NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Active Company number 02156473
NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED (company number 02156473) is a private limited company incorporated on 24 August 1987. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Birmingham, B5 6DD. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).
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Company details
- Company number
- 02156473
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 August 1987
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- NATIONAL EXPRESS HOUSE BIRMINGHAM COACH STATION, MILL LANE
DIGBETH
BIRMINGHAM
ENGLAND
B5 6DD
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2024
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 14 November 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 28 November 2026
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 7 registered, 2 outstanding, 5 satisfied
Questions about NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Is NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED incorporated?
NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED was incorporated on 24 August 1987, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Birmingham, B5 6DD. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02156473/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Audit-exempt subsidiary accounts”, made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 7 charges: 2 outstanding and 5 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02156473/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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Companies with similar names
Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “NATIONAL EXPRESS”. Each is a separate legal entity from NATIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 29 September 2026.
- NATIONAL EXPRESS COURIERS LTD (Company, Active, Glasgow; SC878080)
- NATIONAL EXPRESS EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company, Active, Birmingham; 05652775)
- NATIONAL EXPRESS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Company, Active, Birmingham; 05279005)
- NATIONAL EXPRESS FINANCING LP (Limited partnership, Active, Digbeth; LP020684)
- NATIONAL EXPRESS GERMANY FINANCE LIMITED (Company, Active, Birmingham; 17346489)
- NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company, Active, Birmingham; 04339932)
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