Bournemouth Transport Limited (02004964): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2022-07-29
- Formerly
- Strouden Buses Limited
- Incorporated
- 1986-03-27
- Location
- Bristol
- Industry
- 49319 Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Why it went into administration
- Sustained trading losses
- Rising costs / inflation
- Energy costs
- Regulatory change or action
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 27 March 1986 as Strouden Buses Limited before changing its name to Bournemouth Transport Limited on 27 May 1986.
The Company latterly operated from a main depot at Yeomans Way, Bournemouth BH8 OBQ providing a large commercial bus service, council tendered services, schools and rail replacement services and commercial MOT and engineering services to third parties.
From 10 July 1996 the Company leased a drivers’ canteen and offices at Parkway House, Avenue Road, Bournemouth and from 13 September 2016 a ticket office at Avenue Road, Bournemouth, both still leased by the Company at the date of Administration. At the date of Administration, it employed 189 bus drivers to service the aforementioned contracts and 34 coach drivers who serviced the contracts of Yellow Coaches Limited, a coach operator for Megabus on the Bournemouth to London service, Golden Tours “hop on hop off” service in Bournemouth, National Express services to Birmingham, Heathrow and Gatwick as well as private hires.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2022-09-27) · Companies House register