THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED
Company number 02100855 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
The Go-Ahead Group Limited requires a conditional credit approach due to its 2022 transition from a PLC to a subsidiary of a leveraged Bidco vehicle, which obscures its standalone financial health and typically introduces high group debt. While the underlying transport operations are historically resilient and cash-generative, the recent significant turnover in the board of directors and the opaque, highly leveraged group structure necessitate that any credit exposure be conditioned on parent company guarantees and a review of consolidated financials. Continued monitoring of group leverage and intercompany cash flow drains is essential to mitigate risk.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-02-17
- Registered office
- Second Floor 55 Degrees North, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 6BL
- Postcode
- NE1 6BL
- Capital
- 4,707,962 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-01
- Next due by
- 2027-02-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49390 Other passenger land transport
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 8 current · 41 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
Controlled by GO-AHEAD INVESTMENT BIDCO LIMITED — since 2022-10-10
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METROCITY (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£76,500 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8724370 (Tier 2), registered since 2004.
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Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC | 2022-10-13 |
| GO-AHEAD NORTHERN LIMITED | 1994-02-01 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LEVEL 16 CALE CROSS HOUSE, PILGRIM STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 6SU | 2001-07-08 |
| VEL 16 CALE CROSS HOUSE, PILGRIM STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 6SU | 2001-07-08 |
| 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE8 2UA | 1995-07-03 |
| 7 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE8 2UA | 1995-07-03 |
| CROSS HOUSE, WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE99 1SB | 1987-06-16 |
| OSS HOUSE, WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE99 1SB | 1987-06-16 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 93 similar companies in NE, trading since 1987
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,106 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 116 titles
- Freehold
- 84
- Leasehold
- 32
- Most recent registration
- 2026-03-30
- Price paid, where recorded
- £49,540,000
- Where
- Greater London (39), Hampshire (9), Tyne And Wear (9)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL200325 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2026-03-30 | £1,680,000 |
| CL259946 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2026-03-30 | — |
| CL276050 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2026-03-30 | — |
| CL374701 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2026-03-30 | — |
| HP898651 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2025-10-16 | — |
| TY610257 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2025-03-27 | — |
| TGL630970 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-02-06 | — |
| AGL214702 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| EGL295719 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| ON221070 | Oxfordshire | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL514819 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL526081 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL527546 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL527560 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL527561 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL559989 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL571699 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SGL573124 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SX149967 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
| SY46570 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-03-25 | — |
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