How much does Halsbury Travel Limited make?

Halsbury Travel Limited reported revenue of £24.9m and a loss of £240k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Halsbury Travel Limited have?

Halsbury Travel Limited reported an average of 84 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Halsbury Travel Limited profitable?

No — Halsbury Travel Limited reported a loss of £240k in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 02002208 · Incorporated 20 Mar 1986

Halsbury Travel Limited

Registered name: HALSBURY TRAVEL LIMITED

Part of Literacy Capital PLC group

Halsbury Travel Limited made £24.9m revenue and a £240k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Halsbury Travel Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £24.9m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £240k and 84 employees. The company is classified under “tour operator activities” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 79120Tour operator activities

Status: Active
Location: Nottingham, East Midlands
Age: 40 yrs · since 1986
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 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£24.9m

Growth ▲11.7%

Profit

−£240k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1%

Gross 20.5%

Employees

Change ▼1.2%

Profit / employee

−£2.9k

Revenue/employee £297k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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	31 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.8m	£31.7m	£22.3m	£24.9m
Cost of sales	£6.6m	£27.7m	£18.8m	£19.8m
Gross profit	£2.2m	£3.9m	£3.5m	£5.1m
Operating profit	−£305k	−£69.3k	−£1.6m	−£24.7k
Profit before tax	−£275k	£5.8k	−£1.6m	£84.3k
Profit after tax	−£501k	£30.8k	−£1.4m	−£240k
Profit (best available)	−£501k	£30.8k	−£1.4m	−£240k
Staff costs	£1.7m	£2.8m	£3.2m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	42	70	85	84
Ratios
Profit margin	−5.7%	0.1%	−6.1%	−1%
Gross margin	24.9%	12.4%	15.6%	20.5%
Revenue per employee	£209k	£452k	£263k	£297k
Profit per employee	−£11.9k	£440	−£16k	−£2.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲261.5%	▼29.5%	▲11.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼4521%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲66.7%	▲21.4%	▼1.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£10m	£6.6m	£4.5m	£5.4m
Net assets	£437k	£468k	−£1.5m	−£1.8m
Fixed assets	£305k	£904k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Current assets	£12.5m	£9.8m	£8.8m	£10.3m
Debtors	£325k	£743k	£11k	£118k
Deferred income	£8m	£6.3m	£7.3m	£9.4m
Cash from operations	£5.7m	−£2.4m	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £297k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 37.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.5%; 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: —; Now −£1.8m
Cash at bank: ▲20%; Now £5.4m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 84
Deferred income: ▲28%; Now £9.4m
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £1.1m

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

Literacy Capital PLCultimate parent75–100%
Bright Ventures Education Group Limited75–100%
Huron Midco Limited75–100%
Huron Bidco Limited75–100%
Halsbury Travel Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Ibt Travel LimitedRev. £12.9m · Profit £1.1m
Skern Lodge LimitedRev. £2.4m · Profit −£278k
The Ultimate Adventure Centre LimitedRev. £1.5m · Profit £69.3k

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 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£240k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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