GREATER MANCHESTER TRAVELCARDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-25.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£18K
+1.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£438
+73.8% 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 | £59,150,268 | £76,472,068 | |
| Operating profit | -£63,492 | -£58,279 | |
| Profit before tax | £252 | £438 | |
| Net profit | £204 | £328 | |
| Cash | £3,479,483 | £2,600,042 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,721 | £18,049 | |
| Net assets | £17,721 | £18,049 | |
| Equity | £17,721 | £18,049 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -358.3% | -322.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.00x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have therefore concluded that the Company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of sign off of these financial statements and the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “impending arrival of franchising of bus services across Greater Manchester. The first tranche of franchising commenced on 23 September 2023, the second tranche commenced in March 2024 and the third tranche scheduled for January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL, David Matthew | Director | 2023-05-22 | Dec 1979 | British |
| CHEW, Alison Margaret | Director | 2025-10-23 | Feb 1981 | British |
| CLARK, Adam | Director | 2024-01-22 | Nov 1982 | British |
| HUMPHREYS, Ian | Director | 2016-04-12 | Jun 1960 | British |
| JARVIS, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2016-02-09 | May 1978 | British |
| JONES, Rob | Director | 2023-10-23 | Nov 1974 | British |
| MEAR, Joseph Edward | Director | 2023-04-24 | Jan 1988 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Matthew Paul | Director | 2021-01-04 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SALERNO, Thomas | Director | 2023-10-02 | Apr 1994 | British |
| TURNER, Paul Robert | Director | 2019-01-22 | May 1974 | British |
| UDDIN, Sahashim | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Michael Richard | Secretary | 1996-09-10 | 1997-01-23 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ross Gilmore | Secretary | — | 1996-09-10 |
| HULME, James | Secretary | 1997-01-23 | 2012-03-31 |
| THOMPSON, Gradyn Ross | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| ALDRED, Iain Andrew | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-09-25 |
| ASQUITH, John | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2020-12-23 |
| BOND, Stephen Graeme | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2015-09-14 |
| BOOTHMAN, Anita | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2010-01-06 |
| BOWLES, Christopher John, Mr. | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2016-10-31 |
| BROXTON, Teresa Maria | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2016-04-12 |
| BULL, Martin | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2010-02-16 |
| BULLOCK, Alan Ralph | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2008-08-11 |
| BUNTING, Paul Joseph | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2002-08-07 |
| CAMPBELL, John Andrew | Director | 2003-01-08 | 2003-08-14 |
| CHAMBERS, Michael Richard | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-01-23 |
| CLEAR, Paul | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| COLSON, Benjamin | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-09-01 |
| COSSINS, Raymond Alan | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2016-02-09 |
| CROXFORD, Jon Lee | Director | 2020-01-27 | 2023-04-24 |
| CUMMINS, Philip | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2020-06-15 |
| CUMMINS, Philip | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2017-05-04 |
| DAVIES, James Ian | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2007-12-10 |
| DAVIES, Simon | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2017-07-27 |
| DICKINSON, Rodney William | Director | — | 1999-03-03 |
| DRELINCOURT, Barry | Director | 1998-11-23 | 2010-02-01 |
| DUNSTAN, Michael Thomas Gregory | Director | 1997-07-21 | 2012-04-16 |
| GARD, Russell John | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2005-02-14 |
| GARRETT, George Martin | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2003-04-13 |
| GREEN, Leonard | Director | 1993-11-08 | 1997-06-23 |
| GREEN, Roger David | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-05-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ross Gilmore | Director | — | 1996-09-10 |
| HAWTHORNE, Gary James | Director | 2010-07-12 | 2013-04-02 |
| HILL, Gavin Fenton | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2006-05-08 |
| HIND, Robert Andrew | Director | 1996-08-27 | 2007-07-09 |
| HORNBY, Alex Lloyd | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2018-05-10 |
| JARVIS, Roger Charles | Director | 2015-03-05 | 2016-08-03 |
| JOHNSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2011-06-27 |
| KIMBERLEY, Christopher | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2007-02-12 |
| LONGWORTH, Ian John | Director | 1995-07-28 | 1998-10-06 |
| MAGEEAN, Mark Daniel | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2023-12-31 |
| MASON, Peter | Director | 2002-10-23 | 2005-10-10 |
| MEDLICOTT, Philip Howard | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2018-04-13 |
| MORGAN, Peter John | Director | 1993-11-08 | 2003-04-11 |
| NORTH, Joanna Jean | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2008-03-06 |
| NUTTALL, Alastair Keith | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2023-09-01 |
| NUTTALL, Alastair Keith | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2013-02-16 |
| O'REILLY, Brendan Patrick Thomas, Mr. | Director | 2015-03-05 | 2019-01-08 |
| ORMSTON, Michael Philip | Director | 2003-05-12 | 2005-03-08 |
| PYBIS, Barry Dennis | Director | 2003-08-14 | 2004-07-30 |
| RAVEN, Garry Stuart | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2003-01-08 |
| RAYNER, Graeme Leslie Peter | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-09-04 |
| RENSHAW, Michael Charles Robin, Mr. | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2023-04-27 |
| RHODES, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2025-09-30 |
| ROBERTS, Trevor Graham | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2019-10-06 |
| SCHOLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2010-09-20 |
| SCOLES, Alan Lindley | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-12-05 |
| SHURDEN, David John | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2014-04-14 |
| SHURDEN, David John | Director | 1994-05-24 | 1996-09-04 |
| SOPER, Richard Michael | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2014-10-17 |
| STICKLAND, David George | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2007-07-09 |
| STONE, Philip Martin | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2017-05-04 |
| TASKER, Elisabeth Ann | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2021-01-18 |
| TAYLOR, Stuart | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2021-03-29 |
| THOMPSON, Gradyn Ross | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2008-03-31 |
| THREAPLETON, Arnold Mark | Director | 2002-09-10 | 2010-10-28 |
| THREAPLETON, Arnold Mark | Director | 1998-11-23 | 2000-05-31 |
| UDDIN, Sahashim | Director | 2019-07-24 | 2019-11-01 |
| WAKERLEY, Ben Andrew Wesley | Director | 2020-04-27 | 2021-11-10 |
| WARNEFORD, Leslie Brian | Director | 1998-10-12 | 1998-11-23 |
| WARRENER, Stephen George | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2016-11-11 |
| WASNIDGE, Lee Malcolm | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2023-10-23 |
| WILEMAN, Thomas | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-09-09 |
| WILSON, Martin Stuart | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2014-04-14 |
| WILSON, Martin Stuart | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2009-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Buses South Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-07-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 330 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+29.3%
£59,150,268 £76,472,068
-
Cash
-25.3%
£3,479,483 £2,600,042
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£17,721 £18,049
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+8.2%
-£63,492 -£58,279
-
Profit before tax
+73.8%
£252 £438
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