FIRST EASTERN COUNTIES BUSES LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1931-07-14
- Registered office
- Davey House, 7b Castle Meadow, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR1 3DE
- Postcode
- NR1 3DE
- Capital
- 10,100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 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 · 84 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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HALESWORTH TRANSIT LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£41,346 total awarded value where published.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9904950 (Tier 3), registered since 2007.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
0.7%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| EASTERN COUNTIES OMNIBUS COMPANY LIMITED | 1998-11-03 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BUS DEPOT WESTWAY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 3AR | 2019-08-13 |
| ROUEN HOUSE, ROUEN ROAD, NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR1 1RB | 2011-08-01 |
| 79 THORPE ROAD, NORWICH NR1 1UA, NORFOLK | 1998-11-03 |
| 79 THORPE ROAD, NORWICH NORFOLK NR11UB | 1986-02-28 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 16 similar companies in NR, trading since 1931
Property in England & Wales 11 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 9
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-01
- Price paid, where recorded
- £392,500
- Where
- Norfolk (7), Suffolk (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK15955 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2024-05-01 | £392,500 |
| SK429058 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2024-03-11 | — |
| NK497068 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2019-11-12 | — |
| SK383099 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2018-01-16 | — |
| SK383100 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2018-01-16 | — |
| NK457002 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2016-04-05 | — |
| NK453437 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2015-12-08 | — |
| NK445190 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2015-02-13 | — |
| NK193391 | Norfolk | Freehold | 1996-10-24 | — |
| NK128601 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 1992-09-03 | — |
| SK92502 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 1990-06-14 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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