FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£52M
+39.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,761
+11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16M
-49.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED 2017-06-01 → present
- FIRST SOMERSET & AVON LIMITED 2003-05-30 → 2017-06-01
- FIRST BRISTOL BUSES LIMITED 1999-02-26 → 2003-05-30
- BRISTOL OMNIBUS COMPANY LIMITED 1887-10-01 → 1999-02-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £125,909,000 | £136,413,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,232,000 | £16,644,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £32,375,000 | £16,493,000 | |
| Net profit | £29,544,000 | £12,137,000 | |
| Cash | £4,582,000 | £4,711,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,488,000 | £75,326,000 | |
| Net assets | £37,380,000 | £52,296,000 | |
| Equity | £37,380,000 | £52,296,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,576 | 1,761 | |
| Wages | £50,787,000 | £59,385,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | 23.5% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.0% | 22.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.9% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 66.84x | 92.98x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED · parent
- First City Line Ltd 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
+8.3%
£125,909,000 £136,413,000
-
Cash
+2.8%
£4,582,000 £4,711,000
-
Net assets
+39.9%
£37,380,000 £52,296,000
-
Employees
+11.7%
1,576 1,761
-
Operating profit
+36.1%
£12,232,000 £16,644,000
-
Profit before tax
-49.1%
£32,375,000 £16,493,000
-
Wages
+16.9%
£50,787,000 £59,385,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers