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Public · LSE:FGPFor profitTransportation/Trucking/RailroadAberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

FirstGroup

FirstGroup is a transport operator that provides public-transportation.

Founded
1995
31 years ago
Staff
10001+
1,964 on LinkedIn
Followers
45k
on LinkedIn
Funding
$150M
as listed, USD

FirstGroup plc is a leading private sector provider of public transport. Our services are a vital part of society – transporting customers for business, education, health, social or leisure purposes. We create solutions that reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup is one of the UK's largest bus operators, serving two-thirds of the UK’s 15 largest conurbations, including major urban areas such as Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds, with a fifth of the market outside London. We are also one… Read all

FirstGroup plc is a leading private sector provider of public transport. Our services are a vital part of society – transporting customers for business, education, health, social or leisure purposes. We create solutions that reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup is one of the UK's largest bus operators, serving two-thirds of the UK’s 15 largest conurbations, including major urban areas such as Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds, with a fifth of the market outside London. We are also one of the most experienced rail operators in the UK and the only one to run every sort of railway - long distance, regional, commuter and sleeper operations. We carried more 772,000 passengers a day in 2022/23 across our five rail operations. We operate three passenger franchises – Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway – and two open access operations, Lumo and Hull Trains. We provide easy and convenient mobility, improving quality of life by connecting people and communities. For information on careers with FirstGroup in the UK click here: Home (firstgroup.co.uk)

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Size

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10001+ people: larger than 100% of companies with a size listed. 1,964 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

199519002026

31 years old.

Reach

Website ranked #1,162,396 in the world for traffic, about 24k visits a month. 45,013 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

TransportationTransportationRailBusFinanceProcurementHuman ResourcesMarketing

Funding, as listed

$150M raised in total

  • Rounds1
  • LatestPost ipo debt, Jan 2024
  • Latest amountUSD 190,153,834

What the source datasets report. We have not watched these rounds ourselves, and do not hold this company in the startups database.

FoundersMoir Lockhead
Acquisitions made2
Apps8 · 886 downloads

Every detail we hold

Everything the source datasets list about FirstGroup, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
FirstGroup
Type
For profit
Status
Public · LSE:FGP
Founded
1995
Founders
Moir Lockhead
Industry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Categories
Transportation
Specialities
Transportation, Rail, Bus, Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, Marketing

Where

City
Aberdeen
Region
Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Markets
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Size and reach

Staff band
10001+
People on LinkedIn
1,964
LinkedIn followers
45,013
Web traffic rank
#1,162,396
Monthly web visits
23,500
Apps
8
App downloads
886

Funding, as listed

Total
$150,000,000 USD
Rounds
1
Latest round
Post ipo debt
Latest round date
Jan 2024
Latest amount
190,153,834 USD
Stock listing
LSE:FGP
Listing status
public

Corporate family

Acquisitions made
2

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

Growth, as the source summarises it

FirstGroup reported a rebound in profits as journeys and margins improved. The company hiked its full-year profit forecast, driven by open access rail performance. FirstGroup's operating profit rose to £204 million, and it lifted profit expectations despite strike woes.

Summaries written by the source dataset, not by us, and not checked.

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