GRAY DAWES TRAVEL LIMITED, CO1 1RA : Companies House Number 00904769

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Shareholders' funds

£13,884,823

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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What it does

business travel management

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1967-04-27
Employees: 246 (2025 accounts · was 235 in 2024)
Registered office: The Octagon, 27 Middleborough, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1RA
Postcode: CO1 1RA
Capital: 150,000 GBP
Accounts category: Group
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-06-18
Next due by: 2027-07-02

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Nature of business (SIC)

79110 Travel agency activities

Officers 6 current · 27 resigned

RICHARD STEVEN ALLARDICE Secretary

Appointed 2018-10-24

HON James Jonathan Thorn, Hon MACKAY Director

Appointed 2015-07-24

MR Michael James BOR Director

Appointed 2014-05-01

MRS Suzanne Helen HORNER Director

Appointed 2011-06-01

VISCOUNT Fergus James Kenneth, Viscount GLENAPP Director

Appointed 2011-05-17

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

Controlled by INCHCAPE FAMILY ESTATES LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

CTM TRAVEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED Dissolved
GILES TRAVEL LIMITED Dissolved

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2023 (period to 2023-03-31) — 3 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contact details

Website: graydawes.co.uk

Are you ready to take your travel management programme to the next level? With our passion and expertise the sky is the limit. Expect more, expect better.

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
ROWAN HOUSE, SHEEPEN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO3 3WG	2005-01-05
76 ST. MARY AXE, LONDON, EC3A 8AR	2000-10-10
40 ST MARY AXE, LONDON EC3A 8AR	1989-01-30

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 30 similar companies in CO

The largest employer among its local peers (246 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1967.

No.1 of the largest travel agency activities companies in Colchester →

Competitors Colchester

2. BREAKFREE HOLIDAYS LIMITED

£6,516,242
3. COLCHESTER TRAVEL LTD

£1,469,874
4. NATIVE EYE TRAVEL LIMITED

£332,238
5. WORLD TOUR STORE LIMITED

£212,667
6. CRUISE DIALYSIS LIMITED

£38,472

This company ranks 1 among travel agency activities in Colchester.

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Property in England & Wales 6 titles

Leasehold: 6
Most recent registration: 2025-07-30
Where: Greater London (2), Greater Manchester (2), Essex (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
AGL651938	Greater London	Leasehold	2025-07-30	—
AA28206	Essex	Leasehold	2021-06-17	—
MAN354536	Greater Manchester	Leasehold	2020-01-09	—
AGL491455	Greater London	Leasehold	2019-10-23	—
MAN263818	Greater Manchester	Leasehold	2018-12-19	—
WK494899	Warwickshire	Leasehold	2018-01-10	—

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