BRADDELL LIMITED
Operating from ComfortDelGro House in London, this company functions as a passenger land transport and vehicle maintenance subsidiary for the Singapore-headquartered ComfortDelGro group.
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Cash
£41m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£298m
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6,611
+32.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£28m
+118.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £497,623,000 | £545,880,000 | £670,301,000 | +22.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,900,000 | £16,023,000 | £29,820,000 | +86.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,546,000 | £12,890,000 | £28,146,000 | +118.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,002,000 | £8,971,000 | £20,697,000 | +130.7% | |
| Cash | £25,545,000 | £39,056,000 | £41,452,000 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £306,395,000 | £375,405,000 | £569,735,000 | +51.8% | |
| Net assets | £272,735,000 | £280,162,000 | £298,362,000 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £272,735,000 | £280,162,000 | £298,362,000 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 4,849 | 4,992 | 6,611 | +32.4% | |
| Wages | £217,423,000 | £238,942,000 | £312,381,000 | +30.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £539,000 | £727,000 | £798,000 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £16,000 | £46,000 | +187.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £276,000 | £433,000 | £478,000 | +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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.8% | 2.9% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 1.6% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.9% | 41.2% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.96x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | -1.49x | 3.83x | 4.50x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRADDELL LIMITED 2007-09-04 → present
- BRADDELL PLC 2000-02-17 → 2007-09-04
- CAPITALINDEX PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1999-12-24 → 2000-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- BRADDELL LIMITED · parent
- Metroline Limited 100%
- Metroline Travel Limited 100%
- Metroline West Limited 100%
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Limited 62.5%
- ComfortDelGro Irish Citylink Limited 100%
- Metroline Manchester Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, on 30 June 2026, the Group acquired 100% of P&Y Ellis Limited, an entity engaged in the provision of coach services, for total consideration of £12,043,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Philip | Secretary | 2022-12-16 | — | — |
| CHENG, Siak Kian | Director | 2022-02-21 | Oct 1969 | Singaporean |
| GREAVES, Mark Christopher | Director | 2023-04-28 | Jan 1957 | Singaporean |
| O'SHEA, Sean Poul | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SANDERS, Philip | Director | 2026-03-05 | Apr 1975 | British |
| THOMAS, Edward Sabu | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1964 | British,Australian |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, William Norman | Secretary | 2003-01-06 | 2003-12-31 |
| DONNELLY, David Thomas | Secretary | 2005-05-25 | 2007-10-31 |
| ELLIS, Stephen James | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2005-05-25 |
| NOVICK, Ishai Eliezer | Secretary | 2012-05-21 | 2022-08-05 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2012-04-23 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-24 | 2000-02-15 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-15 | 2003-01-06 |
| FRIZZELL, Gregor Edward | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-02-17 |
| GAN, Juay Kiat | Director | 2018-10-24 | 2019-03-27 |
| HEAN, Koh Thong | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-10-15 |
| KUA, Hong Pak | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2018-01-01 |
| LEE, Kah Wah | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2009-07-31 |
| LIM, Jit Poh | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2023-04-28 |
| ONG, Boon Leong | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2007-04-27 |
| PHUA, Tin How | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian John | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| SINGH, Jaspal | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| TWENTYMAN, Jeffrey Cooper | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-02-17 |
| WAH, Rudy Tan Lai | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2022-12-16 |
| WONG, Hung Khim | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| YANG, Ban Seng | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2022-12-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-24 | 2000-02-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-24 | 2000-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortdelgro Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-10-25 | Ceased 2019-10-25 |
| Comfortdelgro Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-25 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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