# First Student UK Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02073415](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02073415)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 12 Nov 1986
- **Registered office:** 8TH FLOOR THE POINT, 37 NORTH WHARF ROAD, LONDON, W2 1AF
- **Nature of business:** [74990](/sic/74990) Non-trading company
- **Corporate group:** [GMV Nominees Ltd](/group/4) (48296 companies)


## Previous names

- London Bus Lines Limited (until 25 Oct 2002)
- Thames Valley Traction Company Limited (until 20 Mar 1996)
- Pleats Limited (until 24 Mar 1988)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNLIE, Malcolm Philip | secretary | - | 1 Aug 1992 |
| BROWNLIE, Malcolm Philip | director | - | 1 Aug 1992 |
| WRIGHT, Leonard James | director | - | 20 Mar 1996 |
| SOPER, Richard Michael | director | 4 Oct 1995 | 20 Mar 1996 |
| JAMES, David Frederick | director | 4 Oct 1995 | 20 Mar 1996 |
| SOPER, Richard Michael | secretary | 1 Aug 1992 | 20 Mar 1996 |
| STOREY, John Anthony | director | 19 Mar 1996 | 22 Jan 2000 |
| STOREY, John Anthony | secretary | 19 Mar 1996 | 22 Jan 2000 |
| MUIR, Robert Menzies | director | 19 Mar 1996 | 7 Apr 2000 |
| HENDY, Peter Gerard, Sir | director | 19 Mar 1996 | 31 Dec 2000 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | director | 26 Mar 1997 | 7 Dec 2001 |
| WHITWORTH, John Alan | director | 19 Mar 1996 | 21 Jun 2002 |
| DION, Philip Michael | director | 25 Oct 2002 | 3 Oct 2003 |
| QUINN, David Laurence, Mr. | secretary | 22 Jan 2000 | 30 Aug 2005 |
| QUINN, David Laurence, Mr. | director | 22 Jan 2000 | 30 Aug 2005 |
| MISTRY, Vasant | secretary | 19 Sep 2005 | 12 Jul 2006 |
| MISTRY, Vasant | director | 19 Sep 2005 | 12 Jul 2006 |
| HELM, Martin Joseph | director | 25 Oct 2002 | 12 Jul 2006 |
| MOORHOUSE, Mark | director | 11 Sep 2006 | 31 May 2007 |
| DYAL, Christopher John | director | 3 Jul 2002 | 31 Mar 2008 |
| RENDER, Stuart Lindsay | director | 12 Sep 2006 | 31 May 2008 |
| HOWARD, Linda | director | 2 Aug 2004 | 31 Dec 2008 |
| PIKE, Andrew John | director | 2 Feb 2005 | 21 Aug 2009 |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | director | 15 Jan 2001 | 19 Apr 2011 |
| VANE, Nicholas Sean Robert Tempest | director | 3 Jul 2002 | 16 Jun 2011 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | secretary | 1 Jan 2007 | 15 Jul 2011 |
| DOW, Jim | director | 16 Jun 2011 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| JONES, Adrian Mark | director | 16 Jun 2011 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| WEIMAR, Jeroen Marcel | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 10 Apr 2014 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | secretary | 15 Jul 2011 | 19 May 2014 |
| WELCH, Robert John | secretary | 19 May 2014 | 22 Jul 2016 |
| BARKER, Neil James | director | 21 Apr 2014 | 31 Jan 2017 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | secretary | 22 Jul 2016 | 14 Nov 2019 |
| GLIBOTA-VIGO, Silvana Nerina | secretary | 15 Nov 2019 | 31 Jul 2020 |
| BOWEN, James Thomas | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 1 Feb 2021 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | director | 31 Jan 2017 | 21 May 2021 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | secretary | 1 Jun 2021 | 9 Aug 2022 |
| REDDY, Marc Christopher | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| GOFF, Simon Ian | director | 30 Sep 2022 | 21 Nov 2022 |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | director | 21 Nov 2022 | 4 Feb 2025 |
| BROWN, Colin | director | 1 Feb 2021 | 4 Feb 2025 |
| FORBES, William Alexander | director | 4 Feb 2025 |  |
| BOWEN, James Thomas | director | 4 Feb 2025 |  |
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | secretary | 9 Aug 2022 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Beeline Buses Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Grt Bus Group Limited | significant-influence-or-control, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 4 Feb 2025 |  |




## Owned by

First Student UK Limited → [GRT Bus Group Limited](/company/SC114203) → [Firstgroup PLC](/company/SC157176)




## Directors' other companies

- [BOWEN, James Thomas](/person/6544588) - director at [First International No.1 Limited](/company/08746564)
- [BOWEN, James Thomas](/person/6544588) - director at [Truronian Limited](/company/02140599)
- [BOWEN, James Thomas](/person/6544588) - director at [First Capital East Limited](/company/02218277)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [First International No.1 Limited](/company/08746564)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [First Capital East Limited](/company/02218277)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [Truronian Limited](/company/02140599)



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