FIRSTGROUP PLC
Company number SC157176 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
FirstGroup PLC is a strategic cornerstone of the UK transport ecosystem, leveraging its dual-modal dominance in bus and rail to command significant market share and operational scale. While its massive fleet and diversified portfolio provide a robust competitive moat, realizing future shareholder value hinges on navigating complex regulatory frameworks and executing on capital-intensive fleet modernization.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-03-31
- Registered office
- 395 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5RP
- Postcode
- AB24 5RP
- Capital
- 37 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-28
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-03
- Next due by
- 2027-01-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49100 Passenger rail transport, interurban
- 49319 Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Officers 15 current · 56 resigned
Group structure 28 subsidiaries
Showing 12 of 28.
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) — 6 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 — Z4635247 (Tier 2), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 1
£2,000 in registered political donations since 2011.
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Labour Party
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- firstgroup.com
- Phone
- 03456460707
Our UK Bus division operates around a fifth of local bus services in the UK and is one of the largest bus operators with a fleet of approximately 6,400 buses around the England, Scotland and Wales. We have bus routes serving 40 of the UK’s largest towns and cities providing great value public transport for students, commuters, leisure travellers and concession travellers.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FIRSTBUS PLC | 1997-12-23 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 285 similar companies in AB — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1995
The class of 1995
45%
of the 34,000 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.