stuarts truck and bus limited Company Information
Company Number
08920745
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
a e stuart no2 limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Sale of other motor vehicles
+2Registered Address
hill barton business park, sidmouth road, exeter, devon, EX5 1DR
Website
www.stuarts.co.ukstuarts truck and bus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED at £20.5m based on a Turnover of £43.4m and 0.47x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
stuarts truck and bus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED at £17.8m based on an EBITDA of £3.2m and a 5.49x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
stuarts truck and bus limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED at £12m based on Net Assets of £4.1m and 2.91x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited Overview
Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited is a live company located in exeter, EX5 1DR with a Companies House number of 08920745. It operates in the sale of other motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45190. Founded in March 2014, it's largest shareholder is a e stuart no2 limited with a 100% stake. Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £43.4m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


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6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £43.4m, make it larger than the average company (£9.7m)
£43.4m - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
£9.7m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 31%, show it is growing at a faster rate (12%)
31% - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
12% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 14.2%, this company has a higher cost of product (27%)
14.2% - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
27% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 6.5% make it more profitable than the average company (4.8%)
6.5% - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
4.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 98 employees, this is above the industry average (32)
98 - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
32 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £45.8k, the company has a higher pay structure (£34.9k)
£45.8k - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
£34.9k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £443.3k, this is more efficient (£270.8k)
£443.3k - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
£270.8k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 21 days, this is earlier than average (30 days)
21 days - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
30 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 30 days, this is quicker than average (45 days)
30 days - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
45 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 269 days, this is more than average (57 days)
269 days - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
57 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
1 weeks - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 88%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (67.1%)
88% - Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited
67.1% - Industry AVG
STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED financials

Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £43.4 million and the company has net assets of £4.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited has 98 employees and maintains cash reserves of £832.6 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | |
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Turnover | 43,443,359 | 33,870,565 | 27,945,412 | 19,533,190 | 19,613,117 | 24,246,899 | 23,619,829 | 22,650,501 | 19,034,668 | 20,927,344 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 37,252,000 | 28,269,645 | 22,997,869 | 15,959,764 | 16,597,539 | 20,804,010 | 20,465,947 | 19,641,905 | 16,175,807 | 18,080,348 |
Gross Profit | 6,191,359 | 5,600,920 | 4,947,543 | 3,573,426 | 3,015,578 | 3,442,889 | 3,153,882 | 3,008,596 | 2,858,861 | 2,846,996 |
