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MCGILL'S BUS SERVICE LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-75% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-12.4% vs 2023
Employees
561
+0.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-29
Profile
- Company number
- SC027238
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1949-09-02
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-29
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-03 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-02 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£299,674 | — | £773,466 | — | £1,052,275 | -£1,311,820 | |
| Cash | — | £10,994,126 | — | £6,401,646 | — | £9,812,770 | £2,452,965 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £53,446,461 | — | £60,677,557 | — | £72,419,693 | £67,025,228 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,720,869 | — | £9,494,335 | — | £10,546,609 | £9,234,789 | |
| Equity | £11,855,071 | £8,720,869 | £8,720,869 | £9,494,335 | £9,494,334 | £10,546,609 | £9,234,789 | |
| Average employees | — | 628 | — | 555 | — | 559 | 561 | |
| 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
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 or the 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.”
Subsidiaries
- Loch Lomond Bus Services Limited · 100% held · UK
- McGill's City Connect Limited · 100% held · UK
- Smoothie Cruisers Limited · 100% held · UK
- Taybus Holdings Limited · 100% held · UK
- Tayside Public Transport Company Limited · 100% held · UK
- McGill's Scotland East Limited · 100% held · UK
- Midland Bluebird Limited · 100% held · UK
- Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Limited · 100% held · UK
- Loch Lomond Travel Limited · 100% held · UK
Significant events
- “On 4 July 2025 the company acquired the entire share capital of Prentice Westwood Limited, a company incorporated in Scotland. The acquisition occurred after the reporting date and is therefore not reflected in these consolidated financial statements. As at the date these financial statements were authorised for issue, an estimate of the financial effect of this acquisition is not practical.”
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
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| EASDALE, Alexander | Director | 2010-04-16 | Apr 1968 | British |
| EASDALE, James | Director | 2004-10-12 | Mar 1971 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Director | 2010-04-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2014-03-29 | 2019-02-08 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan | Secretary | 2019-08-05 | 2023-09-06 |
| HENDRY, Albert | Secretary | 2004-10-12 | 2014-03-28 |
| KEAN, Adelle Janet | Secretary | 2004-09-09 | 2004-10-12 |
| KEAN, Adelle Janet | Secretary | 2001-06-30 | 2002-09-16 |
| KEAN, Alexander Bryan | Secretary | 2002-09-16 | 2004-09-09 |
| MCGILL, Gordon Allison | Secretary | — | 1997-07-01 |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Secretary | 2023-09-06 | 2025-09-01 |
| TURNER, David Paul | Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| BOWLER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-06-30 |
| EASDALE, Gail | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2012-03-09 |
| HODGSON, Gordon William | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| KEAN, Alexander Bryan | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2003-01-01 |
| KEAN, Sharon | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2004-10-12 |
| LONSDALE, Stephen Philip | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2019-09-19 |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MCGILL, Francis Mcmath | Director | — | 1994-01-05 |
| MCGILL, Gordon Allison | Director | — | 1997-07-01 |
| MCGILL, Janet Mcfie | Director | — | 1990-10-23 |
| MCGILL, Lesley May | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1997-07-01 |
| RAY, John Alfred | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-06-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranglen Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-09-12 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-04-23 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-09-06 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2023-09-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
54
COOL
/ 100
- Filings velocity 83
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 100
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 38
- 10 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 2 appointed, 2 resigned (12mo)
- Employees +0% YoY
- Net Assets -12% YoY