METROLINE WEST LIMITED

Active
Company number 08401654Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£122,230,000+7.1%
Net assets 2025
+7.1%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† METROLINE WEST 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£97,402,000
Higher than 81% · median £27,581,000 among 108 that publish turnover
Net assets£122,230,000
Higher than 99% · median £25,613
Employees979
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age13.7 years
Older than 63% · 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 WEST LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

METROLINE WEST LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08401654. It was incorporated on 13 Feb 2013. 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 £97,402,000. Profit for the year was £8,120,000. Net assets were £122,230,000, up 7.1% on the previous year. The company had an average of 979 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

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 81% of the 108 that publish turnover (median £27,581,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £25,613). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 63% of them (median age 8.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 26 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2014. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £79.1m. Its most frequent buyer is Transport for London (23 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

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 7.8% 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 27 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover88,216,00097,402,000
Profit for the year3,802,0008,120,000
Total assets——
Total liabilities32,783,00036,471,000
Net assets / total equity114,120,000122,230,000
Average number of employees928979

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

26 contracts

METROLINE WEST LIMITED is named as a supplier in 26 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2014. Their combined published value is £79.1m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Transport for London
23 contracts · £73.1m
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED
3 contracts · £6m
Contracts
  1. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,001,500
  2. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,822,840
  3. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,995,000
  4. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,350,000
  5. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,133,000
Show 21 more
  1. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,134,208
  2. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,456,149
  3. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,799,700
  4. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,802,200
  5. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,702,300
  6. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,287,400
  7. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,910,400
  8. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,833,187
  9. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,643,113
  10. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £5,893,521
  11. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £2,461,000
  12. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,128,000
  13. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,779,984
  14. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £3,177,686
  15. QC49802‡Transport for London · £4,000,000
  16. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,317,500
  17. Route Agreement QC47802‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £345,000
  18. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £1,749,000
  19. Route Agreement‡Transport for London · £4,722,300
  20. Route Agreement QC47203‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £2,101,390
  21. Route Agreement QC47201‡TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED · £3,582,650

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.

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
33
61%
13%
30 Jun 2025
33
60%
16%
31 Dec 2024
32
58%
22%
30 Jun 2024
33
55%
17%
31 Dec 2023
33
61%
15%
30 Jun 2023
33
56%
18%
31 Dec 2022
35
52%
22%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 10.5% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter8% womenLower middle6% womenUpper middle8% womenUpper pay quarter14% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 7.5% lower
women 6% lower
2023/24
women 3.6% lower
women 7.1% lower
2022/23
women 2.8% higher
women 4.7% lower
2021/22
women 2.3% lower
women 7.5% lower
2020/21
women 5% lower
women 3.5% lower
2018/19
women 5.2% lower
women 4.1% lower
2017/18
women 6.1% lower
women 6.2% 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.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £97.4m, net assets £122.2m, 979 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £88.2m, net assets £114.1m, 928 employees
  3. Metroline Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to METROLINE WEST LIMITEDPreviously CENTREWEST (NO.2) LIMITED
  5. 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.