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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

Carousel Buses Limited

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

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Christian Schreyer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Paul Hennigan 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Philip Richard Southall 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. Keith Down 2012-2015 Director View profile
  7. Helen Fowweather 2012-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Allen Brown 2012-2021 Director View profile
  9. Llouisa Marie Weeks 2012-2012 Director View profile
  10. Philip William Kirk 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Raymond Woodhouse 2012-2019 Director View profile
  12. John Leonard Robinson 2000-2012 Director View profile
  13. Carolyn Ferguson 2012-2026 Secretary View profile
  14. Stephen Richard Burns 2000-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Incorporated
30/08/2000
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. Carousel Buses 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 Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Kinetic UK Midco 1, Limited is controlled by Kinetic 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 Kinetic 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

3.9y median 2.3y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Transport 51Dormant 15Business services 7Professional services 2Finance 1Other 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
04062073
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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