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BATH BUS COMPANY LIMITED
Cash
£27K
+466.9% vs 2021
Net assets
-£950K
-19.2% vs 2021
Employees
76
-16.5% vs 2021
Profit before tax
-£186K
+83.8% vs 2021
Profile
- Company number
- 03290006
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1996-12-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2023-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2022-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,419,922 | £3,970,976 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,057,669 | -£59,068 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,153,850 | -£186,368 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,151,395 | -£186,368 | |
| Cash | — | £4,770 | £27,040 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £755,908 | £398,681 | |
| Net assets | — | -£796,791 | -£950,029 | |
| Equity | £363,362 | -£796,791 | -£950,029 | |
| Average employees | — | 91 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | £1,773,941 | £1,960,933 |
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)
- 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. Accordingly, they continue to adapt the going concem basis in preparing the financial statements. The Company parent undertaking RATP Dev UK Limited, has given assurance to continue to provide support to the Company for at least twelve months subsequent to the sign off date of this report.”
Significant events
- “In March 2024, the Bath office and Cardiff depot were closed allowing for the amalgamation of administrative and operational activities in the Keynsham depot. The decision was taken not to resume the smaller seasonal sightseeing operations in Bristol and Cardiff allowing all resources to be directed to the predominant Bath sightseeing 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
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2025-12-10 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CLARINGBOLD, Douglas Bryan | Director | 2025-12-10 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MCINNES, James Robert | Director | 2025-12-10 | May 1984 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Robert John | Secretary | 1997-01-10 | 2004-06-04 |
| LONGLEY, Brian Edward | Secretary | 2004-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-10 | 1997-01-10 |
| ATKINS, Colin Anthony John | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-03-14 |
| BOIS, Ronan | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2020-02-24 |
| BROMLEY, Robert John | Director | 1997-01-10 | 2004-06-04 |
| BROOKING, Gavin James | Director | 2023-05-04 | 2025-12-10 |
| BULMER, Maurice Raymond | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2017-03-14 |
| CARNIEL, Cyril Hervé | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2011-03-19 |
| CASLING, Richard Charles | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| CURTIS, Martin Simon | Director | 1997-01-10 | 2021-02-01 |
| FIELD, Alan Christopher | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2001-12-31 |
| FIELD, Collin Paul Brougham | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-05-11 |
| FIELD, Collin Paul Brougham | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-06-04 |
| GOODBOURN, Howard Charles | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2019-05-10 |
| HERLINGSHAW, Andrew | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2022-04-30 |
| HORLER, Kenneth | Director | 1997-01-10 | 2000-04-03 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David Wyse | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2014-09-30 |
| LONGLEY, Brian Edward | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| LOTT, Derek Alfred | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2014-09-30 |
| MASSON, Arnaud Max | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2025-12-10 |
| MATHER, Darren Eric | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Director | 2011-03-19 | 2012-04-16 |
| NEWMAN, Peter Ivor | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| NEWMAN, Ross Christopher | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| NEWMAN, Stephen Phillip | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2011-02-28 |
| NEYLON, Darren Lee | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2018-02-16 |
| TAZEWELL, Keith John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| WALKER, Michael, Dr | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2003-04-17 |
| WHITE, Derek | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2025-12-09 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-10 | 1997-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Bus Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-10 | Active |
| Ratp Dev Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2026-02-09 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-10 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-14 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-21 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2022-12-31
-5.17
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.742 × 6.56 = -4.86
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.015 × 6.72 = -0.10
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.193 × 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