Lothian Buses Limited

ActiveSC096849 Private limited company

What Lothian Buses say about themselves

“Lothian has been keeping Edinburgh moving for over 100 years, connecting local communities across Edinburgh and the Lothians. With over 70 services and 700 buses running day and night throughout the year, Lothian are part of the fabric of the local communities we serve, providing key and critical…”

— from lothianbuses.com
Incorporated
17 January 1986 (40 years)
Industry
Other passenger land transport (49390)
Directors
Dylan Alfred Dastey
Owned by
Edinburgh Transport Holdings Limited
Accounts type
Group
Region
Scotland
Address
55 Annandale Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH7 4AZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
27 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
25 September 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 23 October 2026
Also at Edinburgh Trams Limited · more companies
Scottish
Born September 1985 (41)
Dastey, Dylan Alfred
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
British
Born November 1987
Benns, Robert Arthur
Secretary · Appointed 1 June 2025
Director · Appointed 1 June 2025
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British
Born October 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 11 November 2024
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French
Born December 1974 (51)
Director · Appointed 11 November 2024
Also at Edinburgh Trams Limited · more companies
South African
Born April 1973 (53)
Wallace, Fraser James
Director · Appointed 10 December 2020
British
Born October 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 27 August 2018
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British
Born May 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 25 November 2016
Also at East Coast Buses Limited, Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Eve Coaches Ltd. · more companies
British
Born September 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2015
Also at Edinburgh Trams Limited · more companies
British
Born February 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2015
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British
Born September 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2015
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British
Born June 1957 (69)
Officer history (66 former)
23 October 2026
Resigned Hamilton, William Alexander as Director
23 October 2026
Appointed Frenz, David Alan as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Dastey, Dylan Alfred as Director
4 July 2025
Resigned Barnes, Colin as Director
1 June 2025
Appointed Benns, Robert Arthur as Secretary
1 June 2025
Appointed Benns, Robert Arthur as Director
1 June 2025
Resigned Burness Paull LLP as Corporate Secretary
28 March 2025
Resigned Benson, John Millar as Director
6 January 2025
Appointed Burness Paull LLP as Corporate Secretary
6 January 2025
Resigned Benson, John Millar as Secretary
11 November 2024
Resigned Cassidy, Steven as Director
11 November 2024
11 November 2024
Appointed Strachan, Wilhelmina Cornelia as Director
11 November 2024
Appointed Rivet, Stephanie Céline Karine as Director
4 January 2023
Appointed Barnes, Colin as Director
8 December 2022
Appointed Hamilton, William Alexander as Director
13 October 2022
Appointed Benson, John Millar as Secretary
13 October 2022
Resigned Cotton, Roger as Secretary
12 August 2022
Resigned Serafini, Nigel Murray as Director
28 January 2021
Appointed Benson, John Millar as Director
10 December 2020
Resigned Bieniowski, Ian as Director
10 December 2020
Appointed Wallace, Fraser James as Director
31 July 2020
Resigned Armstrong, James as Director
31 March 2020
Resigned Hall, Richard John as Director
31 March 2020
Appointed Armstrong, James as Director
11 April 2019
Appointed Cotton, Roger as Secretary
8 October 2018
Resigned Moorhouse, Graham Alan as Director
8 October 2018
Resigned Moorhouse, Graham Alan as Secretary
27 August 2018
Appointed Reid, Iain Alexander as Director
30 June 2018
Resigned Wallace, Charlene as Director
30 June 2018
Resigned Macleod, Donald Andrew as Director
29 June 2018
Appointed Moorhouse, Graham Alan as Director
17 May 2018
Resigned Cotton, Roger as Secretary
17 May 2018
Appointed Moorhouse, Graham Alan as Secretary
5 June 2017
Appointed Cotton, Roger as Secretary
31 January 2017
Resigned Strachan, Norman James as Secretary
25 November 2016
Resigned Devlin, William as Director
25 November 2016
Appointed Boyd, Sarah Jean as Director
25 November 2016
Resigned Strachan, Norman James as Director
25 November 2016
Appointed Serafini, Nigel Murray as Director
1 May 2016
Appointed Hall, Richard John as Director
31 March 2016
Resigned Campbell, William Watson as Director
31 January 2016
Resigned Craig, Ian as Director
9 July 2015
Appointed Bieniowski, Ian as Director
9 July 2015
Resigned Fraser, Robert Smith as Director
1 July 2015
Resigned Rodger, Marjory Joan as Director
1 July 2015
Resigned Martin, John Sharp Buchanan as Director
1 July 2015
1 July 2015
Appointed Wallace, Charlene as Director
1 July 2015
Appointed Yexley, Mark David James as Director
1 July 2015
Appointed Mcfarlane, James Mclean Henderson as Director
1 July 2015
Appointed Rose, Anthony Edward Hoath as Director
26 June 2015
Resigned Depledge, Anthony as Director
