The Knavesmire Travel Group Ltd
Registered name: THE KNAVESMIRE TRAVEL GROUP LTD
Part of PHD Industrial Holdings Limited groupThe Knavesmire Travel Group Ltd made £281k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The Knavesmire Travel Group Ltd reported £281k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 13 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | £116k | £184k | £281k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £116k | £184k | £281k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £8.3k | £13.2k | £21.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲59% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £727k | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | −£118k | −£12.3k | £128k | £409k |
| Fixed assets | £402 | £424 | £1.5k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.6m |
| Debtors | £50.1k | £27.2k | £79.3k | £952k |
| Deferred income | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | — | £581k | £159k | £547k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.6k
- 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.
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 £409k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £2.5k
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
- PHD Industrial Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- 1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited75–100%
- The Knavesmire Travel Group Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- African Pride LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Knighton Reeve LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- 1st Class Holidays LimitedRev. £18.8m · Profit £717k
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 £281k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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