Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

BIG BUS Tours Newco 3 Limited

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is BIG BUS Tours Newco 3 Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Philip Nathan Boggon 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sean Ernest Wilkins 2020-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
27/11/2020

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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Merlin Entertainments Limited is controlled by Motion Acquisition Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Motion Acquisition Limited is controlled by Motion Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Motion Midco Limited is controlled by Motion Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  11. Motion Topco Limited is controlled by Stephen Schwarzman
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2019-05-30, ceased 2019-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

1,108 other companies in this group

Showing the first 50.

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.

5 directors on the board

4.4y median 5.6y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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 55Transport 8Professional services 2

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
13048409
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data