konectbus limited Company Information
Company Number
03149258
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
go-ahead holding ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport other than railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems
+2Registered Address
3rd floor 41-51 grey street, newcastle upon tyne, tyne and wear, NE1 6EE
Website
www.konectbus.co.ukkonectbus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KONECTBUS LIMITED at £14.2m based on a Turnover of £27.6m and 0.51x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
konectbus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KONECTBUS LIMITED at £4.7m based on an EBITDA of £1.2m and a 4x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
konectbus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of KONECTBUS LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-2.7m and 2.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Konectbus Limited Overview
Konectbus Limited is a live company located in tyne and wear, NE1 6EE with a Companies House number of 03149258. It operates in the other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) sector, SIC Code 49319. Founded in January 1996, it's largest shareholder is go-ahead holding ltd with a 100% stake. Konectbus Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £27.6m with high growth in recent years.
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Konectbus Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Konectbus Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 7 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


5 Strong

0 Regular

7 Weak

Size
annual sales of £27.6m, make it larger than the average company (£11.3m)
£27.6m - Konectbus Limited
£11.3m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 22%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5%)
22% - Konectbus Limited
5% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 9.4%, this company has a higher cost of product (23%)
9.4% - Konectbus Limited
23% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -0.5% make it less profitable than the average company (4.7%)
-0.5% - Konectbus Limited
4.7% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 327 employees, this is above the industry average (165)
327 - Konectbus Limited
165 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £48k, the company has a higher pay structure (£38.9k)
£48k - Konectbus Limited
£38.9k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £84.3k, this is less efficient (£103.4k)
£84.3k - Konectbus Limited
£103.4k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 14 days, this is earlier than average (24 days)
14 days - Konectbus Limited
24 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 10 days, this is quicker than average (20 days)
10 days - Konectbus Limited
20 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2 days, this is less than average (14 days)
2 days - Konectbus Limited
14 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (26 weeks)
0 weeks - Konectbus Limited
26 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 139.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (55.5%)
139.1% - Konectbus Limited
55.5% - Industry AVG
KONECTBUS LIMITED financials

