SCOTTISH CITYLINK COACHES LIMITED
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Cash
£5.8m
-20.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4m
-24.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
77
-29.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.6m
+13.7% vs 2024
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 | £96,767,000 | £90,440,000 | £68,866,000 | -23.9% | |
| Operating profit | £12,429,000 | £6,344,000 | £7,318,000 | +15.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,971,000 | £6,717,000 | £7,634,000 | +13.7% | |
| Net profit | £9,858,000 | £5,021,000 | £5,697,000 | +13.5% | |
| Cash | £7,818,000 | £7,204,000 | £5,753,000 | -20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,991,000 | £5,883,000 | £4,714,000 | -19.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,243,000 | £5,264,000 | £3,961,000 | -24.8% | |
| Equity | £6,243,000 | £5,264,000 | £3,961,000 | -24.8% | |
| Average employees | 103 | 109 | 77 | -29.4% | |
| Wages | £3,155,000 | £3,445,000 | £2,453,000 | -28.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £37,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 7.0% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 5.6% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 177.8% | 107.8% | 155.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 60.9% | 64.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.34x | 1.21x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Significant events
- “The daily Cross Border network between Scotland and England ceased operation during December 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Philip | Secretary | 2022-12-16 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Curtis Marvin | Director | 2025-03-28 | Jan 1987 | British |
| CHENG, Siak Kian | Director | 2022-12-16 | Oct 1969 | Singaporean |
| GREAVES, Mark Christopher | Director | 2023-04-28 | Jan 1957 | Singaporean |
| GREER, Samuel Derek | Director | 2022-09-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| THOMAS, Edward Sabu | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1964 | British,Australian |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, William Norman | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2003-12-31 |
| CASSON, Jenny | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 1998-08-21 |
| CROLLA, Guido | Secretary | — | 1991-04-18 |
| DODD, John Hamilton | Secretary | 1993-05-05 | 1996-01-02 |
| DONNELLY, David Thomas | Secretary | 2005-05-25 | 2007-10-31 |
| ELLIS, Stephen James | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2005-05-25 |
| FORTUNE, Nigel Bruce | Secretary | — | 1993-05-05 |
| GOLLEDGE, John | Secretary | 1998-08-21 | 1999-09-20 |
| HART, Christopher | Secretary | 1996-01-02 | 1996-07-31 |
| HAYES, Duncan Maclean | Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 2000-07-21 |
| NOVICK, Ishai Eliezer | Secretary | 2012-05-21 | 2022-08-05 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2012-04-23 |
| ALEXANDER, William Norman | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| ANDREW, Robert Gervase | Director | 2017-04-14 | 2022-09-01 |
| CROLLA, Guido | Director | — | 1990-05-08 |
| DODD, John Hamilton | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1996-01-02 |
| DORANS, Martin | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1992-07-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Archibald | Director | — | 1991-04-18 |
| DOUGLAS, Archibald | Director | — | 1990-08-30 |
| DRURY, Daniel Michael | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2025-03-28 |
| EDMOND, John Macfarlane | Director | — | 1991-04-18 |
| EDMOND, John Macfarlane | Director | — | 1990-08-30 |
| FORTUNE, Nigel Bruce | Director | — | 1993-05-05 |
| GOLLEDGE, John | Director | 1998-08-21 | 1999-09-09 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2023-01-10 |
| HOWES, Alan Patrick | Director | — | 1991-04-18 |
| KELSEY, Alan Howard Mitchell | Director | 1996-07-04 | 1998-02-26 |
| KUA, Hong Pak | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2018-01-01 |
| LEE, Kah Wah | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2005-09-13 |
| LIM, Jit Poh | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2023-04-28 |
| LORNIE, John Derek | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1999-03-01 |
| MACPHERSON, Alastair Norman | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-04-10 |
| MCALEAVY, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2005-05-11 |
| MCENHILL, Peter Raymond | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1996-08-31 |
| MILLS, Adam Francis | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1996-07-04 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2017-04-14 |
| O'FARRELL, Declan Gerard | Director | 1998-08-21 | 2003-07-31 |
| O'SHEA, Sean Poul | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-12-16 |
| PATTERSON, Ernest | Director | 1996-08-12 | 1997-01-13 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Damian John | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| ROYLE, Ian | Director | 1997-04-10 | 1998-08-21 |
| SANDERS, Philip | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2022-12-16 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas Patrick | Director | 1990-08-30 | — |
| SINGH, Jaspal | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SOUTER, Brian, Sir | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2013-06-04 |
| STEWART, Malcolm Somerville | Director | — | 1991-04-18 |
| STEWART, Malcolm Somerville | Director | — | 1990-08-30 |
| TAYLOR, Keith Wilhall | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1993-11-23 |
| TENNANT, Gordon | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2001-04-27 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 1997-01-30 | 1998-08-21 |
| WIPER, Robert | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1998-08-21 |
| WOOD, Neil Martyn | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2005-09-09 |
| YANG, Ban Seng | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddell Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Stagecoach Bus Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-11-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.