.2%	6%	3.7%	3.8%
Gross margin	18.1%	17.6%	19%	18.7%
Revenue per employee	£318k	£439k	£403k	£377k
Profit per employee	£22.8k	£26.2k	£14.9k	£14.3k
Cash conversion	55.8%	56.4%	154.6%	5.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲58.4%	▲3.7%	▲6.2%
Profit growth	—	▲31.8%	▼35.8%	▲9.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲14.7%	▲12.8%	▲13.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.3m	£3.2m
Net assets	£1m	£2m	£1.5m	£2.3m
Fixed assets	£55.8k	£63.5k	£59.5k	£154k
Current assets	£3.8m	£4.9m	£5.2m	£6m
Debtors	£21.8k	£0	£1.8m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£2.4m	£2.6m	£3.2m	£3.6m
Cash from operations	£328k	£709k	£1.3m	£49k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £377k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £14.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 5.2%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 19.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲48%; Now £2.3m
Cash at bank: ▼2%; Now £3.2m
Headcount: ▲14%; Now 50
Deferred income: ▲15%; Now £3.6m
Fixed assets: ▲159%; Now £154k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

PHD Industrial Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited75–100%
1st Class Holidays Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

The Knavesmire Travel Group LtdRev. — · Profit £281k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £717k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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