Travelbrands Ltd

Reference number: 488928

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No longer an appointed representative

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 16 September 2008.

Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    touchdown.co.uk

  • Last known phone number

    01293 425000

  • Last known address

    4 Old Lodge Place, Twickenham, TW1 1RQ, United Kingdom

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  • When touchdown.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01293 425000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TW1 1RQ
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Other names (4)

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

  • Touchdown Trading name
  • Touchdown World Travel Specialists Former name
  • Hotel Anywhere Former trading name
  • TIS Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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 name
TRAVELBRANDS LIMITED
Company number
05265964
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Nucleus House, 2 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2JA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Travel agency activities (SIC 79110)
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nigel Raymond Smithson Director Sep 1958 8 Apr 2005 4 other companies
Duane Boyd Director Feb 1945 9 Nov 2005 None
Lawrence Fleischman Director Nov 1953 9 Nov 2005 None
Nigel Raymond Smithson Secretary Not published 28 Jan 2005 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
4
closed down
1
still active
3

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.22m

+25% from £972k

Cash at bank

£2.16m

+11% from £1.94m

Employees (average)

23

Same as 23

Owed within a year

£3.64m

+9.5% from £3.32m

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05265964. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (20)

2016

16 April 2016

  • Dargal Interline Worldwide Company Ulc gave up control
  • Dargal Interline Worldwide Company Ulc took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

12 September 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Travel Brands Ltd"

FCA register

2012

10 May 2012

  • Changed its registered name from "Touchdown World Travel Specialists"

FCA register

2008

16 September 2008

  • Stopped being an appointed representative

FCA register

2004

21 October 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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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 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Travelbrands Ltd FCA authorised?
No. Travelbrands Ltd (FRN 488928) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer an appointed representative.
Is Travelbrands a scam or clone?
Travelbrands is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Travelbrands?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Travelbrands has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Travelbrands?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Travelbrands now. Before that, it was controlled by Dargal Interline Worldwide Company Ulc.
Who runs Travelbrands?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Travelbrands: Nigel Raymond Smithson, Duane Boyd and Lawrence Fleischman.
How long has Travelbrands been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2004.
What do Travelbrands’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.22m (+25% from £972k) and cash at bank of £2.16m (+11% from £1.94m).
Does Travelbrands use any other names?
It trades as Touchdown. It has previously used 3 other names: Touchdown World Travel Specialists, Hotel Anywhere and TIS.

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