Company
Specialtours Limited
Tour operator activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Martin Claude Thompson 2005-2018 View profile
- Caroline Bence-Trower 2005-2024 View profile
- Henry John Askew 1997-2004 View profile
- Richard Somers 1997-1997 View profile
- Margaret Ann Harrison Austin 1997-2004 View profile
- Colin Paul Marco Wilson 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Tour operator activities
- Incorporated
- 19/07/1988
- Previous names
- C L M Leisure Limited (until 14/01/2010)
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- The Ultimate Travel Company Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Specialtours Limited
is controlled by The Ultimate Travel Company Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - The Ultimate Travel Company Limited
is controlled by Ultimate Travel Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ultimate Travel Holdings Limited
is controlled by Iris Patricia Lillian Van Gruisen
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Iris Patricia Lillian Van Gruisen.
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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Employees
- 1
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
1 directors on the board
- Nicholas Robin Van Gruisen Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Robin Van Gruisen Director · appointed 2004
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02278224
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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