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LONDON UNITED BUSWAYS LIMITED
Cash
£66K
+100.9% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
2,628
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 02328561
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1988-12-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Cash
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
LONDON UNITED BUSWAYS LIMITED
LONDON UNITED BUSWAYS LIMITED
LONDON UNITED BUSWAYS LIMITED
LONDON UNITED BUSWAYS LIMITED
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | -£2,194,000 | -£4,153,000 | -£7,465,000 | £66,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £30,841,000 | £34,536,000 | -£6,518,000 | -£26,261,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2,652 | 2,628 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 December 2024, the Company had net liabilities of £26,261,000 (2023: £6,518,000). As the Company was loss making in the year, the ultimate parent company, FirstGroup plc, has given assurance to provide support to the Company for at least twelve months from the date of issuing this report.”
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, the controlling interest of the holding company was acquired by First Bus Holdings Limited.”
- “The Company's multi-year transformation program continues to drive improvements in operating practices across the business, with investments into service quality and a new management team driving initiatives such as the model garage and electrification.”
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
3 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2025-02-28 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CAHILL, William John | Director | 2022-07-01 | May 1956 | British |
| MCINNES, James Robert | Director | 2025-02-28 | May 1984 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARGILL, Alastair Malcolm | Secretary | 1996-01-22 | 1997-12-19 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2003-11-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| FABRE, Geraldine | Secretary | 2021-12-21 | 2025-02-28 |
| LAWES, Stephen Finlay Heron | Secretary | — | 1996-01-22 |
| WILLIS, Michael Nathaniel Sean | Secretary | 2000-03-14 | 2003-11-04 |
| WRIGHT, Kim Alexander | Secretary | 1997-12-19 | 2000-03-14 |
| AUBIN, Cyril Marcel Charles | Director | 2024-06-19 | 2025-02-28 |
| BEAUMONT, Charles | Director | 2001-08-27 | 2011-03-03 |
| BENNETT, Edward Vine | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1994-11-04 |
| BIRCHLEY, Leslie Arthur | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2015-01-22 |
| BROOKS, William | Director | 2001-08-06 | 2004-02-10 |
| BROWN, Nicholas James Forster | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2021-05-18 |
| BROWN, Simon John | Director | — | 1994-11-04 |
| BULMER, Maurice Raymond | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2018-06-01 |
| BUTLER, Dean | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2021-02-28 |
| CAHILL, William John | Director | 1994-11-05 | 1999-11-19 |
| CARGILL, Alastair Malcolm | Director | 1994-11-05 | 1997-12-19 |
| CARNIEL, Cyril Hervé | Director | 2011-03-03 | 2014-02-12 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| CHADHA, Kamaljit Singh | Director | 2006-02-11 | 2008-03-14 |
| CHARDON, Catherine Marie-Jeanne | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| COHEN, Joel Jacques | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| COHEN, Joel Jacques | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| COHEN, Norman Victor | Director | 1993-09-10 | 1994-11-04 |
| CORBETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2022-12-13 |
| DE BEAUX, Sam | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2001-11-09 |
| FELLAHI, Mohamed Amine | Director | 2022-09-10 | 2022-09-10 |
| FELLAHI, Mohamed Amine | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| FERRIERE, Romain | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2020-05-30 |
| FOLDES, John Henry Roger | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2023-11-23 |
| FULLER, Karen Rose | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2019-08-09 |
| FULLICK, Frank Peter | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2022-06-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Peter Colin | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2007-03-14 |
| GOODBOURN, Howard Charles | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2019-05-10 |
| GUTHRIE, Fiona | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2025-02-28 |
| HALL, Richard John | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2016-04-29 |
| HUMPHREY, David Edwin | Director | — | 1999-07-30 |
| INGLETON, John Ernest | Director | — | 1993-03-26 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David Wyse | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| JUNIPER, Alexander Edward | Director | 1994-11-05 | 2002-03-19 |
| KAYE, David Andrew | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2019-11-18 |
| KEAN, James | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2019-02-15 |
| KEENAN, John Joseph | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2023-04-24 |
| LACLIDE, Anne-France | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2022-11-30 |
| LAWES, Stephen Finlay Heron | Director | — | 2001-08-26 |
| LEWIS, Martin | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| LOTT, Derek Alfred | Director | 1994-11-05 | 2011-11-04 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2012-04-16 |
| MCGILL, Andre | Director | 2001-08-06 | 2011-08-17 |
| MISKELLY, Martyn Robin | Director | 2004-02-11 | 2006-02-11 |
| NOTHEY, Kuldeep Singh | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2022-12-19 |
| ONNIS, Jean-Louis, Dr | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2022-03-31 |
| PANGBOURNE, Rodney Bryan | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1993-09-06 |
| PAPIN, Pierre-Luc | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| PARSONSON, Andrew William | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-02-28 |
| PERIN, Francois Xavier | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| PRESTON, Andrew James | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2021-11-26 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter William | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2019-09-27 |
| RODET, Florence | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| SELLIS, Marc Edward | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2021-05-18 |
| SHILLINGFORD, Richard David | Director | 2015-01-21 | 2018-11-05 |
| SINACEUR, Mehdi Takyedine | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2025-02-28 |
| STEVENS, Nigel William Haines | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2011-03-03 |
| TAYLOR, Fiona Jacqueline | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2019-03-04 |
| THOMPSON, Alexander Stephen | Director | 1999-11-10 | 1999-12-03 |
| TONETTI, Federico Carlo Francesco | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-19 |
| TONG, Christopher Mark | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2025-02-28 |
| VACHERON, Christophe | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2017-05-24 |
| WATSON, Derek Stephen | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1994-11-04 |
| WEST, Lynn Suzanne | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2021-05-18 |
| WHITLEY, Andrew John | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1994-11-04 |
| WHITLEY, Martin | Director | — | 1997-08-29 |
| WILLIS, Michael Nathaniel Sean | Director | 2000-04-10 | 2003-11-04 |
| WISEMAN, Roger Malcolm | Director | 1994-11-05 | 2002-05-03 |
| WOOD, Nigel John | Director | 2023-06-22 | 2025-02-28 |
| WREN, Paul | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2007-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Bus London Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-11 | Active |
| Ratp Dev Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 347 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-03 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-04 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires total assets, working capital, retained earnings proxy, EBIT (operating profit / PBT), book equity — not present in the latest extracted accounts.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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