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Company No. 00474455 · Incorporated 28 Oct 1949

Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited

Registered name: WILFREDA LUXURY COACHES LIMITED

Part of Firstgroup PLC group

Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited made £8.1m revenue and £909k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited’s revenue was £8.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £909k profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49390Other passenger land transport
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
76 yrs · since 1949
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£8.1m
Growth ▲0%
Profit
£909k
Growth ▲11.1%
Profit margin
11.3%
Gross 36%
Employees
75
Change ▲10.3%
Profit / employee
£12.1k
Revenue/employee £108k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£4.8m£6.4m£8.1m£8.1m
Cost of sales£3m£4m£4.8m£5.2m
Gross profit£1.7m£2.4m£3.3m£2.9m
Operating profit£817k£867k£1.2m£684k
Profit before tax£693k£785k£1.1m£528k
Profit after tax£626k£483k£818k£909k
Profit (best available)£626k£483k£818k£909k
Staff costs£1m£1.9m£2.3m£2.6m
Employees (average)50686875
Ratios
Profit margin13.1%7.6%10.2%11.3%
Gross margin36.3%37%40.7%36%
Revenue per employee£95.3k£93.5k£119k£108k
Profit per employee£12.5k£7.1k£12k£12.1k
Cash conversion−141.1%−130.2%−183.5%−134.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲26.8%▲0%
Profit growth——▲69.3%▲11.1%
Headcount growth——0%▲10.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£918k£1.1m£1.8m£1.1m
Net assets£1.6m£1.8m£2.5m£2.9m
Fixed assets£3.2m£3.6m£4.2m£4.5m
Current assets£2.9m£3.6m£4.3m£3.2m
Debtors£126k£356k£288k£374k
Cash from operations−£1.2m−£1.1m−£2.3m−£922k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£108k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£12.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−134.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
56.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲18%
Now £2.9m
Cash at bank
▼42%
Now £1.1m
Headcount
▲10%
Now 75
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲9%
Now £4.5m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Firstgroup PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. First Bus Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

Sister companies (30)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £909k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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