How much does Shuttle Buses Limited make?

Shuttle Buses Limited reported revenue of £4.1m and £80.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Shuttle Buses Limited have?

Shuttle Buses Limited reported an average of 50 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Shuttle Buses Limited profitable?

Yes — Shuttle Buses Limited reported a profit of £80.1k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC119805 · Incorporated 29 Aug 1989

Shuttle Buses Limited

Registered name: SHUTTLE BUSES LIMITED

Part of The Trustees Of The Shuttle Buses Ltd Employee Ownership Trust group

Shuttle Buses Limited made £4.1m revenue and £80.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Shuttle Buses Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £4.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £80.1k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Lanarkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£4.1m

Growth ▼15.1%

Profit

£80.1k

Growth ▼83.2%

Profit margin

1.9%

Gross 19.9%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£1.6k

Revenue/employee £82.9k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.6m	£4.5m	£4.9m	£4.1m
Cost of sales	£2.7m	£3.3m	£3.7m	£3.3m
Gross profit	£990k	£1.2m	£1.2m	£826k
Operating profit	£564k	£496k	£538k	£205k
Profit before tax	£537k	£470k	£515k	£161k
Profit after tax	£385k	£450k	£478k	£80.1k
Profit (best available)	£385k	£450k	£478k	£80.1k
Employees (average)	50	50	50	50
Ratios
Profit margin	10.5%	10.1%	9.8%	1.9%
Gross margin	27.1%	25.8%	24.6%	19.9%
Revenue per employee	£73k	£89.4k	£97.7k	£82.9k
Profit per employee	£7.7k	£9k	£9.6k	£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲22.4%	▲9.3%	▼15.1%
Profit growth	—	▲17.1%	▲6.1%	▼83.2%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£420k	£607k	£575k	£693k
Net assets	£2.1m	£2.2m	£2.6m	£2.6m
Fixed assets	£2.9m	£2.9m	£3.2m	£3.7m
Current assets	£1m	£1.2m	£921k	£964k
Debtors	£126k	£76.5k	£25.8k	£59.7k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £82.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 89.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.4%; 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: ▼1%; Now £2.6m
Cash at bank: ▲21%; Now £693k
Headcount: 0%; Now 50
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲17%; Now £3.7m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Trustees Of The Shuttle Buses Ltd Employee Ownership Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Shuttle Buses Limitedthis 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £80.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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