EVE COACHES LTD.
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Cash
£414k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2m
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
26
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£159k
Period ending 2025-12-27
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-02-12 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £2,385,375 | £2,149,208 | £1,765,039 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £470,166 | £163,472 | -£189,701 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,358,792 | £245,648 | -£158,806 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,129,700 | £184,548 | -£117,754 | — | |
| Cash | £469,979 | £1,194,085 | £1,599,827 | £3,238,320 | £316,939 | £414,306 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,009,038 | £3,533,797 | £3,763,965 | £4,673,472 | £2,312,679 | £2,229,716 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,293,815 | £2,937,139 | £3,181,300 | £4,308,824 | £1,978,714 | £1,950,960 | — | |
| Equity | £2,293,815 | £2,937,139 | — | £4,308,824 | £1,978,714 | £1,950,960 | — | |
| Average employees | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 26 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £835,469 | £961,953 | £809,729 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 11 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-02-12 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 19.7% | 7.6% | -10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 47.4% | 8.6% | -6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.1% | 7.1% | -8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 18.1% | 23.5% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.65x | 1.72x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 64.81x | 45.42x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EVE COACHES LTD. 2005-04-01 → present
- EVE CARS & COACHES LIMITED 2002-04-17 → 2005-04-01
- BOOSTTREND LIMITED 2002-03-28 → 2002-04-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CT Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director is of the opinion that the Company has adequate resources to enable it to undertake its planned activities for the period of at least one year from the date that the financial statements are approved. The parent Company, Lothian Buses Limited, has confirmed that it will continue to provide sufficient financial support so as to allow Eve Coaches Ltd. to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date that the financial statements are approved.”
Significant events
- “The Company was acquired by Lothian Buses Limited on 12 February 2024”
- “tendered bus services activity was integrated into the Group's wider network operations and transferred to another group company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2025-01-06 | — | — |
| BOYD, Sarah Jean | Director | 2024-02-12 | Sep 1980 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, John Millar | Secretary | 2024-02-12 | 2025-01-06 |
| PETERS, Susan | Secretary | 2002-03-28 | 2024-02-12 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-28 | 2002-03-28 |
| SCOUGALL, Gary | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2024-02-12 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-28 | 2002-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothian Buses Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Gary Scougall | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-10 | Ceased 2024-03-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.