Metroline Limited
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1993Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£223,745,000
Cash
£9,621,000
Turnover
£444,177,000
Profit / loss
£6,020,000
Current assets
£61,419,000
Creditors < 1 year
£109,739,000
Equity
£223,745,000
Average employees
4,725
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Group · AI-read | 2024-12-31Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £223,745,000 | £218,423,000 |
| Equity | £223,745,000 | £218,423,000 |
| Share capital | £61,002,000 | £61,002,000 |
| Retained earnings | £160,316,000 | £154,296,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £452,284,000 | £342,926,000 |
| Intangible assets | £49,280,000 | £49,280,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £350,941,000 | £235,687,000 |
| Current assets | £61,419,000 | £64,716,000 |
| Cash at bank | £9,621,000 | £22,579,000 |
| Stock | £3,947,000 | £3,501,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors | £289,958,000 | £189,219,000 |
| Creditors within one year | £109,739,000 | £97,451,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £64,712,000 | — |
| Pension scheme surplus / deficit | −£4,658,000 | −£3,916,000 |
| Capital commitments | £39,883,000 | £115,427,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £444,177,000 | £405,087,000 |
| Cost of sales | £398,087,000 | £365,833,000 |
| Gross profit | £46,090,000 | £39,254,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £35,125,000 | £33,432,000 |
| Operating profit | £10,965,000 | £5,822,000 |
| Interest receivable | £2,159,000 | £665,000 |
| Interest payable | £4,246,000 | £4,117,000 |
| Profit before tax | £8,878,000 | £2,370,000 |
| Tax | £2,858,000 | £1,818,000 |
| Profit / loss | £6,020,000 | £552,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £25,570,000 | £21,685,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £1,036,000 | £925,000 |
| Audit fees | £352,000 | £328,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 4,725 | 4,551 |
| Staff costs | £281,432,000 | £254,855,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £243,462,000 | £224,558,000 |
| Social security costs | £30,289,000 | £24,290,000 |
| Pension costs | £7,681,000 | £6,007,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £798,000 | £727,000 |
| Highest paid director | £478,000 | £433,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants and Statutory Audit Firm
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Braddell Limited
- Ultimate parent
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited
- Ultimate controlling party
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited
- Accounts
- IFRS
- Approved
- 2026-09-11, signed by Sean O’Shea, Edward Sabu Thomas
Turnover by segment (2)
- United Kingdom: 444,177 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 405,087 (000s) (2024-12-31)
Related parties (25)
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 225 (000s)
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 586 (000s)
- Westbus Coach Services Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 369 (000s)
- Westbus Coach Services Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 69 (000s)
- Addison Lee Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 17,827 (000s)
- New Adventure Travel Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 10,219 (000s)
- New Adventure Travel Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 10,142 (000s)
- New Adventure Travel Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 48 (000s)
- Cityfleet Networks Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 7,060 (000s)
- Cityfleet Networks Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 7,724 (000s)
- Cityfleet Networks Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 19 (000s)
- Cityfleet Networks Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 921 (000s)
- Flightlink Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 146 (000s)
- Flightlink Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 146 (000s)
- London Citycab Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 130 (000s)
- Braddell Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 19,106 (000s)
- Braddell Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 14,226 (000s)
- Metroline Manchester Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 5,841 (000s)
- Metroline Manchester Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 2,707 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Irish Citylink Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 2 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Irish Citylink Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 1 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Irish Citylink Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 29 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited · Related party · Amounts owed by related parties · 9 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 84,691 (000s)
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited · Related party · Amounts due to related parties · 69,348 (000s)
Borrowings (2)
- External borrowings from various banks · 72,435,000 · weighted average rate of 1.64% · No repayments were made
- Loans from ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited · variable rates averaging 2.32% (2024: 4.42%) · Repayment details are shown in Note 17
Share classes (2)
- 61,002 Ordinary shares of £1 each of £1
- 61,002 Ordinary shares of £1 each of £1
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no matters or circumstances which have occurred subsequent to year end that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in future financial years.
Contingent liabilities (3)
- All material companies in the Metroline Group are party to a cross guarantee in favour of the Group’s bankers.
- Metroline Limited has guaranteed certain hire purchase, insurance liabilities and operating leases of Metroline Travel Limited and Metroline West Limited which amounted to £43,984,000 at the year end (2024: £41,507,000).
- Metroline Limited guarantees the outstanding liabilities of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Metroline Travel Limited and Metroline West Limited, enabling those companies to be exempt from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 7 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2002-08-06 · satisfied 2006-07-14
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1998-08-17 · satisfied 2002-08-03
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SatisfiedShares · created 1998-08-17 · satisfied 2002-08-03
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SatisfiedProperty · created 1997-07-14 · satisfied 1999-02-23
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SatisfiedUnknown · created 1995-11-17 · satisfied 1998-07-02
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SatisfiedShares · created 1994-10-07 · satisfied 1998-07-02
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1994-10-07 · satisfied 1998-07-02
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