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BENNETTS COACHES LIMITED
Cash
£1M
+12.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+12.1% vs 2023
Employees
80
+5.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-35.5% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 07313076
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2010-07-13
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,672,012 | £1,078,891 | |
| Net profit | — | £233,051 | — | — | — | £1,300,116 | £871,423 | |
| Cash | — | £668,772 | £708,636 | £647,148 | £1,014,166 | £1,037,023 | £1,166,622 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,310,861 | £2,410,506 | £2,793,587 | £2,833,521 | £3,361,801 | £3,498,208 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,886,470 | £2,023,015 | £2,061,942 | £2,209,481 | £2,263,819 | £2,537,647 | |
| Equity | £1,715,736 | £1,886,470 | £2,023,015 | £2,061,942 | £2,209,481 | £2,263,819 | £2,537,647 | |
| Average employees | — | 56 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,614,946 | £2,726,762 |
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
- Smith Heath Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “economic environment in the UK, there has been a general price inflation which has resulted in a reduction in operating profit to £1.10m compared to £1.69m for 2023. By controlling costs and continue to invest in people, the company is anticipating growth for 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
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Gavin Peter | Director | 2017-08-31 | May 1979 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Peter | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2017-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gavin Peter Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-07-01 | Ceased 2023-06-15 |
| Bennetts Coaches Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-31 | Active |
| Mr Peter Bennett | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2023-08-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-06-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2021-12-21 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-05-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2020-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-05-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2019-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-07-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2019-07-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-08-31
2.94
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.081 × 6.56 = +0.53
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.211 × 6.72 = +1.41
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.946 × 1.05 = +0.99
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
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
23.9
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 25
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 55
- Accounts trajectory 62
- 3 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +5% YoY
- Net Assets +12% YoY