MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-26.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8.2m
+13.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
377
+11.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
+17.9% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-26 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,507,000 | £17,153,019 | £21,709,245 | £25,590,590 | £26,832,998 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,051,548 | £8,866,236 | -£335,752 | £1,824,997 | £2,441,331 | +33.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,045,548 | £8,866,236 | -£335,752 | £1,824,997 | £2,151,265 | +17.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,603,548 | £8,732,003 | -£367,386 | £1,407,028 | £972,151 | -30.9% | |
| Cash | £4,184,157 | £3,672,243 | £1,753,365 | £1,902,000 | £1,404,448 | -26.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,456,067 | £6,533,464 | £6,235,245 | £7,552,514 | £24,388,996 | +222.9% | |
| Net assets | -£2,500,452 | £6,231,551 | £5,864,165 | £7,271,193 | £8,243,344 | +13.4% | |
| Equity | -£2,500,452 | £6,231,551 | £5,864,165 | £7,271,193 | £8,243,344 | +13.4% | |
| Average employees | 365 | 356 | 303 | 339 | 377 | +11.2% | |
| Wages | £10,507,000 | £7,017,303 | £10,576,647 | £11,821,336 | £12,368,776 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2022-03-26 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 51.7% | -1.5% | 7.1% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 50.9% | -1.7% | 5.5% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 135.7% | -5.4% | 24.2% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 117.1% | 49.5% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 72.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.47x | 1.76x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 8.42x |
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
- MIDLAND BLUEBIRD LIMITED 1992-09-24 → present
- MIDLAND SCOTTISH OMNIBUSES LIMITED 1985-03-01 → 1992-09-24
- W. ALEXANDER & SONS (MIDLAND) LIMITED 1932-08-03 → 1985-03-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing”
Significant events
- “In 2025, we introduced 30 new electric buses and further strengthened our electric charging infrastructure, representing a total investment of £13.6m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BALLANTYNE, Grant Norman | Director | 2022-09-21 | Mar 1965 | British |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| NAPIER, Colin Rae | Director | 2022-09-21 | Oct 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Director | 2022-09-21 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2022-09-21 | 2025-09-01 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | Secretary | 2009-12-16 | 2011-07-15 |
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | Secretary | 2022-08-09 | 2022-09-21 |
| GLIBOTA-VIGO, Silvana Nerina | Secretary | 2019-11-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-07-22 | 2019-11-14 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | 2014-05-19 |
| MATHIESON, Thomas | Secretary | 1990-11-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Secretary | 1989-05-01 | 1990-03-27 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Secretary | — | 1990-11-07 |
| SHARKEY, John | Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 2002-01-16 |
| STEWART, David Black | Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2010-02-12 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2022-08-09 |
| WELCH, Robert John | Secretary | 2014-05-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2021-05-21 |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-04-21 |
| BEGG, James Merrilees | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| BELFIELD, Kevin John | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2014-08-18 |
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2022-09-21 |
| CAMERON, Duncan Young | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2022-09-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan Keyes | Director | 2022-09-23 | 2023-09-06 |
| CAMPBELL, William Watson | Director | 1995-04-28 | 1999-07-16 |
| DESMOND, Jane | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2008-04-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Archibald | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | Director | 1990-09-13 | 2002-01-16 |
| EDMOND, John Macfarlane | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| GORMAN, John Finnigan | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2017-10-09 |
| HOBSON, David James | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2013-05-18 |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-09-21 |
| JUFFS, Brian | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-07-18 |
| KERR, Fiona Mclaren | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| KERR, Fiona Mclaren | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2013-12-09 |
| LOCKHEAD, Moir, Sir | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-25 |
| MACFARLAN, Graeme Kenneth | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2022-09-21 |
| MAIR, George Alexander | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2003-01-05 |
| MATHIESON, Thomas | Director | 1990-11-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| MCCORMICK, John Robert | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-02-06 |
| MCCRACKEN, William Ferrie | Director | 1990-10-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| MCGOWAN, John Paul | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2017-10-09 |
| MCQUADE, Peter | Director | 1991-04-29 | 1997-04-01 |
| MILLS, Gordon | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-25 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-03-07 |
| MURRAY, David | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2022-07-03 |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 1998-02-06 | 1998-09-22 |
| PELLING, William Pollock Douglas | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-05-31 |
| PETTIE, Jasper William | Director | — | 1990-11-07 |
| PHILLIPS, David Craig | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2023-04-14 |
| PHILLIPS, David Craig | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-01-31 |
| SAVELLI, Mark Andre | Director | 2010-08-23 | 2011-10-11 |
| SAVELLI, Mark Andre | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2002-12-31 |
| SEMPLE, Alan George | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1995-09-30 |
| SHARKEY, John | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2002-01-16 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 1990-09-13 | 1996-04-30 |
| STEWART, David Black | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2011-03-16 |
| STEWART, Malcolm Somerville | Director | — | 1992-05-02 |
| THOMAS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2013-12-09 |
| TIERNEY, Michael | Director | 1997-03-31 | 1999-04-01 |
| TORRANCE, Graeme Hopkins | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2005-03-04 |
| WEST, Gary | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2022-09-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| WINDLE, David Alan | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1997-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgill's Scotland East Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-08 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.