BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED

Active
Company number 07524891Private limited companyIncorporated 2011

Key figures

£185,775,000-13.2%
Net assets 2024/25
-13.2%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m2023/242024/25

† BIG BUS TOURS 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.

BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 52290

Where the company stands among the 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290 (Other transportation support activities).

Net assets£185,775,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,314
Total assets£314,878,000
Higher than 99% · median £29,744
Cash£5,845,000
Higher than 98% · median £20,280
Company age15.7 years
Older than 90% · median 3.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MAGNAVALE PROPERTIES LIMITED£472.6m
  2. BETA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£312.1m
  3. DSV AIR & SEA LIMITED£244.6m
  4. GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED£232.1m
  5. BRATU A&C LTD£200m
  6. BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED£185.8m
  7. DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£153.8m
  8. MARKEN LIMITED£122m
  9. COSCO SHIPPING (UK) COMPANY LIMITED£117.1m
  10. JAS FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£114.5m

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 13,809. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07524891. It was incorporated on 10 Feb 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW1W). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other transportation support activities (52290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Profit for the year was £19,945,000. Net assets were £185,775,000, down 13.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,845,000. Total assets were £314,878,000 and total liabilities £258,206,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,314). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £29,744). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £20,280). It is older than 90% of them (median age 3.0 years).

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 electrical equipment, vehicles. Its gender pay gap report for 2023/24 shows median hourly pay for women 21.8% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 9 of 30 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Profit for the year15,114,00019,945,000
Cash at bank and in hand6,182,0005,845,000
Total assets—314,878,000
Total liabilities—258,206,000
Net assets / total equity214,010,000185,775,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2023/24
Median hourly pay
women 21.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 4.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 323% higher
Employer size
Fewer than 250 employees
Lower pay quarter18% womenLower middle16% womenUpper middle32% womenUpper pay quarter34.7% women
Earlier years (3)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2020/21
no gap
women 1.4% lower
2019/20
no gap
women 1.4% lower
2018/19
women 23.1% lower
women 6.2% higher

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 statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BIG BUS TOURS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BIG BUS TOURS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BIG BUS TOURS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED)
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BIG BUS TOURS GROUP HOLDINGS 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 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and 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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £185.8m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £214m
  3. Big Bus Tours Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.