LOCH LOMOND BUS SERVICES LTD.
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Cash
£125k
-94.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2.2m
+2.8% vs 2024
Employees
192
+25.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£93k
+112.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,397,178 | £18,302,005 | +36.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£351,603 | £700,712 | +299.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£736,263 | £93,171 | +112.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £152,204 | £160,384 | — | -£2,353,787 | £63,877 | +102.7% | |
| Cash | £53,670 | £203,708 | £1,932,648 | £2,136,143 | £2,352,012 | £124,832 | -94.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,361 | £743,809 | £844,681 | £526,679 | £5,176,669 | £5,406,390 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,361 | £157,465 | £317,849 | £91,312 | -£2,262,475 | -£2,198,598 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £4,361 | £157,465 | £317,849 | £91,312 | -£2,262,475 | -£2,198,598 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 153 | 192 | +25.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,917,858 | £7,672,939 | +29.7% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.6% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -17.6% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -6.8% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 85.5% | 90.9% | 98.1% | 117.1% | 115.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.78x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -0.91x | 1.15x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- LOCH LOMOND BUS SERVICES LTD. 2004-03-03 → present
- LOMOND AUTOGAS LIMITED 2002-12-02 → 2004-03-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These show that the business is expected to have sufficient cash reserves to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the expected signing date of these financial statements. Given the net liability position of £2,198,598, a letter of support has been obtained”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph Robert | Director | 2012-12-10 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2014-03-28 | 2019-02-08 |
| HENDRY, Albert | Secretary | 2012-12-10 | 2014-03-28 |
| MCCOLL, William | Secretary | 2002-12-02 | 2012-12-10 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-02 | 2002-12-02 |
| EASDALE, Alexander | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2013-09-02 |
| EASDALE, James | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2025-09-01 |
| EWING, Simon Bruce | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2004-01-31 |
| MCCOLL, William | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2012-12-10 |
| MCCOLL, William | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2004-02-01 |
| MCCOLL - JNR., William, Mr. | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2013-11-30 |
| MCKINLAY, Margaret Ann | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2007-10-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-02 | 2002-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgills Bus Service Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.