Admin Expenses | 3,349,589 | 2,673,832 | 2,452,679 | 1,915,435 | 2,212,701 | 2,414,839 | 2,270,387 | 2,031,072 | 1,833,341 | 1,774,907 |
Operating Profit | 2,841,770 | 2,927,088 | 2,494,864 | 1,657,991 | 802,877 | 1,028,050 | 883,495 | 977,524 | 1,025,520 | 1,072,089 |
Interest Payable | 374,278 | 150,180 | 59,191 | 49,657 | 49,800 | 70,436 | 56,603 | 42,489 | 46,055 | 46,520 |
Interest Receivable | 3,694 | 170 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 2,467,492 | 2,780,602 | 2,435,673 | 1,608,334 | 753,077 | 957,784 | 826,892 | 935,035 | 979,465 | 1,025,569 |
Tax | -734,000 | -446,000 | -456,185 | -340,020 | -153,000 | -239,528 | -212,294 | -247,304 | -247,000 | -326,000 |
Profit After Tax | 1,733,492 | 2,334,602 | 1,979,488 | 1,268,314 | 600,077 | 718,256 | 614,598 | 687,731 | 732,465 | 699,569 |
Dividends Paid | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,372,698 | 669,998 | 600,000 | 1,150,000 | 260,000 | ||
Retained Profit | -266,508 | 334,602 | 779,488 | -104,384 | -69,921 | 118,256 | -535,402 | 427,731 | 732,465 | 699,569 |
Employee Costs | 4,489,131 | 3,633,380 | 3,049,733 | 2,569,092 | 2,513,068 | 2,466,317 | 2,259,584 | 2,162,605 | 1,904,389 | 1,786,612 |
Number Of Employees | 98 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 65 |
EBITDA* | 3,238,847 | 3,301,902 | 2,728,791 | 1,838,353 | 962,024 | 1,514,970 | 1,391,143 | 1,379,746 | 1,443,635 | 1,458,289 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,725,812 | 1,489,453 | 1,688,720 | 1,248,698 | 1,375,338 | 1,060,284 | 1,280,681 | 762,696 | 722,302 | 705,233 |
Intangible Assets | 280,000 | 560,000 | 840,000 | 1,120,000 | ||||||
Investments & Other | ||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,725,812 | 1,489,453 | 1,688,720 | 1,248,698 | 1,375,338 | 1,060,284 | 1,560,681 | 1,322,696 | 1,562,302 | 1,825,233 |
Stock & work in progress | 27,518,261 | 9,678,483 | 9,542,426 | 4,551,337 | 3,205,254 | 6,128,656 | 5,350,200 | 4,111,829 | 4,419,012 | 3,521,400 |
Trade Debtors | 2,579,737 | 2,727,769 | 4,312,464 | 2,438,956 | 1,902,079 | 1,794,287 | 1,637,092 | 1,782,235 | 2,830,655 | 1,100,873 |
Group Debtors | 202,573 | 506,778 | 393,721 | 1,095,083 | 1,442,468 | 669,328 | 1,628,224 | 467,531 | 75,195 | |
Misc Debtors | 1,461,688 | 286,686 | 500,662 | 146,727 | 206,595 | 148,511 | 292,558 | 145,771 | 107,032 | 409,363 |
Cash | 832,557 | 1,582,017 | 864,341 | 969,394 | 175,862 | 610,509 | 999,531 | 411 | 498 | 339,871 |
misc current assets | ||||||||||
total current assets | 32,594,816 | 14,274,955 | 15,726,671 | 8,500,135 | 6,584,873 | 10,124,431 | 8,948,709 | 7,668,470 | 7,824,728 | 5,446,702 |
total assets | 34,320,628 | 15,764,408 | 17,415,391 | 9,748,833 | 7,960,211 | 11,184,715 | 10,509,390 | 8,991,166 | 9,387,030 | 7,271,935 |
Bank overdraft | 142,167 | 279,951 | ||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 3,117,012 | 1,083,845 | 1,412,479 | 1,040,526 | 556,738 | 1,202,530 | 1,533,362 | 797,664 | 759,183 | 1,080,824 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 169,216 | 253,275 | ||||||||
other short term finances | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||||
other current liabilities | 26,817,720 | 9,878,943 | 11,715,110 | 5,335,993 | 3,968,775 | 6,490,566 | 5,592,665 | 4,126,570 | 4,837,862 | 3,185,267 |
total current liabilities | 29,934,732 | 11,132,004 | 13,127,589 | 6,376,519 | 4,525,513 | 7,693,096 | 7,126,027 | 5,066,401 | 5,876,996 | 4,519,366 |
loans | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||||
other liabilities | ||||||||||
provisions | 270,000 | 250,000 | 240,000 | 104,000 | 62,000 | 49,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 78,000 | 53,000 |
total long term liabilities | 270,000 | 250,000 | 240,000 | 104,000 | 62,000 | 49,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 78,000 | 53,000 |
total liabilities | 30,204,732 | 11,382,004 | 13,367,589 | 6,480,519 | 4,587,513 | 7,742,096 | 7,185,027 | 5,131,401 | 5,954,996 | 4,572,366 |
net assets | 4,115,896 | 4,382,404 | 4,047,802 | 3,268,314 | 3,372,698 | 3,442,619 | 3,324,363 | 3,859,765 | 3,432,034 | 2,699,569 |
