FIRST CAPITAL EAST LIMITED

Active Chelmsford

Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

0 employees website.com
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
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FIRST CAPITAL EAST LIMITED

Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

Founded 5 Feb 1988 Active Chelmsford, United Kingdom 0 employees website.com
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

Previous Company Names

CAPITAL CITYBUS LIMITED 23 Jul 1993 — 3 Mar 2000
FRONTRUNNER BUSES SOUTH EAST LIMITED 6 Jun 1988 — 23 Jul 1993
BROOMSOL (10) LIMITED 5 Feb 1988 — 6 Jun 1988
Accounts Submitted 28 Oct 2025 Next due 31 Dec 2026 7 months remaining
Confirmation Submitted 6 Jan 2026 Next due 17 Jan 2027 8 months remaining
Net assets £6M £0 2023 year on year
Total assets £6M £152K 2023 year on year
Total Liabilities £0 £152K 2023 year on year
Charges 9
9 satisfied

Contact & Details

Contact

Registered Address

Bus Depot Westway Chelmsford Essex CM1 3AR

Full company profile for FIRST CAPITAL EAST LIMITED (02218277), an active company based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom. Incorporated 5 Feb 1988. Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar). View financials, directors, shareholders, and filings.

Business Summary

This company specializes in providing innovative solutions and services across multiple sectors.

Products & Services

consulting software analytics integration

Reports

Credit Report

In-depth credit score, financial analysis, risk assessment and company intelligence.

Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2023
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2024
Due by 30 September 2025 9 months

Balance Sheet & P&L (2013–2023)

Cash in Bank

N/A

Net Assets

£5.83M

Total Liabilities

N/A

Decreased by £152.00k (-100%)

Turnover

N/A

Employees

N/A

Debt Ratio

N/A

Decreased by 3 (-100%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2023
Dec Year End
2022
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

2 Allotments 17,620,001 Shares £23.45m Total
Date FromShare ClassShares AllottedAmount RaisedPrice/Share
7 Jan 20251£5.83m£5.83m
29 Mar 201917,620,000£17.62m£1

Officers

Officers

0 active 3 resigned
Status

No officers found

No officers found

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)

Grt Bus Group Limited
100.0%
2
Ccb Holdings Limited
0.0%
0

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

Grt Bus Group Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 26 Mar 2025
Nature of Control
  • Significant Influence Or Control

Ccb Holdings Limited

Ceased 26 Mar 2025

Ceased

Group Structure

Group Structure

FIRSTGROUP PLC united kingdom
GRT BUS GROUP LIMITED united kingdom
FIRST CAPITAL EAST LIMITED Current Company

Charges

Charges

9 satisfied

Properties

Properties

0 total

No related properties

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
15 Jan 2026OfficersChange to director Mr James Thomas Bowen on 14 Jan 2026
6 Jan 2026Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 3 Jan 2026 with updates
28 Oct 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 31 Mar 2025
28 Oct 2025OtherNotice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/03/25
14 Oct 2025OtherAudit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/03/25
15 Jan 2026 Officers

Change to director Mr James Thomas Bowen on 14 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 3 Jan 2026 with updates

28 Oct 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 31 Mar 2025

28 Oct 2025 Other

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/03/25

14 Oct 2025 Other

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/03/25

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Change to director Mr James Thomas Bowen on 14 Jan 2026

4 months ago on 15 Jan 2026

Confirmation statement made on 3 Jan 2026 with updates

4 months ago on 6 Jan 2026

Annual accounts made up to 31 Mar 2025

6 months ago on 28 Oct 2025

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/03/25

6 months ago on 28 Oct 2025

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/03/25

7 months ago on 14 Oct 2025