FIRSTGROUP PLC
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Cash
£432m
+0.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£1bn
+9.2% vs 2025
Employees
27,327
-9.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£165m
+154.2% vs 2025
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,751,000,000 | £4,761,900,000 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£222,600,000 | £219,400,000 | +198.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£304,600,000 | £165,100,000 | +154.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £430,700,000 | £432,000,000 | +0.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,477,400,000 | £2,298,600,000 | -7.2% | |
| Net assets | £939,700,000 | £1,026,500,000 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £939,700,000 | £1,026,500,000 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 30,065 | 27,327 | -9.1% | |
| Wages | £1,050,000,000 | £1,061,000,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,362,000 | £5,350,000 | +22.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £68,000 | £108,000 | +58.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £2,337,000 | £2,974,000 | +27.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.7% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.0% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.1% | 69.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | -2.52x | 3.67x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FIRSTGROUP PLC 1997-12-23 → present
- FIRSTBUS PLC 1995-03-31 → 1997-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board concluded that the Group's forecasts and scenarios supported the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis as it is appropriate to assume that the Group will continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- FIRSTGROUP PLC · parent
- First Aberdeen Limited 100%
- First Bus Holdings Limited 100%
- First Glasgow (No. 1) Limited 100%
- FirstGroup plc (US Holdings) Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, the Group completed its acquisition of London bus operator RATP Dev Transit London Limited and its subsidiaries (First Bus London).”
- “On 4 December 2024, the Group announced the acquisition of three well-established coach companies - J&B Travel, Telleys Coaches and Orion Travel - and their subsidiaries.”
- “On 3 May 2025, the Group announced it had been awarded two new long-term National Rail Contracts (NRCs) by the Department for Transport (DfT) for South Western Railway and TransPennine Express.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLIZZARD, David John Mark | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| CABRINI, Sally Joanne | Director | 2020-01-24 | Sep 1964 | British |
| DAWES, Myrtle May | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HAWKINGS, Claire Louise | Director | 2022-01-21 | May 1969 | British |
| LODGE, Jane Ann | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1955 | British |
| LYNAS, Peter | Director | 2021-06-30 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MANGOLD, Ryan Dirk | Director | 2019-05-31 | Oct 1971 | South African,British |
| SUTHERLAND, Graham | Director | 2022-05-16 | Nov 1963 | British |
| WILSON, Lena Cooper | Director | 2025-02-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRIE, Sidney | Secretary | 2005-12-20 | 2011-07-15 |
| CRANE, Julia Alison | Secretary | 2022-01-21 | 2022-04-01 |
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-07-22 | 2019-11-14 |
| HUBBER, Keith Michael | Secretary | 2019-11-15 | 2020-12-01 |
| ISENEGGER, David | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2022-01-21 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | 2014-05-19 |
| OSBALDISTON, John Anthony | Secretary | 1998-02-02 | 1998-06-16 |
| RUPPEL, Brenda Louise | Secretary | 1998-06-16 | 2005-12-20 |
| WARD, David John | Secretary | 1995-04-03 | 1998-01-31 |
| WELCH, Robert John | Secretary | 2014-05-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| PAULL & WILLIAMSONS | Corporate Secretary | 1995-03-31 | 1995-04-03 |
| ADAM, Richard John | Director | 2017-02-24 | 2018-02-02 |
| AHLERS, Keith Norman | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1996-01-08 |
| BARCLAY, Robert Williamson | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1996-12-16 |
| BARKER, Michael John | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-02-17 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| BARRIE, Sidney | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1995-04-03 |
| BAXTER, Audrey Caroline | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BEGG, David Andrew | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2014-06-24 |
| BRADY, Warwick | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2022-07-27 |
| CARR, Jeffrey | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2011-11-11 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Alexander | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2003-03-31 |
| DUNN, David Moncrieff | Director | 1999-12-14 | 2009-07-16 |
| FINCH, Dean Kendal | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2009-05-01 |
| FORBES, James Alexander | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2009-07-16 |
| FOREMAN, Cecil William | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-09-01 |
| GEORGE, Richard Thomas Glandon | Director | 1998-04-14 | 2000-01-01 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2013-12-31 |
| GREEN, Anthony Charles | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2025-07-25 |
| GREGORY, Matthew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-09-13 |
| GROOMBRIDGE, James Victor | Director | 2017-05-26 | 2020-06-29 |
| GUNNING, Stephen William Lawrence | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-13 |
| HALL, John William Drummond | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2019-05-31 |
| HAUSER, Wolfhart Gunnar, Dr | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2019-07-25 |
| HIGGINSON, Andrew Thomas | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2000-10-03 |
| HOOD, Colin William | Director | 2009-05-07 | 2014-06-24 |
| LANAGHAN, Iain Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| LAW, George | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| LEEDER, David John | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2008-09-15 |
| LOCKHEAD, Moir, Sir | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2010-11-01 |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 2019-08-15 | 2024-09-10 |
| MCFARLANE, John | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2015-07-16 |
| MCINTYRE, Martin James | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1995-04-03 |
| MITCHELL, Michael James Ross, Dr | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2004-09-03 |
| O'TOOLE, Timothy Terrence | Director | 2009-05-07 | 2018-05-31 |
| OSBALDISTON, John Anthony | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2001-11-30 |
| POULTER, Martha Cecilia | Director | 2017-05-26 | 2021-09-13 |
| ROBBIE, David Andrew | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2021-06-30 |
| SCOTT, Brian David | Director | 1998-04-14 | 1998-05-29 |
| SHAW, Lucy Nicola | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2010-06-08 |
| SIEVWRIGHT, John Phimister | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2014-06-24 |
| SMALLWOOD, Trevor | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-09-30 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1996-04-30 |
| STEYN, Julia | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2022-07-27 |
| SURCH, Christopher | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| VARLEY, Graeme George Turnbull | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1998-08-31 |
| WALLACE, Brian Godman | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2017-02-24 |
| WALSH, Imelda Mary | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2020-02-14 |
| WATSON, Ellis Alan Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2010-03-22 |
| WEATHERHEAD, Margaret Jean | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2000-01-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Martyn Whitaker | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| WINESTOCK, James | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| WOOLLEY, Victor John | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1997-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 868 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH05 | capital | Capital cancellation treasury shares with date currency capital figure | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 15
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.