CENTREBUS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-25 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-19 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14K
-96.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-20.3% vs 2024
Employees
127
+7.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-04-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £573,937 | -£23,924 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £438,691 | — | £420,555 | £14,300 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,310,423 | — | £5,216,098 | £4,287,284 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £750,567 | — | £2,232,872 | £1,779,620 | |
| Equity | £1,182,550 | £1,193,324 | £1,155,547 | £750,567 | £2,667,597 | £2,232,872 | £1,779,620 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 593 | — | 118 | 127 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,048,181 | £4,683,491 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CENTREBUS LIMITED · parent
- Centrebus North Limited 100%
- D&G Bus Limited 100%
- Chaserider Buses Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the group has won additional contracts leading to higher turnover and increased profitability.”
- “On 30th May 2024 the company completed a purchase of own shares in respect of 3 A Ordinary shares held by K Hayward. The shares were re-purchased for an amount of £244,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Frank | Secretary | 2009-01-12 | — | British |
| BROOKES, David | Director | 2014-06-30 | Sep 1977 | British |
| BROWN, Christopher Frank | Director | 2009-08-24 | Jul 1966 | British |
| PEDDLE, Julian Henry | Director | 2015-03-30 | Nov 1954 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, Michael Gerard | Secretary | 2003-12-23 | 2005-01-17 |
| GARRATT, Susan Patricia | Secretary | 1999-11-26 | 2001-09-06 |
| HARVEY, Peter | Secretary | 2005-01-18 | 2005-04-05 |
| HARVEY, Peter | Secretary | 2003-03-24 | 2003-12-23 |
| HOLMES, Christopher | Secretary | 2005-04-05 | 2009-01-12 |
| O'MAHONY, Diane | Secretary | 2001-09-06 | 2003-03-24 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 1999-11-26 |
| DAY, Christopher Douglas | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2006-12-18 |
| DOYLE, Michael Gerard | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2005-01-17 |
| EVANS, Matthew John | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2021-07-29 |
| GARRATT, Ralph | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2000-11-20 |
| GARRATT, Ralph | Director | 1999-11-26 | 2002-03-08 |
| HARRIS, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2012-09-28 |
| HARVEY, Peter | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2015-03-30 |
| HAYWARD, Keith | Director | 2007-03-13 | 2024-05-31 |
| O'MAHONY, Mark | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2009-02-28 |
| PEDDLE, Julian Henry | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2013-09-09 |
| SHELLEY, David Edward | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2015-03-30 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-05 | 1999-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Henry Peddle | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2021-11-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-96.6%
£420,555 £14,300
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-20.3%
£2,232,872 £1,779,620
-
Employees
+7.6%
118 127
-
Wages
+15.7%
£4,048,181 £4,683,491
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