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Company No. 13309223 · Incorporated 1 Apr 2021

Chaserider Buses Ltd

Registered name: CHASERIDER BUSES LTD

Part of Centrebus Limited group

Chaserider Buses Ltd made £8.7m revenue and £820k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Chaserider Buses Ltd’s revenue grew 13% to £8.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £820k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Stoke-on-Trent; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49390Other passenger land transport
Status
Active
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
Age
5 yrs · since 2021
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 ultimate parent company is Centrebus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Small teamYoung and profitableOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£8.7m
Growth ▲12.9%
Profit
£820k
Growth ▲45.6%
Profit margin
9.4%
Gross 16.4%
Employees
2
Change ▼33.3%
Profit / employee
£410k
Revenue/employee £4.3m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£7.7m£8.7m
Cost of sales—£6.3m£7.3m
Gross profit—£1.4m£1.4m
Operating profit—£751k£803k
Profit before tax—£751k£821k
Profit after tax—£563k£820k
Profit (best available)—£563k£820k
Employees (average)232
Ratios
Profit margin—7.3%9.4%
Gross margin—18%16.4%
Revenue per employee—£2.6m£4.3m
Profit per employee—£188k£410k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲12.9%
Profit growth——▲45.6%
Headcount growth—▲50%▼33.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£415k£723k£1m
Net assets£100£563k£1.4m
Current assets£415k£751k£1.6m
Debtors£100£28k£569k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
16.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£4.3m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£410k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.6%
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
▲146%
Now £1.4m
Cash at bank
▲42%
Now £1m
Headcount
▼33%
Now 2
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Centrebus Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. D & G Bus Limited75–100%
  3. Chaserider Buses Ltdthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £820k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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