ROSSENDALE TRANSPORT LIMITED
Company number 02004970 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Rossendale Transport Limited is a mid-sized local bus operator within the Transdev group, benefiting from group efficiencies and a unique dual ownership structure with Rossendale Borough Council. While its stable local position and council ties provide defensive advantages, the company faces headwinds from post-pandemic demand recovery, the costly transition to zero-emission fleets, and vulnerability to local authority budget cuts. Its performance likely aligns with industry norms for similar subsidiaries – modest profitability sustained by group support and tendered services.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-03-27
- Registered office
- Prospect Park, Broughton Way, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, HG2 7NY
- Postcode
- HG2 7NY
- Capital
- 645,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-14
- Next due by
- 2027-09-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49390 Other passenger land transport
Officers 5 current · 70 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by TRANSDEV BLAZEFIELD LIMITED — since 2018-01-12
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COACHWAYS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£2,085,095 total awarded value where published.
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Contact details
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| KNOWSLEY PARK WAY KNOWSLEY ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE, LANCASHIRE, BB4 4RS | 2018-01-17 |
| 35 BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, LANCS, BB4 7NG | 2008-09-11 |
| TOWN HALL, RAWTENSTALL, ROSSENDALE, LANCASHIRE BB4 7LZ | 1987-07-16 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 12 similar companies in HG, trading since 1986
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2002-06-24
- Where
- Greater Manchester (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM463407 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2002-06-24 | — |
| GM496666 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 1992-06-22 | — |
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