ALFA COACHES LIMITED
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Cash
£2K
-94.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.1M
-4.2% vs 2024
Employees
140
+7.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1M
+6.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,755,004 | £13,686,233 | £15,621,198 | £18,046,000 | £19,774,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,337,721 | £3,340,007 | £4,394,812 | £5,007,000 | £5,619,000 | +12.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,210,398 | £2,881,093 | £4,173,271 | £4,730,000 | £5,052,000 | +6.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,595,079 | £2,370,035 | £3,170,465 | £3,577,000 | £3,820,000 | +6.8% | |
| Cash | £246,752 | £24,403 | £196,114 | £39,000 | £2,000 | -94.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,040,423 | £9,405,887 | £6,987,175 | £8,387,000 | £9,098,000 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,910,937 | £6,280,972 | £3,451,437 | £4,278,000 | £4,098,000 | -4.2% | |
| Equity | £3,910,937 | £6,280,972 | £3,451,437 | £4,278,000 | £4,098,000 | -4.2% | |
| Average employees | 103 | 111 | 120 | 130 | 140 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £2,173,598 | £2,591,656 | £3,071,623 | £3,385,000 | £3,920,000 | +15.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £382,000 | £454,000 | £501,000 | +10.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 24.4% | 28.1% | 27.7% | 28.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.4% | 17.3% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 19.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.7% | 35.5% | 62.9% | 59.7% | 61.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 64.7% | 62.8% | 67.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.75x | 1.00x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | 18.36x | 7.28x | 19.80x | 18.08x | 9.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, there have been no significant events affecting the Company which would require disclosure or adjustment to the financial statements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEELY, Sean Davison | Secretary | 2022-05-01 | — | — |
| HOWARD, David | Director | 2020-01-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
| KEELY, Sean Davison | Director | 2022-01-20 | Jul 1985 | British |
| RUSSELL, Emma | Director | 2015-06-29 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD, Ian Frank | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| RUSSELL, Emma | Secretary | 2020-04-30 | 2022-05-01 |
| RUSSELL, Emma | Secretary | 2015-07-06 | 2019-07-01 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Peter George | Secretary | 1996-01-12 | 2015-07-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-12 | 1996-01-12 |
| BLUNDELL, Andrew Lewis | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2016-09-02 |
| BROWN, Caroline Louise | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2022-02-24 |
| BULL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2022-06-30 |
| FORD, Stephen John | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-05-15 |
| HERBERT, Matthew | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2022-08-05 |
| LORD, Ian Frank | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| MAGUIRE, Lucia Danielle | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2019-02-28 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2019-12-31 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Paul Henry | Director | 1996-01-12 | 2017-02-28 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Peter George | Director | 1996-01-12 | 2015-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Leisureplex Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Alfa Leisureplex Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Alfa Holidays Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.