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LONDON SOVEREIGN LIMITED
Cash
£136K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
680
+3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
+35% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 02467207
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1990-02-05
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Profit before tax
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
LONDON SOVEREIGN LIMITED
LONDON SOVEREIGN LIMITED
LONDON SOVEREIGN LIMITED
LONDON SOVEREIGN 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 | — | — | -£8,445,000 | -£5,486,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £0 | £136,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,950,000 | £384,000 | -£11,542,000 | -£16,874,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 658 | 680 | |
| Wages | — | — | £27,820,000 | £30,362,000 |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As the Company was loss-making in the period and has net current liabilities of £24,967,000 at year end, 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. ... The Directors have therefore deemed it appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, the controlling interest of the holding company was acquired by First Bus Holdings Limited. Since 28 February 2025, the company is considered to be wholly owned subsidiary of FirstGroup plc.”
- “During the prior year, the Company completed the electrification of both its Harrow and Edgware garages. The Company is now running fully electric routes and is bidding for new routes on an electric basis.”
- “Forvis Mazars LLP will not be reappointed as the Company's auditors for the financial year commencing 1 January 2025. PricewaterhouseCooprers LLP will be appointed as auditors as of this date.”
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 · 68 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 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2014-04-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2003-11-04 | 2010-08-03 |
| FABRE, Geraldine | Secretary | 2021-12-21 | 2025-02-28 |
| FEARNLEY, Giles Robin | Secretary | — | 1993-08-12 |
| SMITH, Clive Richard | Secretary | 1997-10-16 | 2000-12-29 |
| STANISIC, Jack Zeljko | Secretary | 2010-08-03 | 2014-04-28 |
| TEMPLE, Julie Karen | Secretary | 2000-12-29 | 2002-11-03 |
| WILDE, Stuart David | Secretary | 1993-08-12 | 1997-10-16 |
| WILLIS, Michael Nathaniel Sean | Secretary | 2002-11-03 | 2003-11-04 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2002-11-03 |
| AUBIN, Cyril Marcel Charles | Director | 2024-06-19 | 2025-02-28 |
| BEAUMONT, Charles | Director | 2002-11-03 | 2008-04-01 |
| BIRCHLEY, Leslie Arthur | Director | 2014-08-21 | 2015-01-22 |
| BIRCHLEY, Leslie Arthur | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2010-08-03 |
| BROGDEN, Peter Ian | Director | 2010-08-03 | 2014-04-28 |
| BROWN, Nicholas James Forster | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2021-05-18 |
| BULMER, Maurice Raymond | Director | 2014-08-21 | 2018-06-01 |
| BUTLER, Dean | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2021-02-26 |
| CAREY, Kevin David | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2004-12-15 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2010-08-03 |
| CHARDON, Catherine Marie-Jeanne | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| COHEN, Joel Jacques | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| CORBETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2022-12-13 |
| COUTURIER, Thierry | Director | 2006-08-07 | 2014-04-28 |
| FEARNLEY, Giles Robin | Director | — | 2002-11-03 |
| 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 | 2014-08-21 | 2019-08-09 |
| FULLER, Karen Rose | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2010-08-03 |
| FULLICK, Frank Peter | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2022-06-30 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2013-03-12 | 2014-04-28 |
| GOODBOURN, Howard Charles | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2019-05-10 |
| GUTHRIE, Fiona | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2025-02-28 |
| HAJDUKIEWICZ, Dennis | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-02-13 |
| HALL, Richard John | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2016-04-29 |
| HURRY, David John | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2002-11-03 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David Wyse | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2018-10-31 |
| JOSLIN, John Arthur | Director | 1993-08-12 | 2002-11-03 |
| 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 |
| LOTT, Derek Alfred | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2007-03-14 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2010-08-03 |
| NOTHEY, Kuldeep Singh | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2022-12-19 |
| ONNIS, Jean-Louis, Dr | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2022-03-31 |
| PAPIN, Pierre-Luc | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| PARSONSON, Andrew William | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-02-28 |
| PERIN, Francois Xavier | Director | 2002-11-03 | 2006-09-15 |
| PRESTON, Andrew James | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2021-11-26 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter William | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2019-09-27 |
| ROBERTS, Ian Neville | Director | 1993-08-12 | 1996-02-01 |
| RODET, Florence | Director | 2016-12-06 | 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 | 2014-04-28 |
| TAYLOR, Fiona Jacqueline | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2019-03-04 |
| 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 |
| WEST, Lynn Suzanne | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2021-05-18 |
| WILDE, Stuart David | Director | — | 2002-11-03 |
| WILLIS, Michael Nathaniel Sean | Director | 2002-11-03 | 2003-11-04 |
| WOOD, Nigel John | Director | 2023-06-22 | 2025-02-28 |
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 Transit London Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 321 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 |
| 2025-04-02 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-28 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-14 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-03-03 | 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 | 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 | 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 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
Credit score
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Credit score requires total assets, working capital, retained earnings proxy, book equity — not present in the latest extracted accounts.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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