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BIG BUS Tours EU Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Paul Herbert Stoneham 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Philip Nathan Boggon 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Sean Ernest Wilkins 2018-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
23/01/2018
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. BIG BUS Tours EU Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BIG BUS Tours Group Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Holdings 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BIG BUS Tours Holdings 2 Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Newco 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. BIG BUS Tours Newco 3 Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Newco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. BIG BUS Tours Newco 2 Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Newco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. BIG BUS Tours Newco 1 Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Holdings 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. BIG BUS Tours Holdings 1 Limited is controlled by BIG BUS Tours Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. BIG BUS Tours Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Merlin Entertainments Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Charcoal Newco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Charcoal Newco 1 Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above BIG BUS Tours EU Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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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.

2 directors on the board

6.5y median 6.5y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 21Transport 6Professional 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
11166448
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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