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WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
Cash
£3M
+46.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+13.9% vs 2024
Employees
216
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+147.3% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 01990371
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1986-02-17
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49390
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LIMITED
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,735,619 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £108,842 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £64,055 | -£331,140 | £340,418 | £623,560 | £1,541,889 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £47,557 | — | £279,358 | £461,729 | £1,633,715 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,528,763 | £2,375,355 | £2,453,072 | £2,381,802 | £3,486,704 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,963,455 | £5,155,890 | £7,603,002 | £7,819,041 | £39,595,112 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,514,238 | £3,195,607 | £5,974,966 | £6,336,695 | £7,220,410 | |
| Equity | £3,394,453 | £3,466,681 | £3,514,238 | £3,195,607 | £5,974,966 | £6,336,695 | £7,220,410 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 229 | 216 | 208 | 218 | 216 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,118,777 | £6,081,211 | £6,267,535 | £7,429,981 | £8,226,736 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board remain confident that the company is a going concern.”
Significant events
- “By the end of March 2025, the EV infrastructure works were complete and 80% of the incoming EVs were in service.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
12 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKERLEY, Ben | Secretary | 2017-05-01 | — | — |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2019-01-21 | Feb 1964 | British |
| FERGUSON, Katie | Director | 2022-12-14 | Apr 1986 | British |
| GILLHAM, Una Bernadette | Director | 2026-01-13 | Jan 1960 | British |
| GOWLAND, Graham Farrington | Director | 2022-05-24 | Jun 1969 | British |
| HARRIS, Sharon Alicia | Director | 2025-07-25 | Jan 1954 | British |
| HUTCHISON, Karl Adrian | Director | 2023-08-22 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MITCHELL, Catherine Louise | Director | 2016-05-25 | Nov 1969 | British |
| PARISH, Stephen, Revd | Director | 2011-05-25 | Jun 1949 | British |
| TOMLINSON, Mark Robert | Director | 2017-11-17 | May 1963 | British |
| WAKERLEY, Ben Andrew Wesley | Director | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WOODS, David Ian | Director | 2016-02-29 | May 1971 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNISTER, John | Secretary | — | 2009-06-02 |
| GRAHAM, Damian | Secretary | 2014-06-01 | 2017-05-05 |
| NEWELL, Stephen George | Secretary | 2010-01-21 | 2010-06-04 |
| SHANNON, Charles | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2010-01-21 |
| SLAVIN, Ann Marie Pauline | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2014-05-31 |
| SQUIRE, David Julian | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | 2011-01-04 |
| ARMSTRONG, David | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| ASPINALL, David Michael | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2022-12-13 |
| AXCELL, Brian, Dr | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2021-05-07 |
| AXCELL, Brian, Dr | Director | 1997-10-11 | 2001-06-21 |
| BANNER, Maureen | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2017-05-25 |
| BANNER, Maureen | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2010-07-30 |
| BANNISTER, John | Director | — | 2009-06-02 |
| BEETON, Matthew Henry | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2018-11-05 |
| BLAINEY, David Anthony | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2018-11-05 |
| BRINKSMAN, William Joseph | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2016-05-25 |
| BURKE, John | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-01-06 |
| BURKE, John | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2014-04-07 |
| CAREY, Peter John | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-05-27 |
| CLARKE, John Morris | Director | — | 1999-05-21 |
| COOP, Edmund Peter | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2006-06-22 |
| COOPER, Alfred | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| EARL, David Ernest | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2012-05-04 |
| ELLIS, David Michael, Dr | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2024-06-25 |
| FEATHAM, Nigel Paul | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2008-05-19 |
| GALLAGHER, Brian | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2024-06-25 |
| GARTSIDE, John Sydney | Director | 1992-10-12 | 1996-05-01 |
| GRAHAM, Damian | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-05-05 |
| HADDOW, Ann | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2006-06-22 |
| HARPER, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 1995-05-17 | 1999-10-11 |
| HARPIN, Joan Myfanwy, Cllr | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2004-09-10 |
| HEAVER, Andrew Richard | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2017-05-26 |
| HENDERSON, Duane Anthony | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2021-06-18 |
| HIGGINS, Tony | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2016-05-25 |
| HIGGINS, Tony | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2013-05-28 |
| HOYLE, Thomas Leslie | Director | 2001-06-21 | 2014-05-22 |
| HURST, George | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| JENNINGS, Thomas Michael | Director | 2016-05-25 | 2021-06-07 |
| KENNEDY, Paul John | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2011-05-25 |
| LITTON, Alan, Rev | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-05-19 |
| LONG, John William Bernard | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2010-07-30 |
| MAHER, Anthony Michael | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2006-06-22 |
| MAHER, Brian | Director | 1997-10-11 | 2011-05-25 |
| MAIN, Timothy Stewart | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1997-10-14 |
| MCCAULDER, Lisa Joanne | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2022-07-22 |
| MCDERMOTT, David Andrew | Director | 2016-01-05 | 2016-03-31 |
| NELSON, Pauline | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2017-05-26 |
| NEWELL, Stephen George | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2010-06-04 |
| NEWELL, Stephen George | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2010-06-04 |
| NUTTALL, Alastair Keith | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2015-04-05 |
| O'KANE, Edward | Director | 1997-10-11 | 2000-05-05 |
| PARISH, Stephen, Revd | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2006-06-22 |
| PARISH, Stephen, Revd | Director | 1996-07-08 | 2000-01-14 |
| PEARSON, Philip | Director | 2015-04-06 | 2015-06-30 |
| PRICE, Dan John | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2015-05-27 |
| RANKIN, Roger William Alistair | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2010-07-30 |
| RASHID, Faisal | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2013-05-10 |
| SHANNON, Charles | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2012-06-01 |
| SIMPSON, Brian | Director | — | 1998-12-01 |
| SLAVIN, Ann Marie Pauline | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2014-05-31 |
| SQUIRE, David Julian | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2013-05-31 |
| SYERS, George | Director | — | 1999-10-11 |
| TAYLOR, John | Director | — | 1997-10-14 |
| TAYLOR-DUFF, Leslie | Director | 1999-03-05 | 2004-08-10 |
| WALCH, Peter | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-01-21 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2025-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Borough Council | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-06-28 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-12-06 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-11-03 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2023-08-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-04-11 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
0.71
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.041 × 6.56 = +0.27
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.035 × 6.72 = +0.23
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.195 × 1.05 = +0.20
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
Activity Score not yet computed for this company.