UK Companies House feature
LAKESIDE COACHES LIMITED
Cash
£2M
+28.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+20.7% vs 2024
Employees
127
+14.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-1.4% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 04370527
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-02-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-29
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49390
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,060,818 | £11,422,879 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,153,656 | £2,122,686 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,613,974 | £1,589,385 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,928,181 | £2,482,615 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,233,263 | £8,116,590 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,038,528 | £7,289,490 | |
| Equity | £3,904,646 | £4,849,459 | £6,038,528 | £7,289,490 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 111 | 127 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,070,668 | £3,658,320 |
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
- CBSL Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- A.T. Brown (Coaches) Limited · 100% held · England and Wales
Significant events
- “During the year the company joined the FirstGroup Plc group.”
- “The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £229,233 (2024 - £Nil).”
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 · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Gareth John | Director | 2004-06-14 | Jun 1984 | British |
| HALL, Neal Nicholas | Director | 2013-10-01 | May 1964 | British |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2024-10-24 | Jul 1974 | British |
| MCINNES, James Robert | Director | 2025-03-31 | May 1984 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Dorothy | Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2017-09-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2002-02-08 |
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2024-10-24 | 2025-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Dorothy | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2017-09-25 |
| DAVIES, John Raymond | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2017-09-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-08 | 2002-02-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth John Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-24 |
| Jr Davies & Son Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-11-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-09-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-29
4.34
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.174 × 6.56 = +1.14
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.200 × 6.72 = +1.34
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.769 × 1.05 = +1.86
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