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Company Number

02350582

Next Accounts

Apr 2026

Industry

Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities of division 49

Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport other than railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

Directors

James Thorpe

Alistair Moffat

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Shareholders

uh holdings ltd

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

college lane, hatfield, hertfordshire, AL10 9AB

Website

http://unobus.info

universitybus limited Estimated Valuation

£19.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNIVERSITYBUS LIMITED at £19.1m based on Net Assets of £8m and 2.39x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Universitybus Limited is a live company located in hertfordshire, AL10 9AB with a Companies House number of 02350582. It operates in the other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) sector, SIC Code 49319. Founded in February 1989, it's largest shareholder is uh holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Universitybus Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £18.4m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Universitybus Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4out of 5

5 Strong

2 Regular

5 Weak

Size

annual sales of £18.4m, make it in line with the average company (£17.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 13%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.1%)

EXPORT

Universitybus Limited's latest turnover from July 2024 is £18.4 million and the company has net assets of £8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Universitybus Limited has 262 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.2 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Turnover	18,417,107	15,311,239	13,935,967	12,879,453	12,079,116	13,048,574	12,920,040	13,003,402	12,639,138	12,741,588	12,274,909	11,618,736	9,380,218	8,676,512	8,372,725	8,164,294
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	17,010,910	12,464,612	11,986,717	11,404,093	10,355,329	11,725,072	11,532,984	11,266,466	11,301,373	11,183,057	10,953,798	10,893,711	7,612,434	6,647,213	6,466,751	6,488,465
Gross Profit	1,406,197	2,846,627	1,949,250	1,475,360	1,723,787	1,323,502	1,387,056	1,736,936	1,337,765	1,558,531	1,321,111	725,025	1,767,784	2,029,299	1,905,974	1,675,829
Admin Expenses	1,938,815	1,754,257	1,663,000	1,392,626	1,598,099	1,427,542	1,318,496	1,346,525	1,270,841	1,444,754	1,148,555	1,155,043	907,098	960,009	851,737	610,127
Operating Profit	-532,618	1,092,370	286,250	82,734	125,688	-104,040	68,560	390,411	66,924	113,777	172,556	-430,018	860,686	1,069,290	1,054,237	1,065,702
Interest Payable	0	0	7	9,016	3	17,908	3,782	4,749	35,676	66,580	291,103	133,905	388,660	207,743	113,875	336,800
Interest Receivable	164,987	104,077	8,216	0	22,066	51,681	24,254	11,214	49,000	55,000	339,000	3	283,056	8	27	266,222
Pre-Tax Profit	-367,631	1,196,447	-209,541	73,718	147,751	-70,267	89,032	396,876	80,248	102,197	211,993	-464,951	825,327	340,432	880,292	995,124
Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,645	0	0	0	0
Profit After Tax	-367,631	1,196,447	-209,541	73,718	147,751	-70,267	89,032	396,876	80,248	102,197	211,993	-462,306	825,327	340,432	880,292	995,124
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-367,631	1,196,447	-209,541	73,718	147,751	-70,267	89,032	396,876	80,248	102,197	211,993	-462,306	316,979	-305,439	366,032	-52,784
Employee Costs	11,546,555	8,092,662	8,661,986	7,766,106	7,531,064	7,723,146	7,574,279	7,379,006	7,536,398	7,501,565	7,298,225	7,015,413	5,352,579	4,572,451	4,436,616	4,169,228
Number Of Employees	262	211	220	219	209	225	220	225	233	236	231	222	173	156	143	143
EBITDA*	166,491	1,862,971	1,063,031	927,092	1,055,317	837,894	901,706	1,192,327	796,191	769,682	831,148	216,073	1,391,441	1,528,848	1,620,780	1,674,034

