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Company · Northampton

Tower Transit Operations LTD

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 7

  1. Adam Daniel Leishman 2013-2018 Director View profile
  2. Neil Espie Smith 2013-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul Raymond Cox 2013-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Keith Chevis 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Adrian Mark Jones 2012-2013 Director View profile
  6. Jim Dow 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Paul Michael Lewis 2012-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £46,692,576 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 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: …

  • Route Agreement QC47101 Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED £2,125,386 2014-08-05 CPV 60112000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Bus Service Route Number 488

  • Route Agreement QC46904 Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED £2,254,717 2014-07-07 CPV 60112000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Bus Service Route Number 444

  • Route Agreement QC46903 Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED £2,312,473 2014-07-07 CPV 60112000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Bus Service Route Number 212

  • 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

What it does
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Incorporated
30/11/2012
Registered office
Northampton
Previous names
Centrewest (NO.1) Limited (until 24/06/2013)

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. Tower Transit Operations LTD is controlled by Tower Transit Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tower Transit Limited.

2 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

6y median 6.5y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 6Finance 3Education 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08314506
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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