The Portman Travel Group Limited
Registered name: THE PORTMAN TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED
The Portman Travel Group Limited made £384m revenue and a £11.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Portman Travel Group Limited’s revenue grew 37% to £384m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £11.7m and 1,421 employees. The company is classified under “tour operator activities” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chester, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £234m | £280m | £384m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£161m | −£160m | −£270m |
| Gross profit | — | £72.7m | £119m | £114m |
| Operating profit | — | £22.4m | £16.4m | −£9.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | £19m | £9.6m | −£11.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£1m | −£2.7m | £9.4m | −£11.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1m | −£2.7m | £9.4m | −£11.7m |
| Staff costs | £642k | £717k | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 1,457 | 1,421 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −1.1% | 3.4% | −3% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.1% | 42.6% | 29.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £192k | £270k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £6.5k | −£8.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲19.4% | ▲37.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼224.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £31k | £1k | — | — |
| Net assets | −£4m | −£6.7m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £42.3m | £34.4m | — | — |
| Current assets | £20.8m | £3.4m | — | — |
| Debtors | £35.5m | £3.4m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £270k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.2k
- 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.
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
- ▼2%
- Now 1,421
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Destination Sport LimitedRev. £208m · Profit −£6.5m
- Elegant Resorts LimitedRev. £55.7m · Profit £1.8m
- Clarity Travel LimitedRev. £32.8m · Profit £23.2m
- One Global Travel LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£11.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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