LANDTOURER COACHES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-11
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£130K
-58.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-24.4% vs 2023
Employees
52
-18.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£565K
-93.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-11.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £6,135,145 | £4,930,574 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£162,975 | -£394,931 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£292,045 | -£565,159 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£291,554 | -£565,159 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £309,620 | £129,828 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,247,954 | £3,751,958 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,311,905 | £1,746,747 | |
| Equity | £1,818,655 | £1,840,256 | £1,676,739 | £1,596,469 | £65,748 | £2,311,905 | £1,746,747 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,179,117 | £1,900,487 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.7% | -8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -4.8% | -11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -3.8% | -10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.79x | 0.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.19x | -2.27x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sheen Stickland
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- LANDTOURER COACHES LIMITED · parent
- Edinburgh Castle Coaches Limited 99.99%
- Edinburgh Coach Lines Limited 100%
- Gray Line (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Edinburgh Transport Limited 100%
- Thistle Destination Management Limited 100%
- Thistle Holidays Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The major risk faced by the group is competitive risk. The group operates in a crowded and highly competitive market.”
- “The directors remain focused on preserving and improving the future profitability of the company, which can be achieved by the continued monitoring and control of costs and investment in sales and marketing activities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAVANAGH, Sinead | Secretary | 2017-09-05 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Jeff Richard | Director | 2018-03-26 | Feb 1980 | Irish |
| KAVANAGH, Sinead | Director | 2009-06-17 | Nov 1980 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAVANAGH, Patrick | Secretary | — | 2017-09-05 |
| KAVANAGH, Matthew | Director | — | 1999-12-15 |
| KAVANAGH, Patrick | Director | — | 2017-09-05 |
| KAVANAGH, Thomas | Director | — | 2009-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinéad Kavanagh | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-05 | Active |
| Eirebus Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-08-22 | 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
- 0
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
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Turnover
-19.6%
£6,135,145 £4,930,574
-
Cash
-58.1%
£309,620 £129,828
-
Net assets
-24.4%
£2,311,905 £1,746,747
-
Employees
-18.8%
64 52
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Operating profit
-142.3%
-£162,975 -£394,931
-
Profit before tax
-93.5%
-£292,045 -£565,159
-
Wages
-12.8%
£2,179,117 £1,900,487
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