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EAST COAST BUSES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- SC208702
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-06-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-28
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49390
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CT Audit 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
- “2023 and 2024 saw increased passenger numbers and amended scheduled services.”
- “During the first few months of 2024 the Director had to be extremely proactive in seeking to continue to address and mitigate, where possible, the impact of various increased cost pressures in order to maintain the business and its returns, while managing an increase in competition from both road and rail.”
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
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2025-01-06 | — | — |
| BOYD, Sarah Jean | Director | 2016-11-25 | Sep 1980 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTON, Roger | Secretary | 2017-06-05 | 2018-05-17 |
| MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan | Secretary | 2018-05-17 | 2018-10-08 |
| STRACHAN, Norman James | Secretary | 2001-09-18 | 2017-01-31 |
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-25 | 2001-09-18 |
| BRODIES WS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2000-10-25 |
| CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie | Nominee Director | 2000-06-30 | 2000-10-25 |
| CRAIG, William Ian Gold | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2016-01-31 |
| HALL, Richard John | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| MOORHOUSE, Graham Alan | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2018-10-08 |
| RENILSON, Neil John | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2008-11-10 |
| SERAFINI, Nigel Murray | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2022-08-12 |
| STRACHAN, Norman James | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2016-11-25 |
| VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur | Nominee Director | 2000-06-30 | 2000-10-25 |
| ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothian Buses Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-01-21 | AP04 | officers | appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2019-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-02-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2019-02-15 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires extracted accounts data.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
19.2
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 17
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 2 filing(s) in last 12 months