THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£108k
-16% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.5m
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £217,997 | £661,067 | £389,902 | -41% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £153,710 | £358,355 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £153,710 | £370,786 | £228,435 | -38.4% | |
| Cash | £235,840 | £128,832 | £108,176 | -16% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,240,025 | £5,468,460 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,869,239 | £5,240,025 | £5,468,460 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £4,869,239 | £5,240,025 | £5,468,460 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 70.5% | 56.1% | 58.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 7.46x | 6.80x | 3.89x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED 1995-11-24 → present
- LONDON BUS PRESERVATION GROUP LIMITED (THE) 1972-07-18 → 1995-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- John D Kilby & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis as the trustees believe that the trust holds sufficient funds in the face of the current uncertainties. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months.”
Group structure
- THE LONDON BUS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED · parent
- London Bus Museum Limited 100%
- London Bus Preservation and Repair Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Peter | Secretary | 2019-03-27 | — | — |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | Director | 2018-01-17 | Jun 1955 | British |
| DUFF, John | Director | 2024-01-17 | Aug 1964 | British |
| HAQ, Aaliah | Director | 2023-09-20 | May 1973 | British |
| HASTINGS, Richard | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| MULVEY, David, Dr | Director | 2024-09-25 | Sep 1956 | British |
| TELLING, Richard Stephen | Director | 2022-04-04 | Mar 1977 | British |
| YEXLEY, Mark David James | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jun 1957 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD, John | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-19 |
| LARKHAM, Peter James | Secretary | 2012-11-03 | 2019-03-27 |
| PETERS, Anthony | Secretary | — | 2000-06-08 |
| RUDDOCK, Graham James, Dr | Secretary | 2000-06-07 | 2004-12-15 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Secretary | 2004-12-16 | 2006-01-03 |
| WHEBLE, Christopher Bernard | Secretary | 2007-01-20 | 2012-11-03 |
| BAILEY, Robert John | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2022-04-04 |
| BEDFORD, John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-19 |
| BORG, Colin David Nelson | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2009-09-08 |
| BOWDEN, Julian John | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| BROWN, Peter | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2026-01-07 |
| BROWN, Peter Victor | Director | 2015-08-30 | 2018-04-05 |
| CHAPPELL, Hugh | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| CROSS, Alan Brian | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| DOUGLAS LANE, Simon, Revd | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2022-04-04 |
| DUPLOCK, Peter Anthony | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| EDMONDS, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2021-08-17 |
| EDWARDS, Stephen | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2014-03-12 |
| FILL, Deryck | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2023-03-12 |
| HALE, Alvin Frederick | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2007-11-21 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2018-07-07 |
| HURLEY, Anthony David | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| HUSSEY, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-01-04 | 2007-12-01 |
| JOB, Gerald Ernest | Director | 2011-08-24 | 2022-04-04 |
| JONES, Brian Alan Leslie | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2020-11-11 |
| KINNEAR, David Martin | Director | 2005-08-10 | 2014-07-13 |
| LAY, Anthony Howard | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2011-08-31 |
| LEWIS, Anthony Harman | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2010-10-23 |
| LILLY, Stewart Alan Gordon | Director | 2005-08-10 | 2006-06-30 |
| MARRIOTT, Guy Christopher | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2014-09-27 |
| MILLINER, Alan Alfred | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2007-11-07 |
| MORRIS, Paul Leslie | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2011-10-22 |
| OSBORN, Peter Andrew | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2024-06-23 |
| PETERS, Anthony | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| PHILLIPS, John Michael, Rev | Director | 2006-02-15 | 2006-04-30 |
| PLESTED, Christopher John | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2001-09-19 |
| REES-PULLEY, Richard | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2016-04-27 |
| RUDDOCK, Graham James, Dr | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2004-12-15 |
| SAINTHOUSE, Paul David | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2025-03-08 |
| SMITH, Graham Douglas | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2022-04-04 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2024-06-23 |
| STAGG, Roger Ronald | Director | 2004-02-28 | 2006-09-23 |
| STOBART, Eric St Clair | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-11-04 |
| WARNE, Robin | Director | 2017-07-12 | 2017-12-20 |
| WICKHAM, Michael Peter Felix | Director | 2012-01-07 | 2013-07-16 |
| WICKHAM, Michael Peter Felix | Director | 2006-01-21 | 2011-08-31 |
| WILLIS, Bernard | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| WRIGHT, Owen | Director | 2018-07-07 | 2024-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.