21 January 2015
Appointed Fraser, Robert Smith as Director
9 December 2014
Resigned Boyle, Owen Joseph as Director
12 November 2014
Resigned Faulds, Ann as Director
12 April 2014
Resigned Walton, Christopher John as Director
6 February 2014
Appointed Depledge, Anthony as Director
6 February 2014
Appointed Cassidy, Steven as Director
4 December 2013
Resigned Mckay, John Smillie as Director
6 November 2013
Resigned Hewitt, Ronald James, Dr as Director
24 April 2012
Appointed Boyle, Owen Joseph as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Gray, Jane as Director
5 April 2011
Appointed Walton, Christopher John as Director
30 December 2010
Resigned Coupar, Iain Gilmour as Director
23 November 2010
Appointed Martin, John Sharp Buchanan as Director
23 November 2010
Appointed Mckay, John Smillie as Director
3 November 2010
Resigned Mackay, David James as Director
15 June 2010
Resigned Kitson, Irene as Director
15 June 2010
Resigned Ross, Alison Morag as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Rodger, Marjory Joan as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Smith, Pilmar as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Hewitt, Ronald James, Dr as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Faulds, Ann as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Macleod, Donald Andrew as Director
10 June 2009
Resigned Saren, Jane Elizabeth as Director
10 June 2009
Resigned Cox, Brian John as Director
10 June 2009
Resigned Guest, Andrew William Gordon as Director
1 January 2009
Appointed Gray, Jane as Director
15 December 2008
Resigned Renilson, Neil John as Director
15 December 2008
Resigned Dixon, James as Director
30 November 2008
Resigned Gallagher, William Gerard as Director
10 June 2008
Appointed Mackay, David James as Director
1 August 2006
Appointed Craig, Ian as Director
10 June 2003
Resigned Stillwell, Peter Henry as Director
10 June 2003
Appointed Saren, Jane Elizabeth as Director
1 November 2002
Appointed Cox, Brian John as Director
1 November 2002
Appointed Guest, Andrew William Gordon as Director
15 July 2002
Resigned Nolan, Paul Walter as Director
15 July 2002
Resigned Gray, James Hendry as Director
1 November 2001
Appointed Coupar, Iain Gilmour as Director
31 October 2001
Appointed Dixon, James as Director
17 July 2001
Resigned Green-Sargent, Peter James as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Gallagher, William Gerard as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Kitson, Irene as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Ross, Alison Morag as Director
1 August 2000
Appointed Strachan, Norman James as Director
1 August 2000
Appointed Strachan, Norman James as Secretary
31 July 2000
Resigned Gordon, John Edward Douglas as Director
31 July 2000
Resigned Gordon, John Edward Douglas as Secretary
27 June 2000
Resigned Herriot, Phyllis as Director
30 September 1999
Resigned Bradshaw, William Peter as Director
2 August 1999
Appointed Herriot, Phyllis as Director
1 August 1999
Appointed Gordon, John Edward Douglas as Secretary
1 August 1999
Appointed Gordon, John Edward Douglas as Director
31 July 1999
Resigned Kirk, George Brunton as Director
31 July 1999
Resigned Kirk, George Brunton as Secretary
19 July 1999
Appointed Campbell, William Watson as Director
29 June 1999
Resigned Herriot, Phyllis as Director
29 June 1999
Appointed Devlin, William as Director
29 June 1999
Resigned House, Ronald as Director
14 June 1999
Resigned Mackay, Angus John as Director
23 February 1999
Appointed Renilson, Neil John as Director
1 August 1998
Resigned Evans, Charles as Director
8 January 1998
Appointed Nolan, Paul Walter as Director
8 January 1998
Appointed Mackay, Angus John as Director
2 September 1997
Resigned Begg, David, Councillor as Director
2 August 1997
Resigned Kitson, Alexander Harper as Director
17 June 1997
Resigned Russell, John Richard Edmund as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Begg, David, Councillor as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Bradshaw, William Peter as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Stillwell, Peter Henry as Director
17 June 1997
Resigned Mulvey, John Patrick as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Gray, James Hendry as Director
30 April 1994
Resigned Spence, William St John Cogan as Director
1 December 1993
Appointed House, Ronald as Director
30 September 1993
Resigned Mackenzie, Neil Donald Grant as Director
28 October 1992
Appointed Green-Sargent, Peter James as Director
24 June 1992
Resigned Weatherstone, Robert Bruce as Director
17 June 1992
Resigned Grant, John James as Director
1 March 1992
Appointed Smith, Pilmar as Director
25 June 1990
Appointed Mulvey, John Patrick as Director
30 May 1990
Resigned Forman, Robert Crawford Banks as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Edinburgh Transport Holdings Limited
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 443895

Holdings 16

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Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
29 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
29 October 2026Appointment of a director
24 July 2026Group of companies' accounts27 December 2025
7 April 2026Appointment of a director
26 March 2026Memorandum and Articles of Association
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