Firstgroup

Passenger rail transport, interurban · Scotland

FirstGroup

Firstgroup PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated31 years on the register

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Passenger rail transport, interurban” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£122m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£122m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 1,882,566.4 (and 80 more like it since 19 January 2024)
  2. Shares
    Statement of capital on 8 October 2026 · GBP 28,534,750.75
  3. Shares
    Reduction of iss capital and minute (oc)
  4. Shares
    Certificate of reduction of share premium
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mrs Sally Joanne Cabrini on 26 August 2026
  6. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 28 March 2026
  7. Filing
    Resolutions (and 2 more like it since 5 August 2024)
  8. Shares
    Statement of capital on 26 January 2026 · GBP 28,534,750.75
  9. Accounts
    Interim accounts made up to 27 September 2025
  10. Shares
    Purchase of own shares
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Anthony Charles Green as a director on 25 July 2025
  12. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 29 March 2025
  13. 4 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Lena Cooper Wilson as a director on 1 February 2025
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of David Robert Martin as a director on 10 September 2024
    3. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 March 2024
    4. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mrs Sally Joanne Cabrini on 17 May 2024

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does FirstGroup do?

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Passenger rail transport, interurban” and 1 other activity. In its own words: “FirstGroup plc is the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, providing solutions for a congested world ... keeping people moving and communities prospering.”

›How much turnover does FirstGroup make?

Answered in the full report

›Is FirstGroup profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £122m in the year to 28 March 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns FirstGroup?

Answered in the full report

›Where is FirstGroup based?

Its registered office is 395 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5RP.

›When was FirstGroup founded?

Firstgroup PLC was incorporated on 31 March 1995.

›Is FirstGroup still trading?

The register lists Firstgroup PLC as active.