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Company description
NATIONAL EXPRESS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 18 August 1928; registered for 98 years; registered office reported in BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 49319 · Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar).
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 30 trade marks, 1 procurement record. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- NATIONAL EXPRESS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00232767
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 13 total · 3 outstanding · 10 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2024Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
18 June 2026Next statement due
2 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -2.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 43.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 18.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 9.8%
- Women in top quartile
- 54.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 26.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 12.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 18.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99920.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99917.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99910.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99913.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99940.3% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99910.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9998.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Filed
- 26 January 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 21 days
- Longest standard term
- 45 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-2
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £59,545,370
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £6,824,814
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £808,322
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £7,633,136
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 11.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 2.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 45 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
National Express Limited operates two types of contracts, namely for specific operator services and general goods and services. Operator services payments are settled within 21 days following the contract period-end date. Invoices related to general goods and services contracts will be paid within 45 days after the date on which National Express Limited received the invoice provided it has been supplied together with a valid purchase order number and full details of the services, including goods if relevant, delivered, including description, quantity, price and value added tax
- Dispute resolution process
The Supplier invoice dispute process is administered by accounts payable within National Express Limited Shared Services Centre. In the event a dispute cannot be resolved between the Supplier and Accounts Payable the dispute us escalated to the Head of Shared Services who will take ownership of the dispute and investigate the circumstances with all parties concerned to seek to achieve an agreed resolution. If the dispute still cannot be resolved, it may be escalated to relevant individuals within the relevant business unit and, if such escalation does not resolve the dispute, the relevant resolution mechanism in the relevant supply contract will be relied on to resolve the dispute.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 41.0 average days to pay12.0% outside terms
- 18.0 average days to pay2.0% outside terms
- 17.0 average days to pay1.0% outside terms
- 23.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 22.0 average days to pay4.0% outside terms
- 19.0 average days to pay2.0% outside terms
- 18.0 average days to pay4.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay17.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
NATIONAL EXPRESS LIMITED
LEI 213800RNA9E4XFVMQ603 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 18 August 1928
- Initial LEI registration
- 27 January 2014
- LEI last updated
- 4 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 29 January 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- NATIONAL EXPRESS HOUSE BIRMINGHAM COACH STATION, MILL LANE, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM, GB-BIR, B5 6DD, GB
- Headquarters address
- NATIONAL EXPRESS HOUSE BIRMINGHAM COACH STATION, MILL LANE, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM, GB-BIR, B5 6DD, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800RNA9E4XFVMQ603 to LEI 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34
- Related legal entity
- MOBICO GROUP PLC →
- Initial registration
- 27 January 2014
- Last updated
- 4 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 29 January 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-27T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00232767/filing-history/MzQ2ODQ0NzE4MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800RNA9E4XFVMQ603 to LEI 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34
- Related legal entity
- MOBICO GROUP PLC →
- Initial registration
- 27 January 2014
- Last updated
- 4 December 2025
- Next renewal
- 29 January 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-01-27T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00232767/filing-history/MzQ2ODQ0NzE4MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- NATIONAL EXPRESS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- MOBICO GROUP PLC
- Statement period
- 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
- Approved
- 8 March 2021
- Sectors
- Transportation, logistics, and storage
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 7 September 2021
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
National Express Limited
Registration Z5744885
- Registered from
- 13 September 2001
- Current end date
- 12 September 2026
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
1000 Voucher codes valid for travel on National Express scheduled coach service from Gatwick - Birmingham Coach Station one- way including Change & Go add on
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · ocds-b5fd17-f2c4baff-4342-4156-a6a9-392ba85a8006
- Supplier named in award
- National Express Ltd
- Award value
- £38,100
- Contract period
- 31 July 2024 – 29 September 2024
- Published
- 18 October 2024
- Procedure
- Other - Single contract from SSA
- Main CPV
- 63515000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f2c4baff-4342-4156-a6a9-392ba85a8006-2024-10-18T10:54:22+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
VUER
Owner National Express Limited · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2026
VUER
Owner National Express Limited · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2026
NationalExpress
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,28,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 25 October 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 October 2025
NXL
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,28,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 22 July 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 July 2025
NXL SHUTTLE
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,28,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 20 July 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 July 2025
2
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,39
- Filed / designated
- 14 August 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 August 2024
BRIT XPLORER
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,39
- Filed / designated
- 29 April 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 April 2024
BRIT XPLORER
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,39
- Filed / designated
- 29 April 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 April 2024
Figurative mark
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,28,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 17 April 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 April 2023
NATIONAL EXPRESS Courier service
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 22 August 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 August 2022
GoByCoach.com
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,39
- Filed / designated
- 16 February 2001
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 February 2021
NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39,43
- Filed / designated
- 4 June 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 June 2026
LondonEXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 43
- Filed / designated
- 4 June 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 June 2026
FLIGHTLINK
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 25 April 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 April 2026
London EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 26 November 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 November 2024
AIR LINK the flying start NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 18 August 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 August 2021
AIR LINK the flying start NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 18 August 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 August 2021
NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 3 August 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 August 2021
NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 3 August 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 August 2021
NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 27 October 1992
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 October 2019
RAPIDE AIRLINK
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 9 September 1992
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 September 2019
LONDON LINER
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 20 June 1990
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 June 2027
Figurative mark
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,39
- Filed / designated
- 20 July 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 July 2026
Holidays NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 20 July 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 July 2026
AIRBUS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2026
NATIONALEXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 16,18,21,25,28,39
- Filed / designated
- 12 May 1988
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 May 2025
Rapide
Owner National Express Limited · classes 28
- Filed / designated
- 12 May 1988
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 May 2025
NATIONAL EXPRESS
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 1 October 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 October 2027
Figurative mark
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 1 October 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 October 2027
Rapide
Owner National Express Limited · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 1 October 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 October 2027
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
09 Ownership and control
People with significant control
National Express Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- United Kingdom (England)
- Legal form
- Limited By Shares
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 2156473
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
10 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
11 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
12 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
13 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
14 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
15 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
16 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
17 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
18 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.