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TETLEY'S MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-10.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+21.8% vs 2023
Employees
70
+2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 03309948
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1997-01-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,093,357 | £1,144,764 | £1,539,925 | £2,186,278 | £1,947,185 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,287,813 | £3,271,471 | £3,604,280 | £4,386,900 | £5,224,782 | |
| Net assets | £2,971,167 | £3,001,413 | £3,373,894 | £4,058,119 | £4,941,752 | |
| Equity | £2,971,167 | £3,001,413 | £3,373,894 | £4,058,119 | £4,941,752 | |
| Average employees | 65 | 48 | 49 | 68 | 70 | |
| 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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 March 2025, the company had cash of £1 9 million (2024 £1 9 million), net current assets of £40 million (2024 £3 3 million), net assets of £5 7 million (2024 £49 million) and made a profit after tax of £0 9 million (2024 £1 1 million). The directors are satisfied that the company is a going concern and consider the state of the company's affairs to be satisfactory Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basıs”
Significant events
- “On 24 July 2025, the company joined the FirstGroup Plc group. The group's Annual Report which does not form part of this report, is publicly available”
- “Subsequent to the year end, Tetley's Motor Services Limited was acquired by First Bus Holdings Limited. The directors regard FirstGroup plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered in Scotland, as the ultimate parent and controlling company, following the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the company, by First Bus Holdings Limited on 24 July 2025”
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
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Gareth John | Director | 2025-07-24 | Jun 1984 | British |
| HOUGH, David | Director | 2026-01-09 | Dec 1976 | British |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2025-08-07 | Jul 1974 | British |
| MCINNES, James Robert | Director | 2025-07-24 | May 1984 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TETLEY, Angela Elizabeth | Secretary | 2008-02-04 | 2025-07-24 |
| TETLEY, Joan | Secretary | 1997-01-30 | 2008-02-04 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-30 | 1997-01-30 |
| TETLEY, Alec Cecil | Director | 1997-01-30 | 2004-04-01 |
| TETLEY, Angela Elizabeth | Director | 2015-06-04 | 2025-07-24 |
| TETLEY, Ian | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2026-01-25 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-30 | 1997-01-30 |
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 | 2025-07-24 | Active |
| Mr Ian Tetley | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-24 |
| Mrs Angela Elizabeth Tetley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-09-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-09-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-09-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-06 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-07-18 | SH06 | capital | capital cancellation shares |
| 2025-07-18 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2025-06-26 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-06-26 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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