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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

The City of Oxford Motor Services Limited

Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Christian Schreyer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Paul Hennigan 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Philip Richard Southall 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  7. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  8. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2006-2011 Director View profile
  9. Helen Fowweather 2005-2012 Director View profile
  10. Louisa Marie Weeks 2005-2012 Director View profile
  11. Raymond Woodhouse 2003-2019 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Wilfrid Eggleton 2001-2006 Director View profile
  13. David Lloyd Thomas 1998-2000 Director View profile
  14. Philip William Kirk 1997-2014 Director View profile
  15. Douglas Jamieson Adie 1995-2001 Director View profile
  16. Alan William Eatwell 1995-2001 Director View profile
  17. Keith Anthony Moffatt 1994-2000 Director View profile
  18. Peter Frederick Lanfranchi 1994-1995 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Moyes 1994-2006 Director View profile
  20. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 1994-2004 Director View profile
  21. Ernest Alan Youdell 1992-1994 Director View profile
  22. David Beaman 1994 Director View profile
  23. Arthur Walter Townsend 1992 Director View profile
  24. Gerald Mitchell 1993 Director View profile
  25. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  26. Ian Philip Butcher 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Trevor Halliday Shears 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  28. Bernard Edmund Haile 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Oxford Brookes University Bus Tickets Buyer: Oxford Brookes University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Procurement opportunity for bulk bus ticketing for Oxford Brookes University students and staff. Bus routes will need to service routes into Oxford Brookes locations from Oxford City and the surrounding areas.

About

What it does
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Incorporated
06/12/1906
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne
Previous names
City of Oxford Motor Services, Limited (until 02/03/2011)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The City of Oxford Motor Services Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GO-Ahead Holding Limited is controlled by The GO-Ahead Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. The GO-Ahead Group Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited is controlled by Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited is controlled by Kinetic UK Midco 2, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Kinetic UK Midco 2, Limited is controlled by Kinetic UK Midco 1, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Kinetic UK Midco 1, Limited is controlled by Kinetic UK Holdco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kinetic UK Holdco, Limited.

51 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £0 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Transport · £0

Most recent

  • Department for Transport £02020-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

3.9y median 2.3y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Transport 51Dormant 15Business services 7Professional services 2Finance 1Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00091106
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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