WESTERN BUSES LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 24 Jan 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 11 Apr 2025

Net assets £37.58M £640.00K 2024 year on year

Total assets £62.79M £2.93M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £25.20M £3.57M 2024 year on year

Charges 21

2 outstanding 19 satisfied

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

One Stockport Exchange 20 Railway Road Stockport SK1 3SW United Kingdom

Website

westernscottish.co.uk

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£255.00k

Decreased by £1.48M (-85%)

Net Assets

£37.58M

Increased by £640.00k (+2%)

Total Liabilities

£25.20M

Decreased by £3.57M (-12%)

Turnover

£59.67M

Increased by £8.72M (+17%)

Employees

938

Increased by 84 (+10%)

Debt Ratio

40%

Decreased by 4 (-9%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

4 active 44 resigned

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						Status
Bruce Maxwell Dingwall	Director	British	Scotland	42	31 May 2019	Active
Fiona Doherty	Director	British	United Kingdom	56	29 Apr 2019	Active
Samuel Derek Greer	Director	British	Scotland	58	24 Feb 2020	Active
Sarah Jane Bradley	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	30 Jul 2024	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)


Stagecoach Bus Holdings Limited	100.0%	2,750,002	Ordinary	11 Apr 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Stagecoach Bus Holdings Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Apr 2016

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

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Group Structure

STAGECOACH BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SCUSI LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SCOTO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

STAGECOACH TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

STAGECOACH GROUP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

COPPER PIPING LIMITED united kingdom

WESTERN BUSES LIMITED Current Company

A.A. BUSES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SCHOOLBUS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

2 outstanding 19 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
11 Apr 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-11 with no updates	View(3 pages)
5 Mar 2025	Officers	Change to director Mr Bruce Maxwell Dingwall on 2024-12-23	View(2 pages)
24 Jan 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-04-27	View(47 pages)
20 Oct 2024	Incorporation	Memorandum Articles	View(4 pages)
26 Sept 2024	Mortgage	Mortgage Create With Deed With Charge Number Charge Creation Date	View(41 pages)