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.
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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