total shareholders funds | 4,115,896 | 4,382,404 | 4,047,802 | 3,268,314 | 3,372,698 | 3,442,619 | 3,324,363 | 3,859,765 | 3,432,034 | 2,699,569 |
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||
Operating Profit | 2,841,770 | 2,927,088 | 2,494,864 | 1,657,991 | 802,877 | 1,028,050 | 883,495 | 977,524 | 1,025,520 | 1,072,089 |
Depreciation | 397,077 | 374,814 | 233,927 | 180,362 | 159,147 | 206,920 | 227,648 | 122,222 | 138,115 | 106,200 |
Amortisation | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | |||||
Tax | -734,000 | -446,000 | -456,185 | -340,020 | -153,000 | -239,528 | -212,294 | -247,304 | -247,000 | -326,000 |
Stock | 17,839,778 | 136,057 | 4,991,089 | 1,346,083 | -2,923,402 | 778,456 | 1,238,371 | -307,183 | 897,612 | 3,521,400 |
Debtors | 1,229,543 | -2,305,449 | 2,340,500 | -224,353 | -181,509 | 786,288 | -957,252 | 151,012 | 1,819,787 | 1,585,431 |
Creditors | 2,033,167 | -328,634 | 371,953 | 483,788 | -645,792 | -330,832 | 735,698 | 38,481 | -321,641 | 1,080,824 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 16,938,777 | -1,836,167 | 6,379,117 | 1,367,218 | -2,521,791 | 897,901 | 1,466,095 | -711,292 | 1,652,595 | 3,185,267 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 20,000 | 10,000 | 136,000 | 42,000 | 13,000 | -10,000 | -6,000 | -13,000 | 25,000 | 53,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 2,427,470 | 2,870,493 | 1,828,087 | 2,269,609 | 759,352 | 267,767 | 3,093,523 | 602,802 | -164,810 | 344,549 |
Investing Activities | ||||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||||
Change in Investments | ||||||||||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -169,216 | 169,216 | -253,275 | 253,275 | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||||
Long term loans | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | ||||||||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||||||
share issue | ||||||||||
interest | -374,278 | -146,486 | -59,191 | -49,657 | -49,800 | -70,266 | -56,603 | -42,489 | -46,055 | -46,520 |
cash flow from financing | -543,494 | 22,730 | -59,191 | -49,657 | -49,800 | -70,266 | -56,603 | -42,489 | -299,330 | 2,206,755 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||
cash | -749,460 | 717,676 | -105,053 | 793,532 | -434,647 | -389,022 | 999,120 | -87 | -339,373 | 339,871 |
overdraft | -142,167 | -137,784 | 279,951 | |||||||
change in cash | -749,460 | 717,676 | -105,053 | 793,532 | -434,647 | -389,022 | 1,141,287 | 137,697 | -619,324 | 339,871 |
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Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited Competitor Analysis

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STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED group structure
Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
STUARTS TRUCK AND BUS LIMITED
08920745
stuarts truck and bus limited directors
Stuarts Truck And Bus Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Troy Stuart (Mar 2014) and Mr Ryan Stuart (Nov 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Troy Stuart | England | 55 years | Mar 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Ryan Stuart | 37 years | Nov 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Jack Stuart | 31 years | Nov 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
43.4m
+28%
operating profit
2.8m
-3%
gross margin
14.3%
-13.82%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
4.1m
-0.06%
total assets
34.3m
+1.18%
cash
832.6k
-0.47%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
stuarts truck and bus limited company details
company number
08920745
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
45190 - Sale of other motor vehicles
45320 - Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
incorporation date
March 2014
age
11
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
PKF FRANCIS CLARK
address
hill barton business park, sidmouth road, exeter, devon, EX5 1DR
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
stuarts truck and bus limited Charges & Mortgages
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stuarts truck and bus limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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