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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9147786 (Tier 3), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
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 11 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.