METROLINE LIMITED
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Cash
£9.6m
-57.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£224m
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,725
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
+274.6% highest in 3 filed years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £350,776,000 | £405,087,000 | £444,177,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£19,839,000 | £5,822,000 | £10,965,000 | +88.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£21,691,000 | £2,370,000 | £8,878,000 | +274.6% | |
| Net profit | -£13,527,000 | £552,000 | £6,020,000 | +990.6% | |
| Cash | £7,649,000 | £22,579,000 | £9,621,000 | -57.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £246,697,000 | £310,191,000 | £403,964,000 | +30.2% | |
| Net assets | £216,610,000 | £218,423,000 | £223,745,000 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £216,610,000 | £218,423,000 | £223,745,000 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 4,407 | 4,551 | 4,725 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £204,265,000 | £224,558,000 | £243,462,000 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £539,000 | £727,000 | £798,000 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £16,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £276,000 | £433,000 | £478,000 | +10.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.7% | 1.4% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.0% | 46.4% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.66x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | -7.89x | 1.41x | 2.58x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- METROLINE LIMITED 2007-09-04 → present
- METROLINE PLC 1997-06-30 → 2007-09-04
- METROLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED 1994-12-15 → 1997-06-30
- GRAVITAS 1058 LIMITED 1993-06-11 → 1994-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- METROLINE LIMITED · parent
- Metroline Travel Limited 100%
- Metroline West Limited 100%
- Metroline Pension Scheme Trustees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Philip | Secretary | 2022-12-16 | — | — |
| CHENG, Siak Kian | Director | 2022-02-21 | Oct 1969 | Singaporean |
| O'SHEA, Sean Poul | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SANDERS, Philip | Director | 2026-03-05 | Apr 1975 | British |
| THOMAS, Edward Sabu | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1964 | British,Australian |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, William Norman | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2003-12-31 |
| DONNELLY, David Thomas | Secretary | 2005-05-25 | 2007-10-31 |
| ELLIS, Stephen James | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2005-05-25 |
| GOLLEDGE, John | Secretary | 1993-09-27 | 1999-01-11 |
| HAYES, Duncan Maclean | Secretary | 1999-01-11 | 2000-07-21 |
| NOVICK, Ishai Eliezer | Secretary | 2012-05-21 | 2022-08-05 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2012-04-23 |
| GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 1995-06-11 |
| ALEXANDER, William Norman | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-05-07 |
| COPPIN, Alan Charles | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2000-04-20 |
| GAN, Juay Kiat | Director | 2018-10-24 | 2019-03-27 |
| GOLLEDGE, John | Director | 1993-09-27 | 2000-06-30 |
| HARPER, Christopher | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1998-05-29 |
| HEAN, Koh Thong | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-10-15 |
| JOHNS, Michael Stephen Mackelcan | Nominee Director | 1993-06-11 | 1993-09-27 |
| KUA, Hong Pak | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2018-01-01 |
| LEE, Kah Wah | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2009-07-31 |
| LIM, Hung Siang | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2007-07-09 |
| LIM, Jit Poh | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2023-04-28 |
| MOFFATT, Keith Anthony | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2003-05-07 |
| MORRIS, Albert | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| O'FARRELL, Declan Gerard | Director | 1993-09-27 | 2004-09-06 |
| ONG, Boon Leong | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2007-04-27 |
| PHUA, Tin How | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2002-12-31 |
| PIPER, John Peter | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-04-20 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian John | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| SIMPSON, Paul Michael | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-03-05 |
| SINGH, Jaspal | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | 1993-09-27 | 1999-10-15 |
| TENNANT, Gordon | Director | 1993-09-27 | 2001-04-27 |
| WAH, Rudy Tan Lai | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2022-12-16 |
| WEIL, Lesa Josephine | Nominee Director | 1993-06-11 | 1993-09-27 |
| WONG, Hung Khim | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2002-12-31 |
| YANG, Ban Seng | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2022-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddell Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-11 | 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
- 1
- 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.