DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH LIMITED

1. DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH LIMITED 2018-03-19 → present
2. DAWSONRENTALS BUS AND COACH LIMITED 2000-04-04 → 2018-03-19
3. PORTABLE COLD STORAGE LIMITED 1997-09-30 → 2000-04-04
4. MARATRADE LIMITED 1989-10-20 → 1997-09-30

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis for accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Revenue has grown by £8.6m year on year, now steadily growing with new monthly records regularly set. Used vehicle sales are also continuing to deliver exceptional performances as buyers find little by way of choice in the wider marketplace.”
• “There remains a sector wide drive to Zero emission vehicles - something that we are finding increasing demand for in the smaller vehicle sector and have invested speculatively in to accelerate adoption.”
• “We expect the market to become more competitive in 2025 as availability of manufacturer stock improves but are well placed to take advantage of what is on offer.”
• “On the 3rd April 2025, the group was acquired by Devonshire Bidco Limited. The ultimate parent undertaking became KKR & Co. Inc.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +30.9%

  £35,252,000 → £46,138,000

• Cash

  +423.4%

  £214,000 → £1,120,000

• Net assets

  +14.2%

  £35,783,000 → £40,857,000

• Employees

  +12.5%

  40 → 45

• Operating profit

  +52.3%

  £10,640,000 → £16,200,000

• Profit before tax

  +47.2%

  £8,201,000 → £12,072,000

• Wages

  -0.3%

  £2,667,000 → £2,660,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers