FIRST CYMRU BUSES LIMITED
Company number 00133884 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
First Cymru Buses Limited stands as a legacy-dominated regional operator leveraging the institutional scale of FirstGroup to maintain a defensive moat in the South Wales transit market. The path to sustainable growth requires capitalizing on Welsh transport franchising opportunities and decarbonization mandates, while strategically mitigating labor constraints and the capital-intensive demands of fleet modernization.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1914-02-10
- Registered office
- Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA5 7BN
- Postcode
- SA5 7BN
- Capital
- 1,382,540 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 2 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)
- 49319 Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Officers 5 current · 59 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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A E & F R BREWER LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-03-29) as part of the FIRSTGROUP PLC group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top 10% for parity
Contact details
- Website
- firstcymru.co.uk
Our UK Bus division operates around a fifth of local bus services in the UK and is one of the largest bus operators with a fleet of approximately 6,400 buses around the England, Scotland and Wales. We have bus routes serving 40 of the UK’s largest towns and cities providing great value public transport for students, commuters, leisure travellers and concession travellers.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT COMPANY,LIMITED.(THE) | 1999-03-26 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HEOL GWYROSYDD, PENLAN, SWANSEA, WEST GLAMORGAN SA5 7BN | 1999-08-08 |
| 31 RUSSEL STREET, SWANSEA, SOUTH WALES | 1986-05-20 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 11 similar companies in SA, trading since 1914
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2011-06-22
- Where
- Swansea
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM530487 | Swansea | Leasehold | 2011-06-22 | — |
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