FIRST MOTORWAY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 03126731 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
First Motorway Services Limited operates as a critical node within the Roadchef portfolio, leveraging the scale and capital of its parent to compete effectively in the oligopolistic UK Motorway Service Area sector. While the standalone capital base appears nominal, the entity's strategic value is substantial, serving as a frontline operation navigating the sector's dual challenges of EV infrastructure CapEx and food inflation. Its competitive positioning is secured by Roadchef's overarching market presence, allowing it to sustain profitability in a high-fixed-cost environment where independent operators would struggle to survive.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-11-15
- Registered office
- Roadchef House Norton Canes Msa, Betty's Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, England, WS11 9UX
- Postcode
- WS11 9UX
- Capital
- 100,502 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-29
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-20
- Next due by
- 2026-12-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
- 56101 Licenced restaurants
Officers 6 current · 18 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by ROADCHEF NEWCO 1 LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA243849 (Tier 1), registered since 2017.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FILBUK 382 LIMITED | 1996-04-10 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ROADCHEF HOUSE NORTON CANES MSA BETTYS LANE, NORTON CANE, STANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS11 9UX, UNITED KINGDOM | 2011-12-12 |
| JUNCTION 23A, M4 MAGOR, NEWPORT, NP26 3YL | 2011-08-17 |
| FITZALAN HOUSE, FITZALAN ROAD, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAMORGAN CF2 1XZ | 1996-07-05 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 62 similar companies in WS, trading since 1995
The class of 1995
45%
of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 14 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 13
- Most recent registration
- 2025-01-13
- Price paid, where recorded
- £3,134,886
- Where
- Hampshire (9), Monmouthshire (5)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM901239 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2025-01-13 | — |
| CYM901240 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2025-01-13 | — |
| CYM901241 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2025-01-13 | £499,886 |
| CYM856261 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 2022-11-01 | £50,000 |
| HP804881 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2017-03-29 | £2,585,000 |
| HP793788 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2016-04-27 | — |
| HP778361 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-01-06 | — |
| HP778362 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-01-06 | — |
| HP778363 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-01-06 | — |
| HP778364 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-01-06 | — |
| HP778365 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-01-06 | — |
| HP658996 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2014-02-27 | — |
| HP660518 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2014-02-27 | — |
| WA638018 | Monmouthshire | Leasehold | 1996-06-17 | — |
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