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Metrobus Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Thomas Joyner 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sam Joseph Sawers 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Mckeown 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Christian Schreyer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Slattery 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. David Arthur Cutts 2015-2024 Director View profile
  9. Richard Harrington 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. John Trayner 2015-2024 Director View profile
  11. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  12. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  13. Leslie Alan Bishop 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. Moorhouse, Dominic John, Lt Col Retd 2006-2009 Director View profile
  15. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2006-2011 Director View profile
  16. Kevin David Carey 2005-2015 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Noel Perks 2004-2005 Director View profile
  18. Kevin Hardie Lavender 2002-2015 Director View profile
  19. Alan William Eatwell 1999-2013 Director View profile
  20. Paul William James Reeves 1999-2001 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Moyes 1999-2006 Director View profile
  22. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 1999-2004 Director View profile
  23. Gary Wood 2004 Director View profile
  24. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  25. Ian Philip Butcher 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  26. Peter Larking 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/07/1983

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. Metrobus Limited is controlled by London General Transport Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. London General Transport 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
  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 Koala UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Koala UK Bidco, Limited is controlled by Koala UK Midco 2, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Koala UK Midco 2, Limited is controlled by Koala 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 Metrobus 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

1.2y median 0.7y
average tenure
2.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 12Transport 8

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01742404
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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