SHIEL BUSES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ritsons Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
- 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.”
Significant events
- “During the financial year, Shiel Buses Ltd undertook a significant capital restructuring to separate its core trading operations from its property portfolio. This was achieved through a multi-stage process designed to create a more efficient corporate structure and facilitate the independent growth of the respective business streams.”
- “At 31 March 2025 the company had capital commitments of £805,543 for buses contracted for but not provided in these financial statements (2024 - nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACGILLIVRAY, Donald | Secretary | 1999-12-20 | — | British |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Carolyn | Director | 2005-04-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Cecilia | Director | 1999-12-20 | Jul 1949 | British |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Donald | Director | 1999-12-20 | Jan 1942 | British |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Maria | Director | 2005-04-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| MACINNES MACGILLIVRAY, David | Director | 2004-09-01 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 1999-12-20 |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Alistair | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2005-03-31 |
| MACGILLIVRAY, Marjory | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2005-03-31 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-01 | 1999-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blain Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-11-28 | Active |
| Mr David Macinnes Macgillivray | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-24 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
| Mr Donald Macgillivray | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
Latest filed period vs the prior one