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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

Wilts and Dorset BUS Company Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Christian Schreyer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas John Dillon Woods 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Rodney Wickham 2011-2025 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. Matthew Stjohn Dolphin 2006-2011 Director View profile
  10. Alex Paul Carter 2003-2011 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Moyes 2003-2006 Director View profile
  12. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Michael Parsons 2001-2007 Director View profile
  14. Rodney Alexander Luxton 2001 Director View profile
  15. Douglas Allenby Smith 2001 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Richard Bryce 2003 Director View profile
  17. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  18. Ian Philip Butcher 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  19. Hugh Malone 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
12/10/1982
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne

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. Wilts and Dorset BUS Company Limited is controlled by GO South Coast Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GO South Coast 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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

The ownership chain above Wilts and Dorset BUS Company Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

30 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

9.5y median 9.3y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 49Transport 9Dormant 3

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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01671355
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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