STAGECOACH GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-03
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-12 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£71M
-29.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£291M
-34.4% vs 2024
Employees
25,974
+5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£93M
+33.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-03
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,570,300,000 | £1,763,700,000 | |
| Operating profit | £97,300,000 | £118,800,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £69,700,000 | £93,300,000 | |
| Net profit | £72,500,000 | £79,400,000 | |
| Cash | £99,600,000 | £70,600,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,209,200,000 | £1,300,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £443,400,000 | £290,900,000 | |
| Equity | £443,400,000 | £290,900,000 | |
| Average employees | 24,660 | 25,974 | |
| Wages | £840,400,000 | £937,000,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,900,000 | £1,700,000 |
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 2025-05-03 vs 2024-05-03
-
Turnover
+12.3%
£1,570,300,000 £1,763,700,000
-
Cash
-29.1%
£99,600,000 £70,600,000
-
Net assets
-34.4%
£443,400,000 £290,900,000
-
Employees
+5.3%
24,660 25,974
-
Operating profit
+22.1%
£97,300,000 £118,800,000
-
Profit before tax
+33.9%
£69,700,000 £93,300,000
-
Wages
+11.5%
£840,400,000 £937,000,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.2% | 81.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 3.15x | 2.88x |
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
- STAGECOACH GROUP LIMITED 2022-10-17 → present
- STAGECOACH GROUP PLC 2001-08-31 → 2022-10-17
- STAGECOACH HOLDINGS PLC 1991-09-27 → 2001-08-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have reviewed the Directors’ statement in the financial statements that they have used the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements, and that they have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- STAGECOACH GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Bluebird Buses Limited 100%
- Cambus Limited 100%
- Cheshire East Bus Company Limited 100%
- Citylink Coaches Limited 100%
- East London Bus Group Property Investments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Growth in regional passenger demand with a 4.4% increase in regional bus passenger journeys, underpinned by supportive government policy.”
- “First full year of operation of Transport for Greater Manchester franchise contracts which commenced in March 2024 with a further contract commencing in January 2025.”
- “Secured further contract success in the year, in expanding our operations to Guernsey from April 2025 for an initial 5-year contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2024-07-30 | — | — |
| AUTY, Scott | Director | 2022-05-27 | May 1978 | British |
| CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd | Director | 2023-04-21 | Jul 1962 | British |
| DINGWALL, Bruce Maxwell | Director | 2023-02-01 | Apr 1983 | British |
| HUBEL, Florian | Director | 2022-05-27 | Aug 1985 | Austrian |
| MACKENZIE, Hamish Macphail Massie | Director | 2022-05-27 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MILES, Claire | Director | 2023-10-02 | Sep 1972 | British |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jul 1955 | British |
| WEEDALL, Lynne Marie | Director | 2020-08-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Secretary | 1993-11-12 | 1996-03-04 |
| PATERSON, Ross John | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| SCOTT, Derek | Secretary | 1996-03-04 | 2004-09-01 |
| SCOTT, Derek | Secretary | 1992-10-19 | 1993-11-12 |
| VAUX, Michael John | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| KIPPEN CAMPBELL WS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1992-10-19 |
| ALEXANDER, Fraser Mcgregor | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, Alexander Campbell | Director | 1996-09-09 | 1997-09-05 |
| BILEFIELD, James Daniel | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| BROWN, Ewan | Director | — | 2019-12-31 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1996-03-04 | 2002-07-21 |
| COX, Brian John | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2002-07-03 |
| DUFFIN, Iain Donaldson | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2010-06-30 |
| ECCLES, Graham Charles | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2006-04-30 |
| GADHIA, Jayne-Anne, Dame | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| GALLAGHER, Frank Patrick | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2001-08-31 |
| GLOAG, Ann Heron | Director | — | 2019-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2023-01-10 |
| HINKLEY, William Barry | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2000-07-25 |
| HORTA E COSTA, Miguel Maria De Almeida Teixeira | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2025-11-10 |
| KING, Lawrence Keith | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-02-14 |
| KINSKI, Michael John | Director | 1997-07-22 | 2000-02-14 |
| LENG, James William | Director | 2000-01-11 | 2000-04-20 |
| MAHY, Helen Margaret | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| MATHEWSON, Sir George | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2013-05-01 |
| MORGAN, Janet Patricia, Doctor | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2010-06-30 |
| PATERSON, Ross John | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| RUSSELL, Alastair Muir | Director | 1992-12-30 | 1995-01-31 |
| SCOTT, Derek | Director | — | 1996-09-06 |
| SEALEY, Barry Edward | Director | 1992-12-30 | 2001-08-31 |
| SOUTER, Brian, Sir | Director | — | 2022-06-30 |
| SOUTHERN, Julie Helen | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2018-08-31 |
| SPEIRS, Robert | Director | 1995-03-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Karen Ann | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2022-06-30 |
| WALLS, John Russell Fotheringham | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2006-08-25 |
| WATTS, Garry | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliott | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2020-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inframobility Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 831 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | SH05 | capital | Capital cancellation treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.