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Ensign Bus Company Limited
- Incorporated
- 23 October 1991 (35 years)
- Industry
- Other passenger land transport (49390)
- Directors
- Terry Ronald Austin
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Audit exemption subsidiary
- Address
- The Rifle Range Juliette ClosePurfleet Industrial ParkAveley South OckendonRM15 4YF
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2027
- Last accounts
- 28 March 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 17 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 3 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 8
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 8
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Austin, Terry Ronald
Director · Appointed 8 June 2026
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 31 March 2025
British
Born May 1984 (42)
Blizzard, David John Mark
Secretary · Appointed 9 March 2023
Director · Appointed 9 March 2023
British
Born July 1974 (52)
Officer history (13 former)
8 June 2026
Appointed Austin, Terry Ronald as Director
31 May 2026
31 March 2025
31 March 2025
31 March 2025
19 April 2023
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
Resigned Newman, Ross Christopher as Director
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
Appointed Blizzard, David John Mark as Secretary
9 March 2023
Resigned Pirie, Louise Amy as Secretary
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
Resigned Newman, Stephen Philip as Director
31 March 2017
31 October 2016
Appointed Pirie, Louise Amy as Secretary
31 October 2016
31 October 2016
8 August 2002
1 October 2001
16 June 2001
Appointed Newman, Ross Christopher as Director
16 June 2001
Appointed Newman, Stephen Philip as Director
23 February 1999
23 February 1999
22 February 1999
2 March 1998
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 9 March 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03261587
Former controllers (2)
9 March 2023
Ceased Ensign Bus Company (Holdings) Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
30 September 2021
Group structure 60 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
First Bus Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Anderson Tours Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Anderson Tours Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Anderson Travel Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bath Bus Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Centrewest Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Eagle Coaches Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ensign Bus Company Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
First Bus Central Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Bus London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Bus Retirement Savings Plan Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Cymru Buses Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Eastern Counties Buses Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Essex Buses Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Midland Red Buses Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Northern Ireland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First International (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Rail Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Evolutionary Rail Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Customer Contact Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Greater Western Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First London Cableway Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First MTR South Western Trains Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
First Rail London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Transpennine Express Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
First Rail Open Access Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
East Coast Trains Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Rail Stirling Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Rail Wales and Western Holdings Limited Has significant influence or control
Hull Trains Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Rail Procurement Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First/keolis Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
First/keolis Transpennine Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstbus Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
FB Canada Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
FG Canada Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Fgi Canada Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstgroup American Investments Owns 75–100% of shares
Scott's Hospitality Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstgroup Canadian Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstgroup Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nextgen Midco Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Firstgroup Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
FG Properties Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Bus Pension GP Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstgroup Pension GP Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The First UK Bus Pension Scheme Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Firstgroup Pension Scheme Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Firstgroup US Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GRT Bus Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
First Capital East Limited Has significant influence or control
First Student UK Limited Has significant influence or control
Totaljourney Limited Has significant influence or control
Truronian Limited Has significant influence or control
Financials
Figures from 2023 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 28 March 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £24,519,302
- Cash
- £1,004,590
- Turnover
- £32,256,760
- Profit Before Tax
- £3,529,089
- Employees
- 204
- Debt Ratio
- 18%
- Current Ratio
- 4.4x
- Profit Margin
- 11%
- Return on Equity
- 12%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £18,456,621 | £21,874,478 | £19,518,169 | £18,995,964 |
| Current Assets | £11,555,205 | £19,588,811 | £13,828,254 | £8,493,792 |
| Debtors | £9,461,472 | £4,511,918 | £5,202,705 | £1,979,944 |
| Cash | £1,004,590 | £12,418,211 | £6,531,302 | £4,321,762 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,613,697 | £2,118,966 | £2,373,527 | £2,104,057 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £2,293,833 | £22,308 | £88,096 |
| Net Current Assets | £8,941,508 | £17,469,845 | £11,454,727 | £6,389,735 |
| Net Assets | £24,519,302 | £33,802,126 | £29,959,636 | £24,480,286 |
| Shareholder Funds | £24,519,302 | £33,802,126 | £29,959,636 | £24,480,286 |
| Turnover | £32,256,760 | £26,703,423 | £21,192,332 | £25,401,433 |
| Cost of Sales | £26,361,582 | £20,366,435 | £17,278,990 | £21,077,139 |
| Gross Profit | £5,895,178 | £6,336,988 | £3,913,342 | £4,324,294 |
| Admin Expenses | £2,873,735 | £2,348,753 | £1,999,931 | £1,611,749 |
| Staff Costs | £10,649,507 | £7,694,248 | £7,456,008 | £7,490,569 |
| Operating Profit | £3,614,947 | £8,567,930 | £7,207,956 | £2,713,545 |
| Profit Before Tax | £3,529,089 | £8,552,109 | £7,216,583 | £2,726,486 |
| Tax | £551,534 | £2,139,765 | £1,407,366 | £498,237 |
| Profit for Period | £2,977,555 | £6,412,344 | £5,809,217 | £2,228,249 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2026 | Accounts filing | |||
| 31 October 2026 | Other filing | |||
| 31 October 2026 | Other filing | |||
| 31 October 2026 | Audit exemption subsidiary accounts | 28 March 2026 | ||
| 8 June 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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