FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted

Confirmation Statement Submitted 26 Mar 2025

Net assets £109.32M £34.70M 2024 year on year

Total assets £197.67M £51.03M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £209.02M £73.44M 2024 year on year

Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

8th Floor The Point 37 North Wharf Road London W2 1AF United Kingdom

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2021–2024)

Cash in Bank

£284.00k

Decreased by £9.69M (-97%)

Net Assets

£109.32M

Increased by £34.70M (+46%)

Total Liabilities

£209.02M

Increased by £73.44M (+54%)

Turnover

N/A

Employees

N/A

Debt Ratio

106%

Increased by 14 (+15%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 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 allotments and capital structure

1 Allotment 24,000,000 Shares £24.00m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
12 Feb 2019	ORDINARY	24,000,000	£24.00m	£1

Officers

6 active 41 resigned

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						Status
Andrew Simon Jarvis	Director	British	United Kingdom	51	21 Nov 2022	Active
Colin Brown	Director	British	United Kingdom	58	1 Feb 2021	Active
David John Mark Blizzard	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	9 Aug 2022	Active
Gary Philip Hitchmough	Director	British	United Kingdom	47	31 Mar 2025	Active
James Robert Mcinnes	Director	British	United Kingdom	41	31 Mar 2025	Active
Janette Susan Bell	Director	British	United Kingdom	61	27 Nov 2020	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)


Firstgroup Plc	100.0%	24,007,415	Ordinary	3 Jan 2025

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Firstgroup Plc

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

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Group Structure

FIRSTGROUP PLC united kingdom

FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED Current Company

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

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

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

CENTREWEST LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

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

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

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

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 RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN TRUSTEE LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

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

FIRST EASTERN COUNTIES BUSES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

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

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

FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

FIRST NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent

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

FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED united kingdom significant influence or control

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

FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

GREYHOUND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

JR DAVIES & SON HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LEICESTER CITYBUS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LONDON MINI COACHES HOLDING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

MAINLINE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

MIDLAND TRAVELLERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 50 to 75 percent, voting rights 50 to 75 percent, appoint/remove directors

NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

PROJECT CORAL LTD united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SKILLPLACE TRAINING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SOUTHAMPTON CITYBUS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TETLEY'S MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

YPBC LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
1 Apr 2025	Officers	Change to director Mr James Robert Mcinnes on 2025-04-01	View(2 pages)
31 Mar 2025	Officers	Appointment of Mr James Robert Mcinnes as director on 2025-03-31	View(2 pages)
31 Mar 2025	Officers	Appointment of Mr Gary Philip Hitchmough as director on 2025-03-31	View(2 pages)
31 Mar 2025	Officers	Termination of Simon David Pearson as director on 2025-03-31	View(1 page)
26 Mar 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-26 with no updates	View(3 pages)