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Arriva Transport Solutions Limited

Other passenger land transport

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Mark Christopher Hemus 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Brien Law 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Carol Bainbridge 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Charles Cullen 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Ipatia Efraimidou 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Edward Charles Thomas Potter 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Marjorie Haynes 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. David Stuart Patterson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Mcintyre Carlaw 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Paul May 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Richard Anthony Bowler 2000-2015 Director View profile
  12. John Alfred Ray 1998-2002 Director View profile
  13. David Paul Turner 1996-2011 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Philip Lonsdale 1996-2004 Director View profile
  15. Michael Adrian Jones 1996-1997 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Bayfield 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. David Robert Martin 1995-2002 Director View profile
  18. Gordon George Watt 1994-1996 Director View profile
  19. Dawson Thomas Williams 1994-1996 Director View profile
  20. Julian Henry Peddle 1994 Director View profile
  21. Lorna Edwards 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  22. Elizabeth Anne Davies 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  23. John Virtue 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  24. British BUS (Company Secretaries) Limited 1995-1996 Corporate-secretary View profile
  25. Michael Adrian Jones 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  26. David Stevenson 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other passenger land transport; Other human health activities
Incorporated
28/04/1966
Registered office
Sunderland
Previous names
Midland RED North Limited (until 27/04/2011)

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. Arriva Transport Solutions Limited is controlled by Arriva UK BUS Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Arriva UK BUS Holdings Limited is controlled by Arriva UK BUS Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Arriva UK BUS Investments Limited is controlled by Arriva Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Arriva Limited is controlled by Arriva International Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Arriva International Group Limited is controlled by Arriva Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Arriva Holdco Limited is controlled by Arriva Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Arriva Midco Limited is controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited.

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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.

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.

1 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
3.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 4Business services 1Construction 1Retail and trade 1Transport 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00878006
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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