PROJECT ROMAN TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-12
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
923
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-12.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,832,316 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,118,764 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,630,520 | |
| Net profit | -£6,530,848 | |
| Cash | £3,792,829 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,656,084 | |
| Net assets | -£6,462,286 | |
| Equity | -£6,462,286 | |
| Average employees | 923 | |
| Wages | £16,219,260 |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | -13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | -0.24x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- 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 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
- PROJECT ROMAN TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Project Roman Midco Limited 100%
- The Coach Travel Group Limited 100%
- Barnes (Aldbourne) Limited 100%
- Liveridge Holdings Limited 100%
- Coatham Tyre Centre Limited 100%
- HCA (Manchester) Limited 100%
- Coach1 Limited 100%
- Owens Newco A Limited 100%
- Swans Travel Limited 100%
- The Ready Group Limited 100%
- Hughes Bros. (Llanrwst & Trefriw) Limited 100%
- Jones Holidays Limited 100%
- Barnes Coaches Limited 100%
- Jim Hughes Coaches Limited 100%
- Johnsons (Henley) Limited 100%
- Whittle Coach & Bus Limited 100%
- Readybus Limited 100%
- Turbostyle Coaches Limited 100%
- Ready Tours Limited 100%
- Arena Travel Limited 100%
- The Coach People Limited 100%
- Travel Master (MCR) Limited 100%
- The Great British Coach Company Limited 100%
- Horseman Coaches Limited 100%
- Stewarts Coaches Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 18 June 2025, the Group entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for the freehold property known as Headley Park 8. The Property was sold for a value of £5.38m net of VAT, resulting in a loss on disposal of £73k.”
- “On 18 June 2025, the Group entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for the long leasehold property held at 2 Acre Road. The Property was sold for a value of £12.42m resulting in a profit on disposal of £12.27m.”
- “On 17 October 2025, the Group acquired the entire share capital of The Kings Ferry Limited, H. Luckett & Co. Limited and Worthing Coaches Limited from the Mobico PLC group in an all cash consideration of £180k.”
- “On 15 December 2025, the Group entered into a sale agreement for an industrial unit known as Theale. The property was sold for £1.25m, resulting in a gain on disposal of £0.78m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMFIELD, Timothy Francis | Director | 2024-06-07 | May 1973 | British |
| GILBERT, Simon George | Director | 2024-04-29 | Mar 1970 | British |
| KRIGE, Lynette Gillian | Director | 2025-09-12 | Sep 1966 | British |
| LOWERSON, Robert Alexander David | Director | 2026-03-05 | Jun 1995 | British |
| MORTIMORE, Edward Robert | Director | 2024-04-29 | Jan 1988 | British |
| STABLES, Thomas Findlay | Director | 2024-06-07 | Nov 1972 | British |
| SWINDELLS, Kieran Brian | Director | 2024-06-07 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYSON, Matthew Alexander | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-09-12 |
| KELLY, Aaron David | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-09-12 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Jan | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
Latest filed period vs the prior one