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FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00025088
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1887-10-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-29
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“A letter of support has been received from the ultimate parent company, FirstGroup plc ("the group"), that allows for the flow of funds around the group. Therefore, there is the intention to make available such funds as may be required to enable the company to meet its obligations for a period of at least 12 months from signing of the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- First City Line Ltd · 100% held · UK · Operation of bus services
Significant events
- “Following the introduction of the £3 fare cap in England in January 2025, replacing the £2 fare cap, the division has introduced a clear and simple distance based fare structure and the resulting yield increases has positively impacted revenue growth, which is expected to continue in the future.”
- “In February 2025, First Bus entered the London bus market at scale, with a strong medium-term earnings growth profile.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | Secretary | 2022-08-09 | — | — |
| BROWN, Colin | Director | 2021-02-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CLARINGBOLD, Douglas Bryan | Director | 2021-04-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MCINNES, James Robert | Director | 2025-03-31 | May 1984 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVERY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2001-06-25 | 2003-05-31 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | Secretary | 2009-12-07 | 2011-07-15 |
| DOIDGE, Martin Roger | Secretary | 1997-06-02 | 2001-06-25 |
| GAHAN, Michael William | Secretary | 2004-10-06 | 2005-11-01 |
| GLIBOTA-VIGO, Silvana Nerina | Secretary | 2019-11-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-07-22 | 2019-11-14 |
| HARFORD, Alan Henry | Secretary | — | 1997-06-02 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | 2014-05-19 |
| PRICE, Amelia Anne | Secretary | 2005-10-31 | 2009-12-07 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2022-08-09 |
| WELCH, Robert John | Secretary | 2014-05-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Debbie Jayne | Secretary | 2003-05-20 | 2004-10-06 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2021-05-21 |
| AMOS, Kelvin Royston | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2007-03-31 |
| ANTHISTLE, Tony | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2008-02-29 |
| AVERY, Andrew John | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2003-05-31 |
| BARKER, Neil James | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2016-05-03 |
| BARRETT, Alan Neville | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2017-10-11 |
| BARRINGTON CROW, Russell | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2006-02-27 |
| BELFIELD, Kevin John | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2015-08-05 |
| BETTISON, Vernon Martin | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2000-06-30 |
| BIRCHLEY, Leslie Arthur | Director | 1995-10-31 | 1996-04-14 |
| BOND, Stuart Graham | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2001-06-18 |
| BOWEN, James Thomas | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2016-05-03 |
| BURGE, Andrew John | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2001-06-18 |
| CARTER, Alex Paul | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| COYLE, Ian | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2020-09-30 |
| CURSIO, Simon Antonio | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2011-05-20 |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2007-04-01 |
| DAVIES, Justin Wyn | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2013-06-03 |
| DOIDGE, Martin Roger | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2002-04-18 |
| DOORES, Karen | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2016-05-03 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2001-12-13 |
| FEARNLEY, Giles Robin | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2013-06-03 |
| FRAPE, Gordon | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-08-04 |
| FREEMAN, James David Ferdinand | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2021-03-31 |
| GAHAN, Michael William | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2005-11-01 |
| HANSON, Christopher Philip | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-11-21 |
| HARFORD, Alan Henry | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1997-07-12 |
| HOLLAND, Robert William | Director | — | 1999-10-15 |
| HOLT, Elaine Karen | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2004-06-24 |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-03-31 |
| JENKINS, Paul Richard | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| JONES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2015-01-28 |
| JONES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2013-06-03 |
| KAYE, David Andrew | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2010-06-01 |
| KAYE, David Andrew | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2005-08-11 |
| KEANE, Bernard Patrick | Director | 1996-01-11 | 1998-11-09 |
| LEEDER, David John | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2004-08-10 |
| MACLEOD, Jennifer Margaret | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2010-11-11 |
| MARLOW, Piers Darryl St John | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2003-01-24 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2014-10-17 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, James, Mr. | Director | — | 1995-02-27 |
| MCNIFF, Anthony John | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2012-01-13 |
| MORGAN, Carole | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2011-06-17 |
| NORTHEY, Richard Leslie | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2022-11-21 |
| NOTON, Brian Godfrey | Director | 1996-11-18 | 2004-10-06 |
| OSBALDISTON, John Anthony | Director | 1995-02-28 | 1996-04-16 |
| PARKER, Allen | Director | 2012-01-13 | 2012-12-21 |
| PARKER, Colin John | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2005-04-29 |
| PERRY, Alexander Donald | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2005-11-04 |
| PESTEREFF, Michael Nicholas | Director | 1996-01-11 | 1998-11-09 |
| PRICE, Amelia Anne | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2009-12-07 |
| PRICE, Margaret Amelia Anne | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2013-04-08 |
| PYMM, Rob | Director | 2017-10-11 | 2022-11-21 |
| REDDY, Marc Christopher | Director | 2011-05-20 | 2013-06-03 |
| REES, Colin Henry | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2006-05-12 |
| SCOTT, Stephen John | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2022-04-01 |
| SHERRINGTON, Andrew Hughes | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2018-05-01 |
| SOPER, Richard Michael | Director | 1999-04-12 | 1999-12-01 |
| SUTTON, Martin | Director | 1995-10-31 | 1996-10-03 |
| THOMPSON, Joseph Andrew | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-11-21 |
| VARLEY, Graeme George Turnbull | Director | — | 1997-04-01 |
| WEIMAR, Jeroen Marcel | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2014-04-10 |
| WILLEY, Kevin Lewis | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Debbie Jayne | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-10-06 |
| WOOLLEY, Victor John | Director | — | 1996-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firstbus Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-11-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-02-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-11-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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