Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 8 Hattersley Court, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 2AY
- Classification (SIC)
- Tour operator activities (79.12 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 08/05/2026View PDF (40 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 09/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Daniel Luke Acarnley on 2024-05-16
- 27/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Simon David Whittle on 2025-05-23
- 23/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-16 with no updates
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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
30/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/05/2026Due 30/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£6.10M2025
128.67%vs 20242024: £2.67M
Total Assets
£34.93M2025
51.56%vs 20242024: £23.04M
Cash in Bank
£23.43M2025
49.27%vs 20242024: £15.70M
Total Liabilities
£28.75M2025
45.76%vs 20242024: £19.72M
Employees
522025
+15vs 20242024: 37
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 51.56% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +80.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2023–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | +15 |
| 2024 | 37 | +12 |
| 2023 | 25 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 25 in 2023 to 52 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 14/04/2014–16/05/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/05/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/05/2024–Present | 41 | |
| Director | 14/04/2014–16/05/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 14/04/2014–16/05/2024 | 16 | |
| Director | 06/05/2026–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 16/05/2024–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 14/04/2014–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 16/05/2024–Present | 2 | |
| 14/04/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 58
- Since 14/04/2014
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 08/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 08/05/2026
- Officer changesLatest 09/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 08/05/2026View PDF (40 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 09/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Daniel Luke Acarnley on 2024-05-16
- 27/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Simon David Whittle on 2025-05-23
- 23/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-16 with no updates
- 20/05/2025View PDF (40 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 14/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-16 with updates
- 29/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Ewan Moore as a director on 2024-05-28
- 22/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Resolutions
- 22/05/2024View PDF (35 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 20/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Richard Hanson as a secretary on 2024-05-16
- 20/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Daniel Acarnley as a director on 2024-05-16
- 20/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 2024-05-20
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About DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 8 Hattersley Court, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 2AY. Companies House classifies its business as Tour operator activities. It has been on the register for 12 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £6.10M and 52 employees.
DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Tour operator activities (79.12 - SIC 2007).
DISTANT JOURNEYS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/04/2014.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £6.10M, total assets of £34.93M, cash in bank of £23.43M and total liabilities of £28.75M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/05/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-08-31, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/05/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (5 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.