DISTINCTIVE SYSTEMS LIMITED

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Shareholders' funds

£3,783,018

Balance sheet as at 2025-07-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1982-04-29
Employees
20 (2025 accounts · was 21 in 2024)
Registered office
Amy Johnson Way, York, YO30 4XT
Postcode
YO30 4XT
Capital
1,000 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-07-31
Next due by
2027-04-30
Financial year end
31 July

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-10-29
Next due by
2026-11-12
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 58290 Other software publishing

Officers 6 current · 5 resigned

Appointed 2014-05-01
Appointed 2012-04-13
Appointed 2012-04-13
Appointed 1992-12-20
COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1992-12-20

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website
distinctive.org
Phone
01904692269

Distinctive Systems has been established for over 40 years and is the world’s leading supplier of management software for coach, bus and tour operators. Our main products are our Coach Manager private hire and contract booking system, our Tour Booking System and our Vehicle Maintenance System.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
DROPKALE LIMITED1982-07-09

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
14 CLIFTON MOOR BUSINESS VILLAGE, JAMES NICOLSON LINK, YORK, YO3 4XG1995-12-21
158A HIGH ST, BOSTON SPA, WETHERBY, WEST YORKSHIRE LS23 6BW1989-06-30

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 20 similar companies in YO

2nd largest employer among its local peers (20 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1982.

Competitors York

This company ranks 2 among other software publishing in York.

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The class of 1982

53%

of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2018-01-16
Where
York
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
NYK451761 York Leasehold 2018-01-16

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