CARDIFF CITY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
Cash
£17M
+30.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
+3.7% vs 2024
Employees
573
+4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £636,915 | £977,880 | |
| Cash | — | £12,664,044 | £16,569,815 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £42,547,182 | £41,841,618 | |
| Net assets | — | £26,078,245 | £27,056,125 | |
| Equity | £3,372,788 | £26,078,245 | £27,056,125 | |
| Average employees | — | 550 | 573 | |
| Wages | — | £19,427,727 | £20,215,481 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kilsby & Williams LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking account of the financial position, and other relevant factors, the Directors conclude that it may adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of this report.”
Group structure
- CARDIFF CITY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Vale Busline Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Welsh Government has published draft legislation in relation to franchising the bus network across Wales. This could have a significant impact on the operations of the Company, both positive and negative.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GELLEBURN, Leon | Secretary | 2024-08-05 | — | — |
| ASH-EDWARDS, Mike | Director | 2024-03-07 | Mar 1954 | British |
| DAVIES, Calum | Director | 2022-05-27 | Apr 1996 | British |
| DAVIES, David Alan | Director | 2024-07-18 | Dec 1955 | British |
| DOODY, Jennifer Helen | Director | 2024-07-18 | Jul 1976 | British |
| GUNTER, Helen, Councillor | Director | 2024-06-27 | Sep 1965 | British |
| HAMPTON-STONE, Craig | Director | 2024-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| HUNT, Garry | Director | 2022-05-27 | Feb 1958 | British |
| NAUGHTON, Daniel | Director | 2025-10-23 | Feb 1993 | British |
| STEVENS, Gareth | Director | 2019-08-07 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, David Ivar | Secretary | 1994-07-04 | 2004-09-01 |
| CLOSE, Philip Garth | Secretary | 1994-04-19 | 1994-07-04 |
| EVANS, Delyth | Secretary | 2020-12-18 | 2024-08-04 |
| JAMES, David | Secretary | 2014-11-26 | 2019-03-26 |
| JONES, Timothy John Nigel | Secretary | 1993-07-31 | 1994-03-31 |
| MEREDITH, Bryan Ralph | Secretary | 2019-03-26 | 2020-12-17 |
| OGBONNA, Cynthia | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2014-11-26 |
| WHIELDON, John Earl | Secretary | — | 1993-07-31 |
| AUBREY, Gareth David | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2017-05-25 |
| AYLWIN, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2012-05-03 |
| BALE, Philip David | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2014-03-31 |
| BIRD, Gillian, Councillor | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| BOWHAY, Frances Anne | Director | 1996-04-12 | 1999-07-13 |
| BROWN, David Ivar | Director | 1994-07-04 | 2012-07-06 |
| BROWN, Robert Ian | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2004-07-02 |
| CARTER, Joseph Wlliam | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2012-07-30 |
| CONWAY, David John | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2024-03-31 |
| CORRIA, Siobhan Rachel | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2013-10-24 |
| DAVIES, Richard Andrew | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2019-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Sian | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2023-04-13 |
| DAVIES, Timothy Hywel | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2006-06-22 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Robert | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2014-03-27 |
| DIXON, John Leslie | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2012-05-03 |
| DUCROQ, Robert Vernon | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2009-09-30 |
| DYER, Paul George | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2023-09-30 |
| EDROS, Hussain | Director | 2024-10-09 | 2025-11-01 |
| FOLEY, Richard John | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2012-05-03 |
| GALE, Charles | Director | 1998-03-04 | 2004-07-02 |
| GALE, Charles | Director | — | 1994-05-27 |
| GALLAGHER, Joan Marie | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| GARDNER, Simon | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2017-12-29 |
| GODDARD, Susan | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2015-09-17 |
| HEATH, Peter Richard Frank | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2015-10-30 |
| HILL-JOHN, Gavin Mark | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2022-05-27 |
| HOSEASON, Andrew Hay | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2009-05-31 |
| HUNT, Garry | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2017-05-25 |
| HUNT, Gretta Elaine | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2004-07-02 |
| HUTCHINGS, Kenneth John | Director | 1996-04-12 | 1996-10-08 |
| HUTCHINSON, Christopher David | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1996-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Frances Mary | Director | 1994-05-27 | 1996-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Frances Mary | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| JAMES, Christine | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2004-07-02 |
| JONES, Keith | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2013-10-24 |
| JONES, Owen Llewellyn | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2024-02-12 |
| JONES, Timothy John Nigel | Director | 1993-07-31 | 1994-03-31 |
| KELLOWAY, Carol Jane | Director | — | 1994-07-27 |
| KREPPEL, Alan David | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2004-05-28 |
| LAY, Christopher Neal | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2024-06-27 |
| LOMAX, John Christopher | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2016-09-16 |
| MARSHALL, Gretta Elaine, Cllr | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2013-06-04 |
| MCEVOY, Neil, Councillor | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2009-05-01 |
| MERRY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 1996-04-12 | 1996-08-01 |
| MICHAEL, Michael Costas, Cllr | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2008-05-02 |
| MITCHELL, Paul Donnell Eugene | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1996-03-31 |
| MOLE, Gareth Ashley | Director | 2009-09-11 | 2020-05-08 |
| NEALE, Gareth John Jarvis, Councillor | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-05-02 |
| OGBONNA, Cynthia | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2019-10-09 |
| PANTAK, Stephen Martin | Director | 1996-04-12 | 2008-05-02 |
| PATEL, Ramesh Chandra | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-01-31 |
| PATEL, Ramesh Chandra | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2012-02-23 |
| PAYNE, Gareth Stanley | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2014-02-19 |
| PEARCY, Catherine Alison, Cllr | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2008-06-26 |
| PHILLIPS, Linda | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2026-04-16 |
| PHILLIPS, Maxwell John | Director | — | 1999-07-13 |
| PRIDAY, Christine, Councillor | Director | 2004-08-11 | 2008-05-02 |
| PROWSE, Keith | Director | — | 1999-09-01 |
| PRYCE, John Owen | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1999-07-13 |
| REES, Derek Neville | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2002-06-19 |
| RICHARDS, John Winterson | Director | — | 1996-04-12 |
| ROBSON, Adrian | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2018-11-30 |
| ROBSON, Adrian | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2015-07-23 |
| SANDREY, Emma-Jayne Colette | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2022-05-27 |
| SHEPPARD, John Price | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2007-11-11 |
| SIMMONS, Elaine Alison | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2019-01-30 |
| SINGH, Jaswant | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2012-05-03 |
| SINGH, Jaswant | Director | 1996-04-12 | 1999-07-13 |
| SINGH, Kanaya | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2022-05-27 |
| SOUTER-PAYNE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2021-06-08 |
| STUBBS, Edward Joeseph | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Rhys | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2025-10-23 |
| THOMAS, Benjamin Garreth | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2017-05-25 |
| TRODD, Michael John | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| WALSH, Monica, Councillor | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2009-05-19 |
| WHIELDON, John Earl | Director | — | 1993-07-03 |
| WHITE, Susan Anne | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2016-12-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Alun Craig | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2015-05-19 |
| WORSELL, David Brian | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2007-03-30 |
| YATES, Frank | Director | — | 1998-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City Of Cardiff Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+30.8%
£12,664,044 £16,569,815
-
Net assets
+3.7%
£26,078,245 £27,056,125
-
Employees
+4.2%
550 573
-
Wages
+4.1%
£19,427,727 £20,215,481
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