TAYSIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+29.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£26m
+25.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
242
+2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+5.6% 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 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,197,937 | £16,230,414 | £18,891,909 | £21,366,581 | £22,479,987 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £304,565 | £1,130,246 | £3,731,227 | £4,597,167 | £4,895,106 | +6.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£68,914 | £676,136 | £3,718,469 | £4,983,827 | £5,263,725 | +5.6% | |
| Net profit | -£33,314 | £644,650 | £3,582,361 | £3,833,732 | £5,317,211 | +38.7% | |
| Cash | £873,635 | £4,076,560 | £1,008,717 | £2,157,026 | £2,785,810 | +29.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,563,607 | £23,481,743 | £25,767,116 | £27,677,142 | £40,082,188 | +44.8% | |
| Net assets | £12,671,328 | £13,315,978 | £16,898,339 | £20,732,071 | £26,049,282 | +25.6% | |
| Equity | £12,671,328 | £13,315,978 | £16,898,339 | £20,732,071 | £26,049,282 | +25.6% | |
| Average employees | 284 | 242 | 246 | 237 | 242 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £7,178,722 | £6,775,494 | £6,729,463 | £7,196,811 | £7,889,227 | +9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £104,915 | £26,651 | — | £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 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 7.0% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 21.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 4.0% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 23.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 4.8% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.5% | 58.0% | 49.4% | 43.9% | 45.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.93x | 3.01x | 4.50x | |
| Interest cover | 0.82x | 2.49x | 5.33x | 10.77x | 8.83x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 70 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BALLANTYNE, Grant Norman | Director | 2020-12-31 | Mar 1965 | British |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Director | 2020-12-31 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 70 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON, Terry Robie Neve | Secretary | 1994-05-15 | 1994-11-30 |
| ARNAOUTI, Michael | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| BAILLIE, Gordon Duncan Hunter | Secretary | 1994-11-30 | 1997-06-30 |
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | 2025-09-01 |
| CASSON, Jenny | Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 2008-09-25 |
| LEES, Barbara | Secretary | 2008-10-07 | 2012-12-31 |
| MYRAM, Jennifer Naomi | Secretary | 2019-05-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| PEARSON, Alexander Andrew | Secretary | — | 1991-10-08 |
| ROBINSON, Dianne | Secretary | 2012-12-31 | 2017-06-30 |
| STEWART, William | Secretary | 1992-03-27 | 1994-05-15 |
| BLACKADDERS SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 1991-10-08 | 1992-03-27 |
| ALLISON, Edward Andrew | Director | — | 1991-02-28 |
| ALLISON, Terry Robie Neve | Director | 1992-08-07 | 1994-06-30 |
| ARNOLD, Thomas William | Director | 1991-06-14 | 1996-11-30 |
| BAILLIE, Gordon Duncan Hunter | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1997-06-30 |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2010-11-22 |
| BARLOW, Paul Richard | Director | 2019-05-08 | 2020-06-18 |
| BONHAM, Thomas Desmond | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| BROWN, Nicholas James Forster | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2000-05-19 |
| CAHILL, Ruth Mclaren | Director | — | 1991-09-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-02-24 |
| CHRISTIE, Linda Elizabeth | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-02-24 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2017-04-30 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2008-04-18 |
| CONWAY, James | Director | 1991-01-04 | 1994-06-18 |
| COPLAND, John Fordyce | Director | — | 1992-01-24 |
| COX, Paul Raymond | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1999-10-20 |
| DAVIE, Lawrence Ramsay | Director | 2010-05-14 | 2010-12-15 |
| DOW, Alistair | Director | 1994-06-19 | 1997-02-24 |
| DUNCAN, Frances Elspeth | Director | — | 1990-05-31 |
| DUNLOP, James Frank | Director | — | 1992-01-24 |
| FLEMING, James Douglas | Director | 1991-06-14 | 2000-06-30 |
| FORDYCE, James A O | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| FORRESTER, Neil | Director | 1992-01-24 | 1995-12-18 |
| GILES, Julie | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2003-01-30 |
| HANCOCK, Martin David | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2020-12-31 |
| HENRY, John | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2008-09-30 |
| HOOD, Daniel | Director | — | 1990-05-31 |
| HUNTER, Andrew John | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2005-11-01 |
| ISLES, Alan | Director | 1995-12-18 | 1998-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Brian Malcolm | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2006-05-22 |
| KAYE, David Andrew | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2011-09-08 |
| LEE, James | Director | 2000-05-19 | 2008-04-24 |
| LEEDER, David John | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1999-10-20 |
| MATHIESON, Simon William | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2011-09-08 |
| MCGLASSON, Christine Jeanette | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2022-03-10 |
| MENNIE, Raymond Anthony | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| MILLAR, Thomas Mccord | Director | 1992-01-24 | 1995-12-31 |
| NEWMAN, Michael | Director | 2000-05-19 | 2001-04-01 |
| PARKER, Stuart | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2017-04-28 |
| PEACE, Gavin | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2014-05-06 |
| PEARSON, Alexander Andrew | Director | — | 1991-10-08 |
| PERDY, William | Director | — | 1991-09-22 |
| PULLAR, Robert Alexander | Director | 1990-06-15 | 1991-09-22 |
| ROBINSON, Geoffrey Arnold | Director | — | 1990-05-15 |
| ROLLINGS, Steven John | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| SMITH, Philip Charles | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| SMITH, William | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| SQUIRE, Alexander Mcgregor | Director | — | 1991-09-22 |
| SQUIRE, Alexander Mcgregor | Director | — | 1990-10-15 |
| STABLES, Thomas Findlay | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Ian Douglas | Director | 2016-01-20 | 2017-04-13 |
| STRACHAN, Alexander | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| THOMAS, Paul Antony | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2017-07-07 |
| TURBYNE, Elsie Phyllis | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2018-04-19 |
| WEST, William A. | Director | 1990-06-15 | 1991-06-14 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1998-11-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| WOODWARD, David Peter | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2010-06-25 |
| WORMWELL, Denis | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taybus Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-10-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.