How much does Skills Motor Coaches Limited make?

Skills Motor Coaches Limited reported revenue of £3.8m and £3.1k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Skills Motor Coaches Limited have?

Skills Motor Coaches Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Skills Motor Coaches Limited profitable?

Yes — Skills Motor Coaches Limited reported a profit of £3.1k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 00612324 · Incorporated 3 Oct 1958

Skills Motor Coaches Limited

Registered name: SKILLS MOTOR COACHES LIMITED

Part of Skills Leisure Limited group

Skills Motor Coaches Limited made £3.8m revenue and £3.1k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Skills Motor Coaches Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £3.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £3.1k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Bulwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49390Other passenger land transport

Status: Active
Location: Bulwell, East Midlands
Age: 68 yrs · since 1958
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. From the filing: “The”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£3.8m

Growth ▼15.8%

Profit

£3.1k

Growth —

Profit margin

0.1%

Gross −2.2%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£66

Revenue/employee £82.3k

Profitable streak

1yr

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 to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.7m	£4.3m	£4.5m	£3.8m
Cost of sales	£3.8m	£4.1m	£4.4m	£3.9m
Gross profit	£950k	£169k	£65.4k	−£82.5k
Operating profit	£60.3k	£225k	£268k	£461k
Profit before tax	−£9.9k	£70.5k	£56.5k	£240k
Profit after tax	£58.1k	£425k	−£45.1k	£3.1k
Profit (best available)	£58.1k	£425k	−£45.1k	£3.1k
Staff costs	£1.1m	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.4m
Employees (average)	46	46	46	46
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	9.9%	−1%	0.1%
Gross margin	20.1%	3.9%	1.5%	−2.2%
Revenue per employee	£103k	£93.2k	£97.7k	£82.3k
Profit per employee	£1.3k	£9.2k	−£981	£66
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.6%	▲4.8%	▼15.8%
Profit growth	—	▲631.1%	▼110.6%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£291k	£168k	£911k	£573k
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.6m	£1.4m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£7.2m	£5.6m	£7.2m	£10.6m
Current assets	£3.9m	£5.7m	£8.4m	£3.5m
Debtors	£3.4m	£908k	£1.2m	£1m
Deferred income	£769k	£572k	£490k	£392k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −2.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £82.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £66; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 280.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.1%; 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: ▼8%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▼37%; Now £573k
Headcount: 0%; Now 46
Deferred income: ▼20%; Now £392k
Fixed assets: ▲48%; Now £10.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Skills Leisure Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Skills Motor Coaches Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Nottingham City Coaches Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Redwing Coaches of London LtdFigures not disclosed
Silverdale Tours (Nottingham) LimitedRev. — · Profit £65.8k

Sister companies (1)

Skills Travel LimitedRev. — · Profit £126k

Minority corporate shareholders

Qubic Trustees Ltd 25–50%

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £3.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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