# First Capital East Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02218277](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02218277)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 5 Feb 1988
- **Registered office:** BUS DEPOT, WESTWAY, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3AR
- **Nature of business:** [49319](/sic/49319) Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
- **Corporate group:** [GMV Nominees Ltd](/group/4) (48298 companies)


## Previous names

- Capital Citybus Limited (until 3 Mar 2000)
- Frontrunner Buses South East Limited (until 23 Jul 1993)
- Broomsol (10) Limited (until 6 Jun 1988)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Simon Alistair | secretary | - | 30 May 1993 |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | director | - | 18 Dec 1994 |
| KEMP, Norman Mclean | director | 22 Feb 1995 | 20 Aug 1995 |
| CLYMO, John Charles | director | - | 20 Oct 1995 |
| GLYDE, Brendan Francis | secretary | - | 24 Oct 1995 |
| YAU, Tsun Wing | director | - | 2 Nov 1995 |
| REES, Edward Lyndon | director | - | 2 Nov 1995 |
| MA, Belinda | director | 18 Dec 1994 | 15 May 1997 |
| FITZGERALD, Brian | secretary | 24 Oct 1995 | 10 Sep 1997 |
| STRUDWICK, Paul David | secretary | 10 Sep 1997 | 7 Jul 1998 |
| WU, Hong Cho | director | 10 Jan 1996 | 7 Jul 1998 |
| GLYDE, Brendan Francis | director | - | 30 Mar 2000 |
| GLYDE, Brendan Francis | secretary | 7 Jul 1998 | 30 Mar 2000 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | director | 7 Jul 1998 | 31 Mar 2000 |
| STOREY, John Anthony | secretary | 7 Jul 1998 | 31 Mar 2000 |
| JONES, Alexander | director | 5 Nov 1998 | 1 Jun 2000 |
| WHITWORTH, John Alan | director | 7 Jul 1998 | 1 Jun 2000 |
| HENDY, Peter Gerard, Sir | director | 7 Jul 1998 | 31 Dec 2000 |
| FORSTER, Michael | director | 5 Feb 2001 | 16 Apr 2002 |
| NORRIS, Steven John | director | 7 Sep 1998 | 3 Oct 2003 |
| MITCHELL, Michael James Ross, Dr | director | 7 Dec 2001 | 22 Feb 2004 |
| LEEDER, David John | director | 7 Dec 2001 | 10 Aug 2004 |
| QUINN, David Laurence, Mr. | director | 1 Jun 2000 | 30 Aug 2005 |
| QUINN, David Laurence, Mr. | secretary | 1 Jun 2000 | 30 Aug 2005 |
| GILCHRIST, Joseph | director | 1 Dec 2002 | 3 Jan 2006 |
| ISHTIAQ, Choudhary | director | 17 Oct 2005 | 31 Mar 2006 |
| WILSON, Anthony Roy | director | 7 Jun 1999 | 21 Sep 2006 |
| MISTRY, Vasant | director | 19 Sep 2005 | 30 Mar 2007 |
| MISTRY, Vasant | secretary | 19 Sep 2005 | 30 Mar 2007 |
| CONEY, Alan James | director | 1 Jun 2000 | 1 Apr 2007 |
| MOHER, Colman | secretary | 30 Mar 2007 | 14 Jul 2008 |
| BELGUM, Graham Richard | director | 3 Jan 2006 | 10 Sep 2008 |
| TUCKER, Jeffrey | director | 8 May 2007 | 3 Oct 2008 |
| KAYE, David Andrew | director | 15 Jul 2008 | 9 Mar 2009 |
| BROMFIELD, Paul | director | 1 Apr 2006 | 1 Sep 2009 |
| HARGRAVE, Russell John | director | 15 Sep 2008 | 27 Nov 2009 |
| DOW, Jim | secretary | 15 Jul 2008 | 16 Dec 2009 |
| SHAW, Lucy Nicola | director | 9 Mar 2009 | 8 Jun 2010 |
| DANIELS, Leon Alistair | director | 1 Jul 1998 | 19 Apr 2011 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | secretary | 16 Dec 2009 | 15 Jul 2011 |
| PEACE, Gavin | director | 23 Nov 2009 | 9 Dec 2011 |
| CHEEMA, Satnam Singh | director | 9 Dec 2011 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| BREACH, Lawrence | director | 1 Sep 2009 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| DOW, Jim | director | 15 Jul 2008 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| JONES, Adrian Mark | director | 12 Sep 2005 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| SQUIRE, David Julian | director | 29 Jul 2013 | 1 Nov 2013 |
| DOORES, Karen | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 1 Nov 2013 |
| BRANIGAN, Michael | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 1 Nov 2013 |
| WICKERS, Stephen Anthony | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 1 Nov 2013 |
| BARRETT, Nigel | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 2 Dec 2013 |
| WEIMAR, Jeroen Marcel | director | 1 Nov 2013 | 10 Apr 2014 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | secretary | 15 Jul 2011 | 19 May 2014 |
| MARSHALL, David Leslie | director | 21 Jun 2013 | 11 Jul 2014 |
| WELCH, Robert John | secretary | 19 May 2014 | 22 Jul 2016 |
| BARKER, Neil James | director | 17 Apr 2014 | 31 Jan 2017 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | secretary | 7 Oct 2016 | 14 Nov 2019 |
| GLIBOTA-VIGO, Silvana Nerina | secretary | 15 Nov 2019 | 31 Jul 2020 |
| BOWEN, James Thomas | director | 11 Jul 2014 | 1 Feb 2021 |
| ALEXANDER, David Brian | director | 31 Jan 2017 | 21 May 2021 |
| KAMBOJ, Seema | director | 1 Jun 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 |
| WADE, Jarlath Delphene | secretary | 1 Jun 2021 | 9 Aug 2022 |
| CRANE, Julia Alison | director | 31 Jan 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 |
| JARVIS, Andrew Simon | director | 30 Nov 2022 | 26 Mar 2025 |
| BROWN, Colin | director | 1 Feb 2021 | 26 Mar 2025 |
| BOWEN, James Thomas | director | 26 Mar 2025 |  |
| FORBES, William Alexander | director | 26 Mar 2025 |  |
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | secretary | 9 Aug 2022 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ccb Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Grt Bus Group Limited | significant-influence-or-control | 26 Mar 2025 |  |




## Owned by

First Capital East 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 [First Student UK Limited](/company/02073415)
- [BOWEN, James Thomas](/person/6544588) - director at [Truronian Limited](/company/02140599)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [First International No.1 Limited](/company/08746564)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [First Student UK Limited](/company/02073415)
- [FORBES, William Alexander](/person/7061898) - director at [Truronian Limited](/company/02140599)



## Companies at the same address

- [First Essex Buses Limited](/company/01961457) (01961457)



