London Transit Limited
Registered name: LONDON TRANSIT LIMITED
Part of Firstgroup PLC groupLondon Transit Limited made £31.7m revenue and a £9.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
London Transit Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £31.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £9.7m and 466 employees. The company is classified under “other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £33.5m | £34.8m | £31.7m |
| Cost of sales | £37.9m | £39.6m | £32.9m |
| Gross profit | −£4.3m | −£4.8m | −£1.2m |
| Operating profit | −£8.9m | −£9.3m | −£7.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£9.9m | −£11.1m | −£9.7m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£9.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£9.9m | −£11.1m | −£9.7m |
| Staff costs | £27.6m | £29.7m | £24.5m |
| Employees (average) | 338 | 541 | 466 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −29.6% | −32% | −30.7% |
| Gross margin | −12.9% | −13.9% | −3.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £99.3k | £64.2k | £68k |
| Profit per employee | −£29.4k | −£20.5k | −£20.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼8.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼13.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £0 | £176k |
| Net assets | −£9.6m | −£21.1m | −£30.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −30.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −3.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £68k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£20.9k
- 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
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now −£30.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £176k
- Headcount
- ▼14%
- Now 466
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Firstgroup PLCultimate parent75–100%
- First Bus Holdings Limited75–100%
- First Bus London Limited75–100%
- London Transit Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- London United Busways LimitedRev. £192m · Profit −£20.7m
- London Sovereign LimitedRev. £58.1m · Profit −£5.5m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£9.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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