TRANSPORT UK LONDON BUS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,804
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £231,593,000 | £216,533,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,019,000 | £5,128,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,749,000 | £1,386,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,828,000 | £803,000 | |
| Cash | £12,468,000 | £8,696,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £77,682,000 | £104,599,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,567,000 | £11,702,000 | |
| Equity | £11,567,000 | £11,702,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,648 | 1,804 | |
| Wages | £85,832,000 | £80,174,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £447,000 | £352,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.9% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.6% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.8% | 92.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | -0.91x | 1.26x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- TRANSPORT UK LONDON BUS LIMITED 2024-03-02 → present
- ABELLIO LONDON LTD 2010-06-01 → 2024-03-02
- TRAVEL LONDON LIMITED 2004-03-02 → 2010-06-01
- CONNEX BUS UK LIMITED 1999-07-13 → 2004-03-02
- PINCO 1239 LIMITED 1999-06-10 → 1999-07-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the financial forecasts prepared, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until the 12 month period to 21 August 2026. Accordingly, they adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year to 31 March 2025 commenced five new routes, whilst also transitioning to new contracts on seven existing routes and extending a further four.”
- “The company has continued its electrification journey, with a further 38 chargers being installed across the three depots.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Dominic Daniel Gerard | Director | 2009-06-09 | Dec 1963 | British |
| CUTTS, David Arthur | Director | 2024-10-18 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HOLDEN, Adam | Director | 2023-10-06 | Jun 1982 | British |
| PILBEAM, Alan Thomas | Director | 2012-05-23 | May 1967 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSON, Jenny | Secretary | 2004-02-26 | 2008-09-25 |
| ESTRAGNAT, Chantal | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2003-10-31 |
| LEES, Barbara | Secretary | 2008-09-25 | 2009-06-09 |
| RYDER, Dominique Michelle | Secretary | 1999-07-06 | 2000-06-30 |
| YOUNG, Craig Alexander | Secretary | 2003-10-31 | 2004-02-26 |
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-03-02 | 2023-02-24 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-06-09 | 2016-03-02 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-06-10 | 1999-07-06 |
| ASHMORE, John David | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2003-12-24 |
| AVERY, Benjamin Mcclennan | Director | 2022-08-22 | 2023-10-06 |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2009-06-09 |
| BROUSSE, Olivier | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2004-02-26 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2009-06-09 |
| EARDLEY, Jonathan Woodward | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2024-09-27 |
| EDWARDS, Julian | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2020-08-13 |
| ESTRAGNAT, Chantal | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2003-10-31 |
| GRANT, Stephen Richard | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2000-09-28 |
| HAMILTON, Steven John | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2007-07-31 |
| HANCOCK, Martin David | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2008-04-18 |
| HANLEY, Steven Ross | Director | 2005-09-13 | 2010-10-20 |
| HENRY, John | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2008-09-30 |
| HOUZARD, Joseph Antoine | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2002-01-30 |
| HUREL, Antoine | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2004-02-26 |
| JACKSON, Brian Malcolm | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2006-05-22 |
| LEADBETTER, Adam John | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2012-03-23 |
| MCGOWAN, Paul | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2011-01-25 |
| MORISSON, Tania | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2002-12-23 |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2008-04-18 |
| PACATTE, Jerome | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2002-03-28 |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2008-03-26 |
| WEATHERLEY, William John | Director | 2005-08-13 | 2008-04-18 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2004-03-23 |
| WILSON, Anthony Roy | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2021-10-25 |
| WOODWARD, David Peter | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2009-06-09 |
| WORBOYS, Andrew Greville | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2022-08-11 |
| WORMWELL, Denis | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-04-19 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-06-10 | 1999-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Uk (Operations) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-12-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.