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Tangible Assets	4,471,058	3,426,482	4,048,787	3,998,923	4,439,826	5,330,968	5,285,935	4,742,955	4,179,952	4,251,535	3,935,637	4,343,245	4,264,331	3,693,032	3,867,600	3,148,881
Intangible Assets	327,255	418,582	509,909	601,236	692,563	783,890	875,217	966,544	1,057,871	1,149,198	1,240,526	1,331,853	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	74,999	74,999	74,999	481,999	74,999	74,999	1,148,582	883,583	505,583	75,000	75,000	1,917,582	613,584	717,584	745,584	1
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,286,583	1,268,583	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	4,873,312	3,920,063	4,633,695	5,082,158	5,207,388	6,189,857	7,309,734	6,593,082	5,743,406	6,762,316	6,519,746	7,592,680	4,877,915	4,410,616	4,613,184	3,148,882
Stock & work in progress	346,825	349,464	372,499	275,318	193,424	233,449	223,021	214,215	212,817	208,975	166,786	186,123	126,263	134,082	101,655	107,283
Trade Debtors	492,725	246,427	228,439	80,218	105,197	229,978	346,921	229,342	294,684	107,250	193,340	110,304	512,040	198,020	59,302	17,064
Group Debtors	144,746	107,649	440,695	97,887	69,380	92,351	445,290	566,437	94,485	100,984	105,741	176,634	2,009,503	3,398,522	3,574,022	271,424
Misc Debtors	2,087,229	849,536	1,598,512	1,307,331	1,070,085	523,432	834,412	930,776	501,292	446,103	828,562	419,075	538,251	414,540	246,516	268,895
Cash	2,189,182	4,346,333	2,093,129	1,603,608	954,120	338,038	274,026	389,328	1,010,783	328,592	199,414	146,176	131,428	53,105	69,763	585,437
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	5,260,707	5,899,409	4,733,274	3,364,362	2,392,206	1,417,248	2,123,670	2,330,098	2,114,061	1,191,904	1,493,843	1,038,312	3,317,485	4,198,269	4,051,258	1,250,103
total assets	10,134,019	9,819,472	9,366,969	8,446,520	7,599,594	7,607,105	9,433,404	8,923,180	7,857,467	7,954,220	8,013,589	8,630,992	8,195,400	8,608,885	8,664,442	4,398,985
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	280,388	407,823	388,176	369,371	350,566	439,723	413,744	0
Trade Creditors	593,926	425,078	532,678	243,258	176,329	395,905	460,153	454,973	431,434	504,149	446,866	390,743	423,567	324,962	298,153	99,902
Group/Directors Accounts	140,511	137,832	136,004	121,590	89,603	96,128	81,277	102,725	5,276,799	3,710,585	2,874,333	427,172	508,487	652,113	530,072	1,405,877
other short term finances	48,512	51,623	0	0	208,670	24,296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,086	198,690	188,535	178,380	168,225	184,647	172,800	0
other current liabilities	1,359,077	848,426	1,064,808	730,669	618,169	529,728	871,858	583,876	801,542	845,623	501,958	530,312	488,234	305,318	195,623	431,487
total current liabilities	2,142,026	1,462,959	1,733,490	1,095,517	1,092,771	1,046,057	1,413,288	1,141,574	6,807,249	5,666,870	4,399,868	1,895,978	1,939,079	1,906,763	1,610,392	1,937,266
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	343,492	972,812	3,440,389	3,344,049	3,780,470	4,254,183	1,861,945
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,006	215,686	404,212	582,582	816,831	1,001,478	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	25,981	79,583	150,244	219,235	288,227	315,454	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34,133	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,000	92,169	129,975	122,254	147,538	0	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	608,981	79,583	170,244	311,404	418,202	832,339	1,336,036	3,844,601	3,926,631	4,597,301	5,255,661	3,356,362
total liabilities	2,142,026	1,462,959	1,733,490	1,095,517	1,701,752	1,125,640	1,583,532	1,452,978	7,225,451	6,499,209	5,735,904	5,740,579	5,865,710	6,504,064	6,866,053	5,293,628
net assets	7,991,993	8,356,513	7,633,479	7,351,003	5,897,842	6,481,465	7,849,872	7,470,202	632,016	1,455,011	2,277,685	2,890,413	2,329,690	2,104,821	1,798,389	-894,643
total shareholders funds	7,991,993	8,356,513	7,633,479	7,351,003	5,897,842	6,481,465	7,849,872	7,470,202	632,016	1,455,011	2,277,685	2,890,413	2,329,690	2,104,821	1,798,389	-894,643

