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Company No. 04426543 · Incorporated 29 Apr 2002

Ma Travel Retail Limited

Registered name: MA TRAVEL RETAIL LIMITED

Part of Mark Allen Holdings Limited group

Ma Travel Retail Limited made £2.1m revenue and £541k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Ma Travel Retail Limited’s revenue was £2.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £541k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58190Other publishing activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£2.1m
Growth —
Profit
£541k
Growth —
Profit margin
25.5%
Gross 42.5%
Employees
13
Change —
Profit / employee
£41.6k
Revenue/employee £163k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202331 Mar 202418 Sep 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo profit & lossNo profit & lossProfit & lossNo profit & lossProfit & loss
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£3.8m—£2.1m
Cost of sales——−£2.4m—−£1.2m
Gross profit——£1.4m—£903k
Operating profit——£937k—£732k
Profit before tax——£897k—£737k
Profit after tax——£686k—£541k
Profit (best available)——£686k—£541k
Employees (average)912121213
Ratios
Profit margin——18.2%—25.5%
Gross margin——36.6%—42.5%
Revenue per employee——£314k—£163k
Profit per employee——£57.1k—£41.6k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth—▲33.3%—0%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£1.2m—£939k—
Net assets£5.1m£4m—£2.7m—
Fixed assets£788k£829k—£56.9k—
Current assets£5.2m£4.5m—£3.5m—
Debtors£501k£878k—£873k—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
25.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
42.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£163k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£41.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
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.
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now 13
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Mark Allen Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ma Exhibitions Limited75–100%
  3. Sixth Continent Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Sixth Continent Intelligence Limited75–100%
  5. Ma Travel Retail Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £541k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026