ROTALA GROUP LTD

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

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.

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

bk plus Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The board has examined its strategy and considered its profit and loss and cash flow projections for the accounting periods to 28 February 2028. It has evaluated the hire purchase, loan and overdraft facilities available to the group in connection with the periods examined. After due enquiry and the modelling of downside scenarios, the board has judged the cash flow forecasts, asset financing and banking resources of the group to be adequate to support its continued operations for the foreseeable future and has adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. ROTALA GROUP LTD · parent
   1. Diamond Bus Limited 100% · England · Transport
   2. Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Limited 100% · England · Transport
   3. Diamond Bus (Liverpool) Limited 100% · England · Transport
   4. Diamond Bus (North West) Limited 100% · England · Transport
   5. Hallbridge Way Property Limited 100% · England · Property
   6. Hallmark Connections Limited 100% · England · Transport
   7. Monetgrange Limited 100% · England · Property
   8. M P & C Investments Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   9. Preston Bus Limited 100% · England · Transport
   10. Rotala Limited 100% · England · Holding company
   11. Rotala Shared Services Limited 100% · England · Group services
   12. Storagely Limited 100% · England · Property

Significant events

• “Since the acquisition of Rotala Limited, the company's business has continued largely unchanged, except for the addition of a portfolio of freehold residential properties.”
• “In the North West the gradual introduction of franchising in the whole Greater Manchester region, which had begun in September 2023, was completed within the accounting period under report.”
• “The company bid for and successfully obtained bus contracts in all three tranches of the introduction of franchising in Greater Manchester and continues to hold a substantial position in this market.”
• “A major refurbishment of the facilities at Preston depot was commenced in the accounting period and is expected to be completed in summer 2025.”
• “In the West Midlands, nBus Multi Operator ticket had existed in parallel to individual operator ticket systems but in July 2023, all individual operator tickets were abolished and nBus became the only ticket accepted across the whole West Midlands region.”
• “The company's specialist business based at Heathrow airport had another successful year and has recently introduced into service the company's first purpose-built electric buses.”
• “In March 2024, Monetgrange Limited (possessing a portfolio of residential properties for rental) was passed down from Rotala Group Limited to Rotala Limited. In December 2024, the company added to this portfolio by acquiring Motorbus Limited and MP & C Investments Limited from Robert Dunn and other family members.”
• “The financing package agreed in November 2023 with HSBC UK Bank plc for the acquisition of Rotala Limited was repaid by August 2024. In November 2024, new banking facilities were agreed, comprising a Revolving Commercial Facility of up to £15 million and a Mortgage Facility of up to £6.9 million.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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