Konectbus Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £27.6 million and the company has net assets of -£2.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Konectbus Limited has 327 employees and maintains cash reserves of £37 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Turnover | 27,581,000 | 16,546,000 | 16,070,000 | 15,067,000 | 13,407,000 | 8,243,000 | 7,953,000 | 8,217,000 | 4,607,000 | 5,850,000 | 5,072,000 | 4,612,280 | 4,321,673 | 3,221,889 | 3,409,239 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -126,000 | 671,000 | -160,000 | -807,000 | -1,107,000 | -127,000 | -77,000 | -168,000 | -300,000 | 123,000 | -10,000 | 565,477 | 689,638 | 550,748 | 706,767 |
Interest Payable | 6,000 | 30,000 | 5,000 | 19,541 | 38,720 | 49,825 | 83,380 | ||||||||
Interest Receivable | 321 | 6,939 | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -132,000 | 1,861,000 | -1,350,000 | -807,000 | -1,137,000 | -701,000 | -77,000 | -168,000 | -300,000 | 123,000 | 15,000 | 545,936 | 650,918 | 501,244 | 630,326 |
Tax | 15,000 | -171,000 | 17,000 | -17,000 | 408,000 | 170,000 | -243,000 | 68,000 | 57,000 | 9,000 | -15,000 | -121,209 | -166,122 | -137,446 | -201,625 |
Profit After Tax | -117,000 | 1,690,000 | -1,333,000 | -824,000 | -729,000 | -531,000 | -320,000 | -100,000 | -243,000 | 132,000 | 424,727 | 484,796 | 363,798 | 428,701 | |
Dividends Paid | 472,000 | 1,852,000 | 74,000 | 160,375 | |||||||||||
Retained Profit | -117,000 | 1,690,000 | -1,333,000 | -824,000 | -729,000 | -531,000 | -320,000 | -100,000 | -243,000 | 132,000 | -47,273 | -1,367,204 | 289,798 | 268,326 | |
Employee Costs | 15,687,000 | 8,543,000 | 9,446,000 | 10,031,000 | 6,555,000 | 4,902,000 | 4,388,000 | 4,201,000 | 3,546,000 | 2,912,000 | 2,482,000 | 2,110,518 | 1,867,883 | 1,354,944 | 1,341,626 |
Number Of Employees | 327 | 293 | 340 | 367 | 216 | 186 | 169 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 108 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 64 |
EBITDA* | 1,185,000 | 1,481,000 | 893,000 | 260,000 | -153,000 | 591,000 | 646,000 | 537,000 | 117,000 | 503,000 | 356,000 | 864,030 | 943,558 | 672,088 | 863,434 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 3,628,000 | 4,309,000 | 4,642,000 | 5,615,000 | 6,203,000 | 5,663,000 | 5,816,000 | 6,614,000 | 4,607,000 | 3,133,000 | 2,803,000 | 2,120,203 | 1,236,549 | 1,445,053 | 1,545,760 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 276,000 | 181,000 | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 4,000 | 23,000 | 81,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 3,628,000 | 4,309,000 | 4,638,000 | 5,891,000 | 6,407,000 | 5,663,000 | 5,816,000 | 6,614,000 | 4,607,000 | 3,133,000 | 2,803,000 | 2,120,203 | 1,236,549 | 1,445,053 | 1,545,760 |
Stock & work in progress | 151,000 | 166,000 | 170,000 | 238,000 | 265,000 | 151,000 | 90,000 | 91,000 | 97,000 | 88,000 | 74,000 | 34,209 | 23,675 | 22,036 | 16,850 |
Trade Debtors | 1,086,000 | 811,000 | 1,155,000 | 971,000 | 981,000 | 281,000 | 210,000 | 459,000 | 177,000 | 18,000 | 5,000 | 98,331 | 126,355 | 284,584 | 271,013 |
Group Debtors | 466,264 | ||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,899,000 | 1,340,000 | 1,483,000 | 1,268,000 | 1,953,000 | 953,000 | 690,000 | 731,000 | 338,000 | 470,000 | 348,000 | 147,340 | 71,775 | 62,718 | 76,883 |
Cash | 37,000 | 81,000 | 278,000 | 141,000 | 41,000 | 68,000 | 30,000 | 99,000 | 44,000 | 48,000 | 38,925 | 17,155 | 468,613 | 637,884 | |
misc current assets | 2,000 | 171,000 | 131,000 | 49,000 | |||||||||||
total current assets | 3,173,000 | 2,398,000 | 3,286,000 | 2,618,000 | 3,240,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,020,000 | 1,511,000 | 661,000 | 620,000 | 475,000 | 318,805 | 238,960 | 1,304,215 | 1,002,630 |
total assets | 6,801,000 | 6,707,000 | 7,924,000 | 8,509,000 | 9,647,000 | 7,287,000 | 6,836,000 | 8,125,000 | 5,268,000 | 3,753,000 | 3,278,000 | 2,439,008 | 1,475,509 | 2,749,268 | 2,548,390 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 709,000 | 1,003,000 | 1,254,000 | 965,000 | 1,774,000 | 635,000 | 538,000 | 714,000 | 117,000 | 164,000 | 33,000 | 52,984 | 39,252 | 125,771 | 92,339 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 6,323,000 | 5,720,000 | 8,373,000 | 8,238,000 | 6,660,000 | 4,077,000 | 2,451,000 | 2,247,000 | 1,531,749 | 286,844 | |||||
other short term finances | 16,000 | 246,000 | 103,000 | 190,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 10,000 | 109,545 | 222,035 | 243,795 | 240,872 | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,612,000 | 1,977,000 | 9,137,000 | 1,206,000 | 1,052,000 | 6,673,000 | 6,074,000 | 379,000 | 374,000 | 312,000 | 330,000 | 354,713 | 492,495 | 340,197 | 257,390 |
total current liabilities | 8,644,000 | 8,700,000 | 10,407,000 | 10,790,000 | 11,064,000 | 7,308,000 | 6,612,000 | 7,856,000 | 4,758,000 | 2,927,000 | 2,620,000 | 2,048,991 | 1,040,626 | 709,763 | 590,601 |
loans | 30,000 | 41,000 | 55,000 | ||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 8,713 | 117,948 | 340,293 | 542,098 | |||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 143,000 | ||||||||||||||
provisions | 818,000 | 551,000 | 3,534,000 | 801,000 | 561,000 | 1,638,000 | 1,476,000 | 485,000 | 693,000 | 625,000 | 589,000 | 312,292 | 200,650 | 215,723 | 222,000 |
total long term liabilities | 818,000 | 551,000 | 1,767,000 | 944,000 | 561,000 | 819,000 | 768,000 | 526,000 | 748,000 | 625,000 | 589,000 | 321,005 | 318,598 | 556,016 | 764,098 |
total liabilities | 9,462,000 | 9,251,000 | 12,174,000 | 11,734,000 | 11,625,000 | 8,127,000 | 7,380,000 | 8,382,000 | 5,506,000 | 3,552,000 | 3,209,000 | 2,369,996 | 1,359,224 | 1,265,779 | 1,354,699 |
