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London Central BUS Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 35

  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 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Richard Harrington 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. David Arthur Cutts 2006-2024 Director View profile
  12. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. John Trayner 2002-2024 Director View profile
  14. John Martin Elms 1996-1997 Director View profile
  15. Philip Richard John Margrave 1996-2014 Director View profile
  16. Paul William James Reeves 1996-2014 Director View profile
  17. Alan William Eatwell 1996-2002 Director View profile
  18. Robin Reginald Reynolds 1994-1996 Director View profile
  19. William Gordon Stewart 1994-1996 Director View profile
  20. Peter Frederick Lanfranchi 1994-1995 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Moyes 1994-2006 Director View profile
  22. Robin Ainsworth Raine Young 1994-2001 Director View profile
  23. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 1994-2004 Director View profile
  24. Derek Stephen Watson 1994-1994 Director View profile
  25. Andrew John Whitley 1994-1994 Director View profile
  26. Edward Vine Bennett 1994-1994 Director View profile
  27. Clive Hodson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  28. Rodney Bryan Pangbourne 1993-1993 Director View profile
  29. Douglas Jamieson Adie 1997 Director View profile
  30. John Ernest Ingleton 1993 Director View profile
  31. Gedffrey John Porter 1994 Director View profile
  32. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  33. Ian Philip Butcher 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  34. Trevor Halliday Shears 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  35. Willem Odo Buttinger 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/12/1988

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. London Central BUS Company 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 Koala UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.

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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.

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
02328565
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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