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FIRST POTTERIES LIMITED

Active Leicester

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

270 employees
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
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FIRST POTTERIES LIMITED

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

Founded 31 Aug 1988 Active Leicester, England 270 employees
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Accounts Submitted 24 Nov 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted
Net assets £-1.58M £1.14M 2023 year on year
Total assets £16.98M £4.96M 2023 year on year
Total Liabilities £18.56M £3.82M 2023 year on year
Charges 1
1 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Registered Address

First Leicester Abbey Lane Leicester LE4 0DA England

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Mutual Companies

Financials

Financials

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

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2013–2023)

Cash in Bank

£208.00k

Increased by £78.00k (+60%)

Net Assets

-£1.58M

Increased by £1.14M (+42%)

Total Liabilities

£18.56M

Increased by £3.82M (+26%)

Turnover

£18.08M

Increased by £1.83M (+11%)

Employees

270

Increased by 9 (+3%)

Debt Ratio

109%

Decreased by 14 (-11%)

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

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Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

4 active 79 resigned
Status
David John Mark BlizzardSecretaryUnknownUnknown9 Aug 2022Active
Gary Philip HitchmoughDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom4731 Mar 2025Active
James Robert McinnesDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom4131 Mar 2025Active
Zoe HandsDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom442 Aug 2023Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)

First North West Limited
100.0%
10024 Aug 2015

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

First North West Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 6 Apr 2016
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
  • Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
  • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Firstbus (south) Limited

Ceased 6 Apr 2016

Ceased

Group Structure

Group Structure

FIRST NORTH WEST LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FIRSTBUS (NORTH) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors, appoint/remove directors as trust, appoint/remove directors as firm
FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FIRSTGROUP PLC united kingdom
FIRST POTTERIES LIMITED Current Company
CHESTER CITY TRANSPORT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

Charges

1 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
24 Nov 2025AccountsAnnual accounts filedView(223 pages)
24 Nov 2025OtherNotice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 29/03/25View(1 page)
24 Nov 2025OtherAudit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 29/03/25View(3 pages)
24 Nov 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2025-03-29View(28 pages)
7 Apr 2025OfficersAppointment of Mr Gary Philip Hitchmough as director on 2025-03-31View(2 pages)
24 Nov 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts filed

24 Nov 2025 Other

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 29/03/25

24 Nov 2025 Other

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 29/03/25

24 Nov 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-29

7 Apr 2025 Officers

Appointment of Mr Gary Philip Hitchmough as director on 2025-03-31

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Annual accounts filed

2 months ago on 24 Nov 2025

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 29/03/25

2 months ago on 24 Nov 2025

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 29/03/25

2 months ago on 24 Nov 2025

Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-29

2 months ago on 24 Nov 2025

Appointment of Mr Gary Philip Hitchmough as director on 2025-03-31

10 months ago on 7 Apr 2025