	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017	Jul 2016	Jul 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-532,618	1,092,370	286,250	82,734	125,688	-104,040	68,560	390,411	66,924	113,777	172,556	-430,018	860,686	1,069,290	1,054,237	1,065,702
Depreciation	607,782	679,274	685,454	753,031	838,302	850,607	741,819	710,589	729,267	655,905	658,592	646,091	530,755	459,558	566,543	608,332
Amortisation	91,327	91,327	91,327	91,327	91,327	91,327	91,327	91,327	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,645	0	0	0	0
Stock	-2,639	-23,035	97,181	81,894	-40,025	10,428	8,806	1,398	3,842	42,189	-19,337	59,860	-7,819	32,427	-5,628	107,283
Debtors	1,521,088	-1,064,034	782,210	240,774	398,901	-780,862	-99,932	836,094	-1,050,459	-455,306	1,690,213	-2,353,781	-951,288	131,242	3,322,457	557,383
Creditors	168,848	-107,600	289,420	66,929	-219,576	-64,248	5,180	23,539	-72,715	57,283	56,123	-32,824	98,605	26,809	198,251	99,902
Accruals and Deferred Income	510,651	-216,382	334,139	86,519	34,839	-412,791	218,991	-286,658	-71,308	659,119	-28,354	42,078	182,916	109,695	-235,864	431,487
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	0	0	0	0	0	-20,000	-72,169	-37,806	7,721	-25,284	147,538	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	-672,459	2,626,058	807,199	757,872	511,704	1,111,289	1,144,834	53,910	1,706,506	1,873,917	-664,421	2,521,893	2,632,069	1,501,683	-1,733,662	1,540,757
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-1,652,358	-56,969	-735,318	-312,128	52,840	-895,640	-1,284,799	-1,273,592	-566,357	-880,475	-159,657	-2,056,858	-1,102,054	-284,990	-1,285,262	-3,757,213
Change in Investments	0	0	-407,000	407,000	0	-1,073,583	264,999	378,000	430,583	0	-1,842,582	1,303,998	-104,000	-28,000	745,583	1
cash flow from investments	-1,652,358	-56,969	-328,318	-719,128	52,840	177,943	-1,549,798	-1,651,592	-996,940	-880,475	1,682,925	-3,360,856	-998,054	-256,990	-2,030,845	-3,757,214
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-280,388	-127,435	19,647	18,805	18,805	-89,157	25,979	413,744	0
Group/Directors Accounts	2,679	1,828	14,414	31,987	-6,525	14,851	-21,448	-5,174,074	1,566,214	836,252	2,447,161	-81,315	-143,626	122,041	-875,805	1,405,877
Other Short Term Loans	-3,111	51,623	0	-208,670	184,374	24,296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-343,492	-629,320	-2,467,577	96,340	-436,421	-473,713	2,392,238	1,861,945
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-17,086	-198,610	-188,525	-178,371	-168,215	-250,671	-172,800	1,174,278	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-34,133	34,133	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	3,111	-473,413	492,017	1,379,443	-731,374	-1,298,140	290,638	6,441,310	-903,243	-924,871	-824,721	1,023,029	-92,110	611,871	2,327,000	-841,859
interest	164,987	104,077	8,209	-9,016	22,063	33,773	20,472	6,465	13,324	-11,580	47,897	-133,902	-105,604	-207,735	-113,848	-70,578
cash flow from financing	167,666	-315,885	514,640	1,193,744	-531,462	-1,225,220	289,662	976,227	-27,375	-864,264	-956,806	754,742	-1,117,589	-94,357	5,317,607	2,355,385
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-2,157,151	2,253,204	489,521	649,488	616,082	64,012	-115,302	-621,455	682,191	129,178	53,238	14,748	78,323	-16,658	-515,674	585,437
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	-2,157,151	2,253,204	489,521	649,488	616,082	64,012	-115,302	-621,455	682,191	129,178	53,238	14,748	78,323	-16,658	-515,674	585,437

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UNIVERSITYBUS LIMITED group structure

Universitybus Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

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UH HOLDINGS LIMITED

06390741

2 parents

UNIVERSITYBUS LIMITED

02350582

UNIVERSITYBUS LIMITED Shareholders

uh holdings ltd

100%

Universitybus Limited currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr James Thorpe (Aug 2009) and Mr Alistair Moffat (Nov 2009).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr James Thorpe	United Kingdom	60 years	Aug 2009	-	Director
Mr Alistair Moffat		61 years	Nov 2009	-	Director
Mr Garrett Emmerson		59 years	Feb 2019	-	Director
Ms Jane Desmond		66 years	Aug 2020	-	Director
Mr Paul Bunting		65 years	Nov 2021	-	Director
Ms Joanne Stuart		50 years	Aug 2022	-	Director
Ms Joanne Stuart		50 years	Aug 2022	-	Director
Mrs Alison Cain		52 years	Dec 2023	-	Director

P&L

July 2024

turnover

18.4m

+20%

operating profit

-532.6k

-149%

gross margin

7.7%

-58.93%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

July 2024

net assets

-0.04%

total assets

10.1m

+0.03%

cash

2.2m

-0.5%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

02350582

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

52103 - Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities of division 49

49319 - Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport other than railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

incorporation date

February 1989

ultimate parent company

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

previous names

polyfield research & consultancy limited (August 1994)

hackremco (no.452) limited (May 1989)

address

college lane, hatfield, hertfordshire, AL10 9AB

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