Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2028Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2026Due 31/01/2028
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 39 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex CO3 3EN
- Classification (SIC)
- Travel agency activities (79.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 04/08/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-04-30
- 21/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-09 with no updates
- 20/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Graham Bennett as a secretary on 2026-01-08
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Edna Marion Bennett as a person with significant control on 2026-01-08
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
23/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 09/01/2026Due 23/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 09/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 09/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.47M2026
-1.91%vs 20252025: £1.50M
Total Assets
£2.45M2026
0.32%vs 20252025: £2.44M
Cash in Bank
£1.92M2026
-0.59%vs 20252025: £1.93M
Total Liabilities
£982.27K2026
3.85%vs 20252025: £945.81K
Employees
182026
+2vs 20252025: 16
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 3.85% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +4.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | +2 |
| 2025 | 16 | +1 |
| 2024 | 15 | +3 |
| 2023 | 12 | +1 |
| 2022 | 11 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 11 in 2022 to 18 in 2026. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 09/05/1991–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 09/05/1991–31/03/1999 | 1 | |
| Director | 06/06/2007–Present | 4 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 19/01/2026–Present | 10 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–08/01/2026 | 5 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 97
- Since 26/04/1990
- Last 12 months
- 7
- +5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 04/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 04/08/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/01/2026
- Officer changes (5)Latest 20/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 04/08/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-04-30
- 21/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-09 with no updates
- 20/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Graham Bennett as a secretary on 2026-01-08
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Edna Marion Bennett as a person with significant control on 2026-01-08
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Paul Graham Bennett as a person with significant control on 2026-01-19
- 20/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Bennett as a person with significant control on 2026-01-08
- 20/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Graham Bennett as a director on 2026-01-08
- 19/08/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 18/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-09 with no updates
- 08/08/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 09/01/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Paul Bennett on 2024-01-08
- 09/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-09 with no updates
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About COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 39 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex CO3 3EN. Companies House classifies its business as Travel agency activities. It has been on the register for 36 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £1.47M and 18 employees.
COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD under one registered business activity: Travel agency activities (79.11 - SIC 2007).
COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/04/1990.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £1.47M, total assets of £2.45M, cash in bank of £1.92M and total liabilities of £982.27K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/08/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-04-30, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2028 and the next confirmation statement is due by 23/01/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers (2 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).