LOTHIAN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES

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

• Turnover

  -17.7%

  £61,804 → £50,853

• Cash

  -22.1%

  £287,379 → £223,799

• Net assets

  -16.8%

  £436,223 → £362,860

• Employees

  +31.6%

  19 → 25

• Wages

  +29.4%

  £367,844 → £476,130

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

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

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Gibson McKerrell Burrows 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 in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. LOTHIAN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES · parent
   1. Transport Training Skills (UK) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · training courses, and provides advice and information on the design and delivery of community and accessible transport services

Significant events

• “In July 2024 the company, along with other ECTOG members, received confirmation of a four-year grant from the City of Edinburgh Council.”
• “Successful funding application towards the purchase of a smaller vehicle.”
• “Implementation of a fleet replacement plan, carrying out regular fleet audits and introducing lase hire vehicles for the first time.”
• “An increase in overall income, due to increased membership and bookings, of 27%.”
• “A significant increase in staffing both operational staff and support staff, enabling us to provide more passenger journeys.”
• “Representation of the organisation at several events, including speaking at Scotland CTA conference, a MIDAS anniversary celebration and the annual Women in Bus & Coach Summit.”
• “Kenny Duncan being nationally recognised by MIDAS and CTA for his achievements.”
• “Kimberley Ward winning 'Woman of the Year in Community Transport'.”
• “Fiona Harris being awarded a sponsored place on a prestigious 'Lead in Transport' programme.”
• “Continuing our commitment to staff wellbeing through offering more training opportunities than ever before, continuing to pay the Real Living Wage and introducing regular whole staff updates.”
• “Partnership work with new members including Edinburgh Community Food helping them deliver hundreds of food parcels to support people in need.”
• “The group made a deficit of £73,363 (2024: deficit of £74,682) during the year, as shown in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

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.