Orion Holidays Limited

Reference number: 480086

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited Reference number: 311786 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Orion Holidays Limited (FRN 480086) introduces customers to Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 311786). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Orion Holidays.
  • Example: if Orion Holidays refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Orion Holidays itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When orionholidays.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01285 861839 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GL7 5TL
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Orion Holidays Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03824156
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 August 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
The Gateway Centre Spine Road East, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5TL, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Dudley Thomas Director Dec 1958 12 Aug 1999 3 other companies
Oliver Stuart Thomas Director Apr 1995 28 Jul 2026 1 other company
Sarah Ann Sykes Secretary Not published 12 Aug 1999 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£206k

+11% from £186k

Cash at bank

£586k

+6.2% from £552k

Employees (average)

8

−11% from 9

Owed within a year

−£529k

Down £5,076 from −£524k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03824156. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Orion Holidays’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

28 July 2026

  • Oliver Stuart Thomas appointed as a director

Companies House

2022

20 September 2022

  • Caroline Thomas became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

27 June 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Orion Holidays Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mark Dudley Thomas became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2008

10 March 2008

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1999

12 August 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Mark Dudley Thomas appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Orion Holidays Limited FCA authorised?
Orion Holidays Limited (FRN 480086) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Orion Holidays?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Orion Holidays Limited (FRN 480086) introduces customers to Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 311786). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Orion Holidays. Example: if Orion Holidays refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Orion Holidays itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Orion Holidays’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01285 861839 and the website orionholidays.com for Orion Holidays. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Orion Holidays a scam or clone?
Orion Holidays is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Orion Holidays?
Protection works through Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Orion Holidays's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Orion Holidays?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Orion Holidays: Mr Mark Dudley Thomas (50–75% of shares) and Caroline Thomas (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Orion Holidays?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Orion Holidays: Mark Dudley Thomas and Oliver Stuart Thomas.
How long has Orion Holidays been in business?
The company was formed on 12 August 1999.
What do Orion Holidays’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £206k (+11% from £186k) and cash at bank of £586k (+6.2% from £552k).
Does Orion Holidays use any other names?
It has previously used the name Orion Holidays Ltd.

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