THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£129K
-45.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+7.6% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£358K
+133.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £217,997 | £272,081 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £153,710 | £358,355 | |
| Net profit | £153,710 | £358,355 | |
| Cash | £235,840 | £128,832 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,869,239 | £5,240,025 | |
| Equity | £4,869,239 | £5,240,025 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 70.5% | 131.7% | |
| Current ratio | 7.46x | 6.80x |
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
- John D Kilby & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are satisfied that adequate financial reserves are available at the time of approving the accounts. After making appropriate enquiries, The Trustees have reasonable expectation that the Trust can continue in operation for the foreseeable future and they can adopt the Going Concern basis in the preparation of the accounts.”
Group structure
- THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED · parent
- London Bus Museum Limited 1%
- London Bus Preservation & Repair Limited 1%
Significant events
- “During 2024, three new vehicles were added to the collection: XF3, a 1965 Daimler Fleetline; "Milly" a six wheel drive recovery vehicle built in 1953; and a Leyland Cub, C4, received on long term loan.”
- “The workshop will continue the restoration of four vehicles having successfully launched T448 at Octoberfest 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Peter | Secretary | 2019-03-27 | — | — |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | Director | 2018-01-17 | Jun 1955 | British |
| DUFF, John | Director | 2024-01-17 | Aug 1964 | British |
| HAQ, Aaliah | Director | 2023-09-20 | May 1973 | British |
| HASTINGS, Richard | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| MULVEY, David, Dr | Director | 2024-09-25 | Sep 1956 | British |
| TELLING, Richard Stephen | Director | 2022-04-04 | Mar 1977 | British |
| YEXLEY, Mark David James | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jun 1957 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD, John | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-19 |
| LARKHAM, Peter James | Secretary | 2012-11-03 | 2019-03-27 |
| PETERS, Anthony | Secretary | — | 2000-06-08 |
| RUDDOCK, Graham James, Dr | Secretary | 2000-06-07 | 2004-12-15 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Secretary | 2004-12-16 | 2006-01-03 |
| WHEBLE, Christopher Bernard | Secretary | 2007-01-20 | 2012-11-03 |
| BAILEY, Robert John | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2022-04-04 |
| BEDFORD, John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-19 |
| BORG, Colin David Nelson | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2009-09-08 |
| BOWDEN, Julian John | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| BROWN, Peter | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2026-01-07 |
| BROWN, Peter Victor | Director | 2015-08-30 | 2018-04-05 |
| CHAPPELL, Hugh | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| CROSS, Alan Brian | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| DOUGLAS LANE, Simon, Revd | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2022-04-04 |
| DUPLOCK, Peter Anthony | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| EDMONDS, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2021-08-17 |
| EDWARDS, Stephen | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2014-03-12 |
| FILL, Deryck | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2023-03-12 |
| HALE, Alvin Frederick | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2007-11-21 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2018-07-07 |
| HURLEY, Anthony David | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| HUSSEY, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-01-04 | 2007-12-01 |
| JOB, Gerald Ernest | Director | 2011-08-24 | 2022-04-04 |
| JONES, Brian Alan Leslie | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2020-11-11 |
| KINNEAR, David Martin | Director | 2005-08-10 | 2014-07-13 |
| LAY, Anthony Howard | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2011-08-31 |
| LEWIS, Anthony Harman | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2010-10-23 |
| LILLY, Stewart Alan Gordon | Director | 2005-08-10 | 2006-06-30 |
| MARRIOTT, Guy Christopher | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2014-09-27 |
| MILLINER, Alan Alfred | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2007-11-07 |
| MORRIS, Paul Leslie | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2011-10-22 |
| OSBORN, Peter Andrew | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2024-06-23 |
| PETERS, Anthony | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| PHILLIPS, John Michael, Rev | Director | 2006-02-15 | 2006-04-30 |
| PLESTED, Christopher John | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2001-09-19 |
| REES-PULLEY, Richard | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2016-04-27 |
| RUDDOCK, Graham James, Dr | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2004-12-15 |
| SAINTHOUSE, Paul David | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2025-03-08 |
| SMITH, Graham Douglas | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2022-04-04 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2024-06-23 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Director | 2004-02-28 | 2006-09-23 |
| STOBART, Eric St Clair | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-11-04 |
| WARNE, Robin | Director | 2017-07-12 | 2017-12-20 |
| WICKHAM, Michael Peter Felix | Director | 2012-01-07 | 2013-07-16 |
| WICKHAM, Michael Peter Felix | Director | 2006-01-21 | 2011-08-31 |
| WILLIS, Bernard | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| WRIGHT, Owen | Director | 2018-07-07 | 2024-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+24.8%
£217,997 £272,081
-
Cash
-45.4%
£235,840 £128,832
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£4,869,239 £5,240,025
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+133.1%
£153,710 £358,355
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers