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The GO-Ahead Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 36

  1. Javier Martin Rivals 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sharon Emma Flood 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Mackayla Bree Hanney 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Miguel Angel Parras 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. James Martyn Culley 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. Javier Perez Fortea 2022-2025 Director View profile
  7. Adam Gordon Begg 2022-2025 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Elizabeth Mussenden 2022-2022 Director View profile
  9. Dominic Joseph Lavelle 2022-2024 Director View profile
  10. David Charles Blackwood 2022-2022 Director View profile
  11. Christian Schreyer 2021-2023 Director View profile
  12. Clare Margaret Hollingsworth 2019-2023 Director View profile
  13. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  14. Leanne Wood 2017-2022 Director View profile
  15. Harry Arthur Blair Holt 2017-2022 Director View profile
  16. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  17. Adrian James Henry Ewer 2013-2022 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas Wenham Horler 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  20. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  21. Dr Katherine Christina Mary Innes Ker 2010-2020 Director View profile
  22. Andrew James Allner 2008-2019 Director View profile
  23. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2004-2011 Director View profile
  24. Rupert Lascelles Pennant-Rea 2002-2013 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Douglas Collins 1999-2008 Director View profile
  26. Sir Austen Patrick Brown 1999-2013 Director View profile
  27. Professor Sir Frederick George Thomas Holliday 1997-2002 Director View profile
  28. Douglas Jamieson Adie 1995-1997 Director View profile
  29. Robert Duncan Clegg 1995-1999 Director View profile
  30. Philip James Harmer 1994 Director View profile
  31. Sir Michael Ian Bowstead Straker 1998 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Moyes 2006 Director View profile
  33. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 2004 Director View profile
  34. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  35. Ian Philip Butcher 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  36. Trevor Halliday Shears 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £42,800,000 total

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.

  • Bus Franchising Round 1 Tier C Buyer: West Yorkshire Combined Authority £2,800,000 2026-09-08 Source: Find a Tender

    Bus Franchising Round 1 Tier C Franchise Agreements: Lot 13: KD210 Lot 14: KD205 Lot 15: KD215 Lot 19: KH305 Lot 22: Leeds 050 Lot 23: Leeds 055 Lot 24: Leeds 060 Lot 25: Leeds 065 Lot 26: Leeds 070 Lot 27: Leeds 075

  • Bus Franchising Round 1 Tier B Buyer: West Yorkshire Combined Authority £40,000,000 2026-09-08 Source: Find a Tender

    Bus Franchising Round 1 Tier B Franchise Agreements: Lot 4: Cleckheaton Lot 5: Dewsbury Small Lot 6: Kirklees North Lot 7: Huddersfield Small Lot 8: Holmfirth Lot 9: Slaithwaite Lot 10: Hebden Bridge Lot 11: Leeds Bradford Airport Lot 12: …

  • The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

About

Incorporated
17/02/1987

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 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Koala UK Midco 1, Limited is controlled by Koala 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 Koala 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

2 grants · £647,408 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 Education · £609,540
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £37,868

Most recent

  • Department for Education £609,5402020-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £37,8682018-04-01
Board analysis for researchers

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.

7 directors on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 34Hospitality 4Other services 2Business 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
02100855
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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