FIRST ESSEX BUSES LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-11-19
- Registered office
- Bus Depot, Westway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3AR
- Postcode
- CM1 3AR
- Capital
- 20,550,000 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 7 current · 66 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
Controlled by FIRST BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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AIRPORT BUSES LIMITED Dissolved
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AIRPORT COACHES LIMITED Dissolved
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LYNTON BUS AND COACH LIMITED Dissolved
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LYNTON COMPANY SERVICES 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
3.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ESSEX BUSES LIMITED | 2003-01-02 |
| EASTERN NATIONAL LIMITED | 1995-12-01 |
| WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED(THE) | 1987-02-04 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BUS DEPOT, DUKE STREET, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX CM1 1JH | 2004-10-28 |
| STAPLEFORD CLOSE, NEW WRITTLE STREET, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX CM2 0SD | 2003-01-10 |
| NEW WRITTLE STREET, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 OSD | 1994-11-09 |
| NEW WRITTLE STREET, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0SD | 1987-01-13 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 10 similar companies in CM, trading since 1985
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Freehold
- 6
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2024-02-22
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,140,000
- Where
- Essex (10)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX32434 | Essex | Freehold | 2024-02-22 | £1,140,000 |
| EX324576 | Essex | Freehold | 2024-02-22 | — |
| EX32481 | Essex | Freehold | 2024-02-22 | — |
| EX32530 | Essex | Freehold | 2024-02-22 | — |
| EX344664 | Essex | Freehold | 2024-02-22 | — |
| EX936421 | Essex | Leasehold | 2016-04-22 | — |
| EX913674 | Essex | Leasehold | 2014-12-08 | — |
| EX912933 | Essex | Leasehold | 2014-11-24 | — |
| EX802891 | Essex | Leasehold | 2007-10-12 | — |
| EX496943 | Essex | Freehold | 2000-03-16 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.