How much does Tayside Public Transport Company Limited make?

Tayside Public Transport Company Limited reported revenue of £22.5m and £5.3m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Tayside Public Transport Company Limited have?

Tayside Public Transport Company Limited reported an average of 242 employees in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Is Tayside Public Transport Company Limited profitable?

Yes — Tayside Public Transport Company Limited reported a profit of £5.3m in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC097606 · Incorporated 28 Feb 1986

Tayside Public Transport Company Limited

Registered name: TAYSIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Dalglen (No. 1812) Limited group

Tayside Public Transport Company Limited made £22.5m revenue and £5.3m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Tayside Public Transport Company Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £22.5m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £5.3m profit and 242 employees. The company is classified under “other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)”; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49319Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

Status: Active
Location: Scotland
Age: 40 yrs · since 1986
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. From the filing: “Taybus Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£22.5m

Growth ▲5.2%

Profit

£5.3m

Growth ▲38.7%

Profit margin

23.6%

Gross 46%

Employees

242

Change ▲2.1%

Profit / employee

£22k

Revenue/employee £92.9k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	2 Jan 2022	1 Jan 2023	31 Dec 2023	29 Dec 2024	28 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.2m	£16.2m	£18.9m	£21.4m	£22.5m
Cost of sales	£10.9m	£10.9m	£10.8m	£11.4m	£12.2m
Gross profit	£6.3m	£5.4m	£8.1m	£9.9m	£10.3m
Operating profit	£305k	£1.5m	£3.7m	£4.6m	£4.9m
Profit before tax	−£68.9k	£998k	£3.7m	£5m	£5.3m
Profit after tax	−£33.3k	£906k	£3.6m	£3.8m	£5.3m
Profit (best available)	−£33.3k	£906k	£3.6m	£3.8m	£5.3m
Staff costs	£8.4m	£8m	£7.9m	£8.4m	£9.2m
Employees (average)	284	242	246	237	242
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.2%	5.6%	19%	17.9%	23.6%
Gross margin	36.9%	33%	42.8%	46.5%	46%
Revenue per employee	£60.6k	£67.1k	£76.8k	£90.2k	£92.9k
Profit per employee	−£117	£3.7k	£14.6k	£16.2k	£22k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.6%	▲16.4%	▲13.1%	▲5.2%
Profit growth	—	—	▲295.5%	▲7%	▲38.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼14.8%	▲1.7%	▼3.7%	▲2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£874k	£4.1m	£1m	£2.2m	£2.8m
Net assets	£12.7m	£13.6m	£16.9m	£20.7m	£26m
Fixed assets	£9.5m	£12.6m	£11.1m	£9.1m	£14.7m
Current assets	£17.2m	£19.1m	£22.3m	£27.9m	£32.7m
Debtors	£452k	£259k	£1.2m	£1.5m	£510k
Deferred income	£349k	£1.1m	£710k	£742k	£705k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 23.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £92.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £22k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 65.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.3%; 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: ▲26%; Now £26m
Cash at bank: ▲29%; Now £2.8m
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 242
Deferred income: ▼5%; Now £705k
Fixed assets: ▲62%; Now £14.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Dalglen (No. 1812) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Arranglen Limited75–100%
McGill's Bus Service Limited75–100%
Taybus Holdings Limited75–100%
Tayside Public Transport Company 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 28 Dec 2025 (profit £5.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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