net assets | -2,661,000 | -2,544,000 | -4,250,000 | -3,225,000 | -1,978,000 | -840,000 | -544,000 | -257,000 | -238,000 | 201,000 | 69,000 | 69,012 | 116,285 | 1,483,489 | 1,193,691 |
total shareholders funds | -2,661,000 | -2,544,000 | -4,250,000 | -3,225,000 | -1,978,000 | -840,000 | -544,000 | -257,000 | -238,000 | 201,000 | 69,000 | 69,012 | 116,285 | 1,483,489 | 1,193,691 |
Dec 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -126,000 | 671,000 | -160,000 | -807,000 | -1,107,000 | -127,000 | -77,000 | -168,000 | -300,000 | 123,000 | -10,000 | 565,477 | 689,638 | 550,748 | 706,767 |
Depreciation | 1,311,000 | 810,000 | 1,053,000 | 1,067,000 | 954,000 | 718,000 | 723,000 | 705,000 | 417,000 | 380,000 | 366,000 | 298,553 | 253,920 | 121,340 | 156,667 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | 15,000 | -171,000 | 17,000 | -17,000 | 408,000 | 170,000 | -243,000 | 68,000 | 57,000 | 9,000 | -15,000 | -121,209 | -166,122 | -137,446 | -201,625 |
Stock | -15,000 | -4,000 | -68,000 | -27,000 | 114,000 | 61,000 | -1,000 | -6,000 | 9,000 | 14,000 | 39,791 | 10,534 | 1,639 | 5,186 | 16,850 |
Debtors | 834,000 | -491,000 | 403,000 | -718,000 | 1,642,000 | 415,000 | -290,000 | 675,000 | 27,000 | 135,000 | 107,329 | 47,541 | -615,436 | 465,670 | 347,896 |
Creditors | -294,000 | -251,000 | 289,000 | -809,000 | 1,139,000 | 97,000 | -176,000 | 597,000 | -47,000 | 131,000 | -19,984 | 13,732 | -86,519 | 33,432 | 92,339 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -365,000 | -7,160,000 | 7,931,000 | 154,000 | -5,621,000 | 599,000 | 5,695,000 | 5,000 | 62,000 | -18,000 | -24,713 | -137,782 | 152,298 | 82,807 | 257,390 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 267,000 | -2,983,000 | 2,733,000 | 240,000 | -1,077,000 | 162,000 | 991,000 | -208,000 | 68,000 | 36,000 | 276,708 | 111,642 | -15,073 | -6,277 | 222,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -11,000 | -8,589,000 | 11,528,000 | 573,000 | -7,060,000 | 1,143,000 | 7,204,000 | 330,000 | 221,000 | 512,000 | 425,891 | 672,338 | 1,441,939 | 173,748 | 868,792 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -88,461 | ||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -276,000 | 95,000 | 181,000 | ||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -88,461 | ||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 603,000 | 5,720,000 | -8,373,000 | 135,000 | 8,238,000 | -6,660,000 | 2,583,000 | 1,626,000 | 204,000 | 715,251 | 1,244,905 | 286,844 | |||
Other Short Term Loans | -16,000 | -230,000 | 246,000 | -103,000 | -87,000 | 190,000 | |||||||||
Long term loans | -30,000 | -11,000 | -14,000 | 55,000 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -10,000 | -108,258 | -221,725 | -244,105 | -198,882 | 782,970 | |||||||||
other long term liabilities | -143,000 | 143,000 | |||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -6,000 | -30,000 | -5,000 | -19,541 | -38,720 | -49,504 | -76,441 | ||||||||
cash flow from financing | 597,000 | 5,720,000 | -8,438,000 | 101,000 | 7,799,000 | 205,000 | -6,741,000 | 2,563,000 | 1,675,000 | 194,000 | 601,981 | 1,003,639 | 4,019 | -248,386 | 1,631,894 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -44,000 | -197,000 | 137,000 | 100,000 | -27,000 | 38,000 | -69,000 | 99,000 | -44,000 | -4,000 | 9,075 | 21,770 | -451,458 | -169,271 | 637,884 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -44,000 | -197,000 | 137,000 | 100,000 | -27,000 | 38,000 | -69,000 | 99,000 | -44,000 | -4,000 | 9,075 | 21,770 | -451,458 | -169,271 | 637,884 |
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konectbus limited Ownership
KONECTBUS LIMITED group structure
Konectbus Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
GLOBALVIA INVERSIONES SA
#0003879
2 parents
KONECTBUS LIMITED
03149258
konectbus limited directors
Konectbus Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Shaun Tooth (Feb 2019) and Mr Gordon Boyd (Sep 2021).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Shaun Tooth | United Kingdom | 51 years | Feb 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Gordon Boyd | United Kingdom | 65 years | Sep 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Martin Dean | United Kingdom | 61 years | Oct 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Gavin Smith | United Kingdom | 44 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Rupert Cox | United Kingdom | 45 years | Jun 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
27.6m
+67%
operating profit
-126k
-119%
gross margin
9.4%
+42.02%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-2.7m
+0.05%
total assets
6.8m
+0.01%
cash
37k
-0.54%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
konectbus limited company details
company number
03149258
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
49319 - Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport other than railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems
49390 - Other passenger land transport n.e.c.
incorporation date
January 1996
age
29
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
konect coaches limited (May 2003)
4 counties security limited (July 1999)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
3rd floor 41-51 grey street, newcastle upon tyne, tyne and wear, NE1 6EE
Bank
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
Legal Advisor
BOND DICKINSON LLP
konectbus limited Charges & Mortgages
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konectbus limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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