BATH BUS COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-20 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-06
Watchouts
Cash
£8K
-71.2% vs 2022
Net assets
-£2M
-66% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
-28.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£549K
-194.3% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BATH BUS COMPANY LIMITED 1997-01-22 → present
- POLYCROFT LIMITED 1996-12-10 → 1997-01-22
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,419,922 | £3,970,976 | £4,355,856 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,057,669 | -£59,068 | -£388,521 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,153,850 | -£186,368 | -£548,532 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,151,395 | -£186,368 | -£548,532 | |
| Cash | — | £4,770 | £27,040 | £7,800 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £755,908 | £398,681 | -£462,755 | |
| Net assets | — | -£796,791 | -£950,029 | -£1,577,173 | |
| Equity | £363,362 | -£796,791 | -£950,029 | -£1,577,173 | |
| Average employees | — | 91 | 76 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £1,773,941 | £1,960,933 | £1,965,577 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -43.7% | -1.5% | -8.9% | |
| Net margin | — | -47.6% | -4.7% | -12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -139.9% | -14.8% | 84.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.18x | 0.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | -11.00x | -0.46x | -2.43x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+9.7%
£3,970,976 £4,355,856
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-71.2%
£27,040 £7,800
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Net assets
-66%
-£950,029 -£1,577,173
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-28.9%
76 54
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-557.8%
-£59,068 -£388,521
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Profit before tax
-194.3%
-£186,368 -£548,532
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Wages
+0.2%
£1,960,933 £1,965,577
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