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Company No. 13610251 · Incorporated 8 Sep 2021

First Bus London Limited

Registered name: FIRST BUS LONDON LIMITED

Part of Firstgroup PLC group

First Bus London Limited made £2.7m revenue and a £197k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

First Bus London Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £2.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £197k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection K · Financial and insurance activitiesSIC 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
5 yrs · since 2021
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “On 28 February 2025, the controlling interest of the Company was acquired by First Bus Holdings Limited and the Company changed it's name from RATP DEV Transit London Ltd to First Bus London Limited. ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£2.7m
Growth ▲7.8%
Profit
−£197k
Growth —
Profit margin
−7.2%
 
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.4m£2.5m£2.7m
Operating profit£0−£27k−£1k
Profit before tax−£63m−£796k−£197k
Profit after tax−£63m−£796k−£197k
Profit (best available)−£63m−£796k−£197k
Employees (average)—00
Ratios
Profit margin−1861%−31.5%−7.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲7.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£280k£157k£121k
Net assets−£125k−£921k£124m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−7.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now £124m
Cash at bank
▼23%
Now £121k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Firstgroup PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. First Bus Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. First Bus London Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

Sister companies (30)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£197k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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