READING TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£15,021,355
Balance sheet as at 2023-04-02
What it does
The main activities of the group remain: ++ a) the provision of local bus services within the greater Reading area, and the surrounding authorities of West Berkshire, Bracknell, Wokingham, Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead; and ++ b) the provision of vehicles and drivers for private hire and regular contract work. ++ In the directors' opinion these activities comprise only one class of business.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-03-27
- Employees
- 694 (2023 accounts · was 693 in 2022)
- Registered office
- Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7HH
- Postcode
- RG1 7HH
- Capital
- 3,974,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-30
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-23
- Next due by
- 2026-10-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49319 Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Officers 12 current · 48 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£1,167,954 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2792881 (Tier 3), registered since 2011.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top 10% for parity
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MILL LANE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG1 2RW | 1998-07-13 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 19 similar companies in RG
The largest employer among its local peers (694 staff).
Trading since 1986.
Competitors Reading
This company ranks 1 among other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) in Reading.
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2025-04-08
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,092,000
- Where
- Reading (3), West Berkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK282962 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 2025-04-08 | £1,092,000 |
| BK497157 | Reading | Leasehold | 2019-01-03 | — |
| BK456466 | Reading | Leasehold | 2013-08-06 | — |
| BK347752 | Reading | Leasehold | 1998-01-30 | — |
| BK100181 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 1994-09-28 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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