E. STOTT & SONS LIMITED
Company number 02197747 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
E. Stott & Sons Limited is a well-established, family-owned independent bus and coach operator in West Yorkshire demonstrating above-average financial resilience for its segment, with consistent profitability, a strengthening balance sheet (£2.2M net assets), and a significant £939K fleet investment programme in FY2025 that positions the business for clean air zone compliance and competitive contract tendering. While the company's conservative gearing and strong working capital provide genuine competitive advantages against typical independent operators, its long-term positioning depends on managing local authority contract concentration risk, driver retention in a tight labour market, and the ongoing transition to lower-emission vehicles under evolving regulatory mandates.
Shareholders' funds
£2,483,852
Balance sheet as at 2026-07-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-11-24
- Employees
- 58 (2026 accounts · was 57 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Colne Vale Garage Savile Street, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, HD3 4PG
- Postcode
- HD3 4PG
- Capital
- 1,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-07-31
- Next due by
- 2028-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-08
- Next due by
- 2027-04-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49319 Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Officers 5 current · 4 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA169418 (Tier 2), registered since 2016.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| KINDSERVE LIMITED | 1993-12-14 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CENTRAL GARAGE, PEEL STREET, MARSDEN HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE HD7 6BW | 1995-04-12 |
| CENTRAL GARAGE. PEEL STREET, MARSDEN, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE HD7 6BW | 1993-11-22 |
| 43 VIADUCT STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE | 1988-10-26 |
| 1/3 LEONARD STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4AQ | 1988-04-13 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 246 similar companies in HD — measured against the wider sector
2nd largest employer among its local peers (58 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1987.
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,108 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.