METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED

Active
Company number 02328401Private limited companyIncorporated 1988

Key figures

£95,986,000
Net assets 2025

† METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 49319

Where the company stands among the 1,051 active companies whose first SIC code is 49319 (Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)).

Turnover£346,774,000
Higher than 96% · median £27,581,000 among 108 that publish turnover
Net assets£95,986,000
Higher than 97% · median £25,613
Total assets£283,451,000
Higher than 97% · median £157,168
Cash£7,821,000
Higher than 96% · median £105,961
Employees3,746
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age37.9 years
Older than 88% · median 8.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. READING TRANSPORT LIMITED£16.9bn
  2. HS1 LIMITED£703.1m
  3. METROLINE LIMITED£223.7m
  4. ULSTERBUS LIMITED£142.2m
  5. JLIF HOLDINGS (ATW) LIMITED£138.7m
  6. METROLINE WEST LIMITED£122.2m
  7. METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED£96m
  8. KEOLIS (UK) LIMITED£59.1m
  9. GO SOUTH COAST LIMITED£55.1m
  10. FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED£52.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,051. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02328401. It was incorporated on 14 Dec 1988. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (NW2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49319).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £346,774,000. Loss for the year was £2,101,000. Net assets were £95,986,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,821,000. Total assets were £283,451,000 and total liabilities £118,290,000. The company had an average of 3,746 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,051 active companies whose first SIC code is 49319: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 108 that publish turnover (median £27,581,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £25,613). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £157,168). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £105,961). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 88% of them (median age 8.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 61 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2014. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £217m. Its most frequent buyer is Transport for London (57 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant, from Department for Transport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly vehicles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 34 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover346,774,000
Profit for the year-2,101,000
Cash at bank and in hand7,821,000
Total assets283,451,000
Total liabilities118,290,000
Net assets / total equity95,986,000
Average number of employees3,746

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

61 contracts

METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 61 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2014. The 58 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £217m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Transport for London
57 contracts · £211.6m
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED
2 contracts · £5.4m
Supply Hertfordshire
1 contract
Transport for Greater Manchester
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Parklife Shuttle Services June 2026‡Transport for Greater Manchester · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £82,172 in total
  2. Provision of bus service - Route 186‡Transport for London · £4,118,000 · runs until Jul 2029
  3. Provision of bus service - Route 142/642‡Transport for London · £5,015,572 · runs until Jan 2030
  4. Provision of bus service - Route 234Transport for London · £2,367,000 · runs until Jan 2027
  5. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,915,394
Show 56 more
  1. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,885,000
  2. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,067,000
  3. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,189,500
  4. HCC - 11/19 - Provision of Local Bus and School Coach Services starting April 2020 - AWARD‡Supply Hertfordshire · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £32,459 in total
  5. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,458,000
  6. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,333,773
  7. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,249,500
  8. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,741,000
  9. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,685,000
  10. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,031,000
  11. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £7,966,905
  12. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £9,153,559
  13. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,029,000
  14. Route Agreement‡Transport for London
  15. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,254,644
  16. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £6,745,000
  17. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,264,000
  18. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,252,000
  19. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £211,055
  20. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £708,061
  21. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,636,857
  22. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,299,642
  23. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,999,000
  24. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £6,344,814
  25. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £6,434,286
  26. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £253,000
  27. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,667,360
  28. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,473,126
  29. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,311,366
  30. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,346,100
  31. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,969,152
  32. Route Agreemen‡Transport for London · £2,990,265
  33. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £6,599,000
  34. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,974,841
  35. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £6,398,000
  36. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,313,013
  37. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,860,690
  38. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,785,797
  39. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,407,313
  40. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,180,668
  41. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,572,526
  42. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,907,254
  43. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,936,141
  44. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,709,852
  45. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,208,911
  46. Bus Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,884,600
  47. Bus Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,489,040
  48. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,288,654
  49. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,826,160
  50. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,045,516
  51. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,116,750
  52. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,102,993
  53. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,225,224
  54. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,432,700
  55. Route Agreement QC46702‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £2,007,062
  56. Route Agreement QC46701‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £3,371,618

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant.

Grant
  1. Covid 19 Bus Service Support Grant commercialDepartment for Transport · £0

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
34 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 58%
  • 31 to 60 days 37%
  • After 60 days 5%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
35
58%
17%
30 Jun 2025
35
57%
18%
31 Dec 2024
32
56%
22%
30 Jun 2024
34
53%
18%
31 Dec 2023
33
57%
17%
30 Jun 2023
34
54%
21%
31 Dec 2022
40
48%
28%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 8.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 46.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter9% womenLower middle7% womenUpper middle9% womenUpper pay quarter15% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 5.2% lower
women 2.7% lower
2023/24
women 6.2% lower
women 7.4% lower
2022/23
women 7.5% lower
women 4.5% lower
2021/22
women 9.6% lower
women 4.1% lower
2020/21
women 1.8% lower
women 7.4% lower
2018/19
women 4.2% lower
women 5% lower
2017/18
women 1.7% lower
women 3.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRADDELL LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRADDELL LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRADDELL LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRADDELL LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRADDELL LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vehicles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £346.8m, net assets £96m, 3,746 employees
  2. Metroline Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.