National Express Trains Limited

Active01949696 Private limited company

Incorporated: 24 September 1985 (41 years)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Brian Egan
Ian Mark Binner
Owned by: Mobico Group PLC
Accounts type: Full
Region: West Midlands
Address: National Express House
Birmingham Coach Station
Mill Lane
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 6DD

Website & contact details

Group website: nationalexpress.com
nationalexpressgroup.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due: 5 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 21 June 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Saunderson, Gillian

Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2026

Egan, Brian

Director · Appointed 9 October 2025

Also at National Express International Limited (proposed for strike-off), National Express Group Holdings Limited, National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited · more companies

Irish

Born July 1963 (63)

Binner, Ian Mark

Director · Appointed 11 July 2024

Also at National Express Group Holdings Limited, National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited, National Express Services Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1991 (35)

Officer history (44 former)

1 February 2026

Appointed Saunderson, Gillian as Secretary

19 January 2026

Resigned Callander, Simon as Director

19 January 2026

Resigned Callander, Simon as Secretary

9 October 2025

Appointed Egan, Brian as Director

30 April 2025

Resigned Garat Perez, Jose Ignacio as Director

11 July 2024

Appointed Binner, Ian Mark as Director

11 July 2024

Appointed Garat Perez, Jose Ignacio as Director

1 July 2024

Resigned Mcewan, Neil Tom as Director

28 June 2024

Resigned Cowing, Helen Gaye as Director

28 June 2024

Appointed Mcewan, Neil Tom as Director

11 June 2024

Appointed Cowing, Helen Gaye as Director

11 June 2024

Resigned Stamp, James Robert as Director

10 March 2023

Resigned Phillips, Adam David as Director

20 February 2023

Appointed Callander, Simon as Director

1 November 2022

Appointed Stamp, James Robert as Director

31 October 2022

Resigned Davies, Christopher Mark as Director

15 August 2022

Appointed Davies, Christopher Mark as Director

15 August 2022

Resigned Stables, Thomas Findlay as Director

13 June 2022

Appointed Callander, Simon as Secretary

6 May 2022

Resigned Myram, Jennifer Naomi as Secretary

24 June 2020

Appointed Phillips, Adam David as Director

18 June 2020

Resigned Barlow, Paul Richard as Director

23 January 2020

Appointed Myram, Jennifer Naomi as Secretary

15 January 2020

Resigned Woollard, Julie as Secretary

8 May 2019

Resigned Gale, Kevin as Director

8 May 2019

Appointed Woollard, Julie as Secretary

8 May 2019

Appointed Barlow, Paul Richard as Director

30 April 2019

Resigned Arnaouti, Michael as Secretary

1 July 2017

Appointed Arnaouti, Michael as Secretary

30 June 2017

Resigned Robinson, Dianne as Secretary

27 March 2017

Appointed Gale, Kevin as Director

13 February 2017

Resigned Bowley, Richard John as Director

6 February 2017

Appointed Bowley, Richard John as Director

3 February 2017

Resigned Bowley, Richard John as Director

1 January 2017

Appointed Stables, Thomas Findlay as Director

31 December 2016

Resigned Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

31 December 2012

Appointed Robinson, Dianne as Secretary

31 December 2012

Resigned Lees, Barbara as Secretary

29 May 2012

Appointed Bowley, Richard John as Director

5 May 2010

Appointed Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

5 May 2010

Resigned Franks, David Raymond as Director

18 November 2009

Resigned O'Toole, Raymond as Director

14 November 2009

Resigned Goldsmith, Susan Janet as Director

10 July 2009

Resigned Bowker, Steven Richard as Director

25 September 2008

Resigned Casson, Jenny as Secretary

25 September 2008

Appointed Lees, Barbara as Secretary

26 March 2008

Resigned Walker, Adam Christopher as Director

1 August 2007

Resigned Taylor, Stephen John Fenwick as Director

24 July 2007

Resigned Cotton, Peter Leslie as Director

1 January 2007

Resigned Booth, Dominic Daniel Gerard as Director

11 October 2006

Appointed Bowker, Steven Richard as Director

11 September 2006

Resigned White, Philip Michael as Director

30 June 2006

Resigned Temple, David Ronald as Director

30 September 2005

Resigned Brown, Nicholas James Forster as Director

4 May 2005

Appointed Goldsmith, Susan Janet as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Cotton, Peter Leslie as Director

4 March 2005

Resigned Smith, Richard Sauvan as Director

15 April 2004

Resigned Buchan, Ian James as Director

1 February 2004

Appointed Brown, Nicholas James Forster as Director

1 December 2003

Appointed Temple, David Ronald as Director

16 April 2003

Resigned Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

5 March 2003

Appointed Walker, Adam Christopher as Director

1 March 2003

Appointed Franks, David Raymond as Director

1 March 2003

Appointed Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

1 March 2003

Appointed Booth, Dominic Daniel Gerard as Director

2 January 2003

Appointed Smith, Richard Sauvan as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

4 December 2002

Resigned Rollason, William Peter as Director

7 May 2002

Appointed Taylor, Stephen John Fenwick as Director

7 May 2002

Appointed Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

7 December 2001

Resigned Brown, Richard Howard as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Buchan, Ian James as Director

15 September 2000

Appointed O'Toole, Raymond as Director

15 September 2000

Resigned Casson, Jenny as Director

15 September 2000

Appointed White, Philip Michael as Director

15 September 2000

Appointed Brown, Richard Howard as Director

31 December 1999

Appointed Rollason, William Peter as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Armstrong, Colin North as Director

31 July 1999

Resigned Child, Colin Charles as Director

31 July 1999

Appointed Armstrong, Colin North as Director

8 January 1998

Appointed Casson, Jenny as Director

8 January 1998

Resigned Houssemayne Du Boulay, Marion Louise as Director

31 July 1996

Appointed Casson, Jenny as Secretary

31 July 1996

Resigned Hart, Christopher as Secretary

4 July 1996

Appointed Child, Colin Charles as Director

4 July 1996

Resigned Mills, Adam Francis as Director

2 January 1996

Appointed Houssemayne Du Boulay, Marion Louise as Director

2 January 1996

Resigned Dodd, John Hamilton as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Mobico Group PLC

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Public Limited Company (Listed)

Reg. no. 2590560

Group structure 50 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Mobico Group PLC

National Express Finance Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Group Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express European Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Spanish Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Group Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Airlinks the Airport Coach Company Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

Eurolines (U.K.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Operations Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Rail Replacement Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Speedlink Airport Services Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express North America Holdings Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Transport Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

N E Canada Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

NE Europe Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Travel Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Altram L.R.T. Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Liverpool Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Manchester Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express South Yorkshire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express UK Central Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express West Yorkshire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Travel Coventry Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Travel West Midlands Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Travel WM Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Travel Yourbus Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

W M Ventures Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Accessible Transport Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Bus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WM Travel Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express International Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Trains Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Central Trains Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Maintrain Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Midland Main Line Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Middle East PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

NE No.2 Ltd Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

NE Trains South Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

London Eastern Railway Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

NE No. 3 Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

NE No.1 Ltd Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Silverlink Train Services Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

West Anglia Great Northern Railway Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Nxec Trains Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Scotrail Railways Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 252

Date	Description	Made Up To
24 June 2026	Confirmation statement with updates	21 June 2026
8 May 2026	Previous accounting period extended
4 March 2026	Share capital filing
4 March 2026	Insolvency filing
4 March 2026	Statement of capital