ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 17 Oct 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 3 Jan 2025

Net assets £25.03M £514.70K 2023 year on year

Total assets £30.53M £329.80K 2023 year on year

Total Liabilities £5.50M £184.90K 2023 year on year

Charges 8

8 satisfied

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

The Rifle Range Juliette Close Purfleet Industrial Park Aveley South Ockendon Essex RM15 4YF

Office (Tilbury)

Fort Rd, Tilbury RM18 7NJ

Telephone

0170 886 5656

customerservices@ensignbus.com

Website

ensignbus.com

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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 (2019–2023)

Cash in Bank

£2.31M

Increased by £1.30M (+130%)

Net Assets

£25.03M

Increased by £514.70k (+2%)

Total Liabilities

£5.50M

Decreased by £184.90k (-3%)

Turnover

£18.79M

Decreased by £13.47M (-42%)

Employees

198

Decreased by 6 (-3%)

Debt Ratio

18%

Decreased by 1 (-5%)

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

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Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

4 active 12 resigned

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						Status
Andrew Simon Jarvis	Director	British	Scotland	51	9 Mar 2023	Active
David John Mark Blizzard	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	9 Mar 2023	Active
Garry James Nicholass	Director	British	United Kingdom	49	19 Apr 2023	Active
James Robert Mcinnes	Director	British	United Kingdom	41	31 Mar 2025	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (5)


First Bus Holdings Limited	86.7%	1,300,000	Ordinary	3 Jan 2025
First Bus Holdings Limited	3.3%	50,000	E Ordinary	3 Jan 2025
First Bus Holdings Limited	3.3%	50,000	D Ordinary	3 Jan 2025

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 2 Ceased

Firstbus Holdings Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 9 Mar 2023

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Ensign Bus Company (holdings) Limited

Ceased 9 Mar 2023

Ceased

Peter Ivor Newman

Ceased 30 Sept 2021

Ceased

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Group Structure

FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

FIRSTGROUP PLC united kingdom

ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED Current Company

Charges

8 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
17 Oct 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-29	View(22 pages)
17 Oct 2025	Other	Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 29/03/25	View(1 page)
17 Oct 2025	Other	Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 29/03/25	View(3 pages)
17 Oct 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts filed	View(223 pages)
1 Apr 2025	Officers	Change to director Mr James Robert Mcinnes on 2025-04-01	View(2 pages)