ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£24,519,302
Balance sheet as at 2023-03-25
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of selling, maintenance and operations of passenger carrying vehicles.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1991-10-23
- Employees
- 204 (2023 accounts · was 201 in 2021)
- Registered office
- The Rifle Range Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, Aveley South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 4YF
- Postcode
- RM15 4YF
- Capital
- 2,850,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-29
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-03
- Next due by
- 2027-01-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49390 Other passenger land transport
Officers 4 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2023-03-09
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5801161 (Tier 2), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- ensignbus.com
- Phone
- 01708865656
The UK's biggest used bus dealer, largest local bus service operator in Thurrock, Essex and private hire company.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CHEERROUTE LIMITED | 1998-02-02 |
| LONDON PRIDE SIGHTSEEING LIMITED | 1993-10-20 |
| CHEERROUTE LIMITED | 1991-12-16 |
Previous registered addresses 9
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 9 PURFLEET INDUSTRIAL PARK, LONDON ROAD, AVELEY, SOUTH OCKENDON, ESSEX RM15 4YA | 2005-04-28 |
| 34 COBBOLD ROAD, FELIXTOWE, SUFFOLK, IP11 7HZ | 1999-10-25 |
| THE OLD BARNS, EARL SOHAM LODGE,EARL SOHAM, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK IP13 7SA | 1994-01-25 |
| THE OLD BARNS, EARL SOHAM LODGE,EARL SOHAM, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK IP13 7SA | 1994-01-25 |
| 1 SELDON CLOSE, WESTCLIFF ON SEA, ESSEX, SS0 0AD | 1992-09-04 |
| ENSIGN COMPLEX, ARTERIAL ROAD (A 13), PURFLEET, ESSEX, RM16 1TB | 1991-12-19 |
| ENSIGN COMPLEX, ARTERIAL ROAD (A 13), PURFLEET, ESSEX, RM16 1TB | 1991-12-19 |
| MBC INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., CLASSIC HOUSE, 174-180 OLD STREET, LONDON. EC1V 9BP | 1991-12-18 |
| MBC INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., CLASSIC HOUSE, 174-180 OLD STREET, LONDON. EC1V 9BP | 1991-12-18 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 82 similar companies in RM
3rd largest employer among its local peers (204 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1991.
No.1 of the largest other passenger land transport companies in Romford →
Competitors Romford
This company ranks 1 among other passenger land transport in Romford.
The class of 1991
50%
of the 20,888 companies incorporated in 1991 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2013-07-05
- Where
- Thurrock (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX413604 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2013-07-05 | — |
| EX818519 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2008-07-25 | — |
| EX812889 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2008-04-15 | — |
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