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Diamond BUS Limited

Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Paul James Davies 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Christopher David Blyth 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Carlton Alexander Bellamy 2010-2012 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Scott Dunn 2008-2011 Director View profile
  5. Robert Anthony Dunn 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. John Humphrey Gunn 2008-2010 Director View profile
  7. Antony Charles Goozee 2008-2018 Director View profile
  8. Frank Geoffrey Flight 2008-2014 Director View profile
  9. Helen Fowweather 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Philip William Kirk 2006-2008 Director View profile
  11. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  12. Arnold Anthony Simms 2006-2006 Director View profile
  13. Nigel Wilfrid Eggleton 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. Raymond Woodhouse 2005-2008 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Moyes 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth Allan Povey 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. John Christie Watt 2000-2005 Director View profile
  18. Francis Lawrence Christopher Evans 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. Julian Henry Peddle 1994-1996 Director View profile
  20. Geoffrey Harry Howle 2007 Director View profile
  21. Kim Taylor 2008-2025 Secretary View profile
  22. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  23. Ian Philip Butcher 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  24. Dr John Dixon Craggs 1996-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Anne Howle 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

About

What it does
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Incorporated
15/08/1990
Registered office
Oldbury
Previous names
The Diamond BUS Company Limited (until 25/11/2014)
The Birmingham Omnibus Company Limited (until 14/03/2008)
GO West Midlands Limited (until 27/02/2008)

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. Diamond BUS Limited is controlled by Rotala Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-02-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Rotala Limited is controlled by Rotala Group LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-01-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Rotala Group LTD is controlled by Simon Lee Dunn
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2023-07-26, ceased 2024-01-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Lee Dunn.

10 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 · £5,543 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 Work and Pensions · £5,543
  • Department for Transport · £0

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £5,5432021-04-01
  • 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

13y median 13.5y
average tenure
18.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Transport 24Property 12

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02531054
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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