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MC TRUCK & BUS LIMITED

#01241061 · Active · Incorporated 1976-01-20 (50y 6m) · Last filing 2026-07-03 (this month)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45190 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2026-09-30 (in 3 months) · Confirmation due 2027-06-22 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.8M

-65.4% vs 2023

Net assets

£12M

+4.6% vs 2023

Employees

286

+5.9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£5.3M

+29.3% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £122,267,842£125,030,734 +2.3%
Operating profit £4,517,234£5,445,617 +20.6%
Profit before tax £4,088,833£5,286,858 +29.3%
Net profit £3,072,887£4,012,347 +30.6%
Cash £5,243,695£1,815,370 -65.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £11,779,862£12,315,950 +4.6%
Net assets £11,047,773£11,560,120 +4.6%
Equity £11,047,773£11,560,120 +4.6%
Average employees 270286 +5.9%
Wages £12,689,623£13,551,054 +6.8%
Directors' remuneration £925,735£863,175 -6.8%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 3.7%4.4%
Net margin 2.5%3.2%
Return on capital employed 38.3%44.2%
Current ratio 1.31x1.49x
Interest cover 7.26x16.52x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

  1. MC TRUCK & BUS LIMITED 1993-12-21 → present
  2. MAIDSTONE COMMERCIALS LIMITED 1983-02-11 → 1993-12-21
  3. PRINCES COMMERCIALS (MAIDSTONE) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1983-02-11
  4. PRINCES SALES (CANTERBURY) LIMITED 1976-01-20 → 1979-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
S&W Audit
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors therefore have the reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BOOTH, Peter David Secretary 1998-07-20 — British
BOOTH, Peter David Director 1999-04-08 Jul 1963 British
BROOKS, Nigel Frederick Director 2015-01-01 Jan 1964 British
DAWSON, Simon James Director — Jan 1971 British
HUTCHINS, David Kenneth Director 2012-01-01 Jun 1966 British
MOON, Steven John Director 2012-01-01 Feb 1975 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DAWSON, Simon James Secretary 1998-06-02 1998-07-20
GILES, Peter Secretary — 1998-06-03
BARTON, Mark Sheldon Director 2000-07-04 2001-07-13
DAWSON, Anthony Edward Director — 2009-11-27
DAWSON, Kimberley Director 2000-12-22 2016-10-28
DAWSON, Perry Margaret Director — 2009-11-27
HARMAN, John William Director — 2010-12-31
MARSH, Michael Anthony Director — 1994-05-06
MOON, Henry Alfred Director 2000-07-04 2010-12-31
MOON, Henry Alfred Director — 1998-05-27
RILEY, Nicholas Director 2000-07-04 2005-09-30
SEARLES, Tony John Director 2000-07-04 2001-11-01
SMITH, Philip John Director 1995-01-03 1996-09-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mc Group Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2023-06-08 Active
Mr Simon James Dawson Individual Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-06-08

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 166 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-08 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-06-08 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2022-06-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-06 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-06-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-10-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-10-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-10-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-10-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-09-25 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2020-06-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
1

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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