TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED

Active
Company number 02133414Private limited companyIncorporated 1987

Key figures

£114,635,000+24.8%
Net assets 2024/25
+24.8%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2023/242024/25

† TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 79110

Where the company stands among the 11,716 active companies whose first SIC code is 79110 (Travel agency activities).

Turnover£452,107,000
Higher than 97% · median £3,885,467 among 263 that publish turnover
Net assets£114,635,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,251
Total assets£296,690,000
Higher than 99% · median £24,269
Cash£119,505,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,499
Company age39.5 years
Older than 97% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WANT2BTHERE LTD£260.2m
  2. WE LOVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED£241.6m
  3. HAYS TRAVEL LIMITED£178.5m
  4. ON THE BEACH GROUP PLC£156.8m
  5. FLIGHT CENTRE (UK) LIMITED£143.5m
  6. TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED£114.6m
  7. SILVERSEA CRUISES (EUROPE) LIMITED£90m
  8. THE TRAVEL CHAPTER LIMITED£83m
  9. GRIFFIN BIDCO LIMITED£81.1m
  10. REED & MACKAY HOLDINGS LIMITED£78.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 11,716. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02133414. It was incorporated on 20 May 1987. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M41). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is travel agency activities (79110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £452,107,000. Profit for the year was £22,777,000. Net assets were £114,635,000, up 24.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £119,505,000. Total assets were £296,690,000 and total liabilities £178,827,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 11,716 active companies whose first SIC code is 79110: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 263 that publish turnover (median £3,885,467). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,251). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £24,269). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,499). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £300k.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paints, dyes and inks. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 14 days to pay suppliers, and 57% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 26 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover410,842,000452,107,000
Profit for the year22,154,00022,777,000
Cash at bank and in hand95,336,000119,505,000
Total assets257,337,000296,690,000
Total liabilities162,478,000178,827,000
Net assets / total equity91,858,000114,635,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

TRAVEL COUNSELLORS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Its published value is £300k.

Contract
  1. Travel and Accommodation Management ServicesAgriculture and Horticulture Development Board · £300,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
14 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
57%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 79%
  • 31 to 60 days 13%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Oct 2025
29
78%
65%
30 Apr 2025
21
78%
74%
31 Oct 2024
36
70%
84%
30 Apr 2024
38
76%
82%
30 Apr 2020
10
93%
15%
31 Oct 2019
9
94%
15%
30 Apr 2019
13
97%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently September 2025. Main goods: paints, dyes and inks.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £452.1m, net assets £114.6m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £410.8m, net assets £91.9m
  3. Travel Counsellors Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.