Haven: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Haven Leisure Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Bourne Leisure Limited. In the year to December 2025 Haven Leisure Limited reported turnover of £908m.
- In the year to December 2025, Haven had turnover of £908m, up 1.0% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £128m, keeping £14.06 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 10,111 people, with staff costs of £230m.
- Haven Leisure Limited is controlled by Bourne Leisure Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Haven Leisure Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 11 September 2026.
- Registered name
- HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED
- Company number
- 01968698
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 4 December 1985
- Registered office area
- Hemel Hempstead
- Industry code on the register
- 55300: Accommodation
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 11 September 2026
What does Haven do?
Haven runs holiday parks on the British coast, where guests stay in caravans and lodges and use the pools, entertainment, restaurants and activities on site. It earns money from holiday bookings and from selling holiday homes on its parks, whose owners then pay yearly site fees. Guests spend more on food, drink and activities while there.
In brief: coastal holiday parks · holidays and holiday-home sales · UK
Source: Haven's own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns Haven?
The Companies House register records Bourne Leisure Limited as the person with significant control of Haven Leisure Limited, company number 01968698. Bourne Leisure Limited is itself company number 04011660.
That places Haven Leisure Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Haven?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Haven Leisure Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Paul Charles Flaum | 1 January 2018 |
| Simon Palethorpe | 9 April 2024 |
| Jamila Clare Dabbagh Sythes | 19 June 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Haven file?
Haven Leisure Limited reported turnover of £908m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.0% on £899m the year before.
It reported 10,111 employees. The year before it reported 9,571.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £128m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £123m the year before.
Staff costs came to £230m. That is an average of £23,000 a head. It ended the year with £31m at the bank and net assets of £578m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £908m | £899m |
| Pre-tax profit | £128m (filed) | £123m (filed) |
| Employees | 10,111 | 9,571 |
| Staff costs | £230m | £210m |
| Average staff cost per head | £23,000 | £22,000 |
| Bank and cash | £31m | £123m |
| Net assets | £578m | £492m |
| Interest paid | £0.8m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Haven?
Haven Leisure Limited has registered 22 charges at Companies House, of which 7 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 7 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Situs Asset Management Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties) | 9 September 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties | 8 September 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties | 8 September 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties | 8 September 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties | 29 August 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties | 28 August 2025 |
| Situs Asset Management Limited | 21 August 2025 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Haven compares
Of the 3 UK holiday parks, Haven is 1st on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. Center Parcs keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £20.63.
| Rank | UK holiday parks | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Haven | £908m | £14.06 |
| 2nd | Center Parcs | £540m | £20.63 |
| + 1 more UK holiday parks ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Haven files as Haven Leisure Limited, whose person with significant control is Bourne Leisure Limited, with turnover of £908m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Haven
What does Haven do?
Haven runs holiday parks on the British coast, where guests stay in caravans and lodges and use the pools, entertainment, restaurants and activities on site. It earns money from holiday bookings and from selling holiday homes on its parks, whose owners then pay yearly site fees. Guests spend more on food, drink and activities while there.
How does Haven compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Haven is 1st of the 3 companies in our battle of the UK holiday parks, ahead of Center Parcs. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the UK holiday parks →
Who owns Haven?
The Companies House register records Bourne Leisure Limited as the person with significant control of Haven Leisure Limited.
How much does Haven make?
Haven Leisure Limited reported turnover of £908m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £128m.
How many people work at Haven?
Haven Leisure Limited reported 10,111 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Haven?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Haven Leisure Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Haven Leisure Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01968698, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Haven: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/haven/. Figures from Companies House filings for HAVEN LEISURE LIMITED (01968698).
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