MCGILL'S BUS SERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
£6.5m
-30.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+77.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,469
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6m
+923.9% 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 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £91,240,205 | £104,840,420 | £117,963,051 | +12.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,884,708 | £1,696,772 | £9,193,849 | +441.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£784,073 | -£732,310 | £6,033,640 | +923.9% | |
| Net profit | -£328,470 | -£3,134,369 | £4,683,291 | +249.4% | |
| Cash | £15,283,643 | £9,294,796 | £6,455,816 | -30.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,972,231 | £61,943,925 | £87,200,891 | +40.8% | |
| Net assets | £9,170,660 | £6,036,291 | £10,719,582 | +77.6% | |
| Equity | £9,170,660 | £6,036,291 | £10,719,582 | +77.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,377 | 1,360 | 1,469 | +8% | |
| Wages | £45,016,222 | £49,952,245 | £55,230,533 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £618,440 | £632,060 | £651,403 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,964 | £3,964 | £123,740 | +3,021.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £216,200 | £221,000 | £222,321 | +0.6% |
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 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.6% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -3.0% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 2.7% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.1% | 94.1% | 91.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 0.87x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 0.68x | 0.63x | 2.85x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- MCGILL'S BUS SERVICE LIMITED · parent
- Loch Lomond Bus Services Limited 100%
- McGill's City Connect Limited 100%
- Smoothie Cruisers Limited 100%
- Taybus Holdings Limited 100%
- Tayside Public Transport Company Limited 100%
- McGill's Scotland East Limited 100%
- Midland Bluebird Limited 100%
- Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Limited 100%
- Loch Lomond Travel Limited 100%
- Prentice Westwood Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 July 2025, the company acquired 100% of the share capital of Prentice Westwood Limited, resulting in goodwill of £0.96m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| EASDALE, Alexander | Director | 2010-04-16 | Apr 1968 | British |
| EASDALE, James | Director | 2004-10-12 | Mar 1971 | British |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Director | 2010-04-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLANTYNE, Grant | Secretary | 2014-03-29 | 2019-02-08 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan | Secretary | 2019-08-05 | 2023-09-06 |
| HENDRY, Albert | Secretary | 2004-10-12 | 2014-03-28 |
| KEAN, Adelle Janet | Secretary | 2004-09-09 | 2004-10-12 |
| KEAN, Adelle Janet | Secretary | 2001-06-30 | 2002-09-16 |
| KEAN, Alexander Bryan | Secretary | 2002-09-16 | 2004-09-09 |
| MCGILL, Gordon Allison | Secretary | — | 1997-07-01 |
| ROBERTS, Ralph | Secretary | 2023-09-06 | 2025-09-01 |
| TURNER, David Paul | Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| BOWLER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-06-30 |
| EASDALE, Gail | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2012-03-09 |
| HODGSON, Gordon William | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| KEAN, Alexander Bryan | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2003-01-01 |
| KEAN, Sharon | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2004-10-12 |
| LONSDALE, Stephen Philip | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 2017-08-10 | 2019-09-19 |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MCGILL, Francis Mcmath | Director | — | 1994-01-05 |
| MCGILL, Gordon Allison | Director | — | 1997-07-01 |
| MCGILL, Janet Mcfie | Director | — | 1990-10-23 |
| MCGILL, Lesley May | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1997-07-01 |
| RAY, John Alfred | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-06-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, James Anthony | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranglen Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.