Go-Ahead Group plc (Go-Ahead) is a provider of passenger transportation services. The company offers transport services through various means of transport such as buses and trains. It provides bus services in London, the South East, Brighton, Oxford, East Anglia, Plymouth, Southern and North East England for Transport for London (TFL). Go-Ahead provides train services through its two rail franchises, Southeastern and GTR (Great Northern and Thameslink routes) to support the Department for Transport (DFT). It owns a fleet of buses and trains, and conducts business operations through its subsidiaries across the UK. Go-Ahead is headquartered in London, the UK.
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Address
4 Matthew Parker Street, Westminster, SW1H9NP
Website
www.go-ahead.com
Telephone
44 20 77998999
No of Employees
30,573
Industry
Transport and Logistics
Revenue (2021)
$5.2B
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Products and Services
| Services |
|---|
| Bus and Train Transportation |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Contracts/Agreements | In December, the company and UGL announced that their joint venture company, U-Go-Mobility secured a contract worth approximately A$500 million to operate buses in Sydney by Transport for New South Wales. |
| 2022 | Others | In December, the company started running trains on a key rail network in Bavaria to expand its services in Germany. |
| 2022 | Contracts/Agreements | In November, the company entered into an agreement to acquire Dartline. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Go-Ahead Group Plc | FirstGroup Plc | National Express Group Plc | Coras Iompair Eireann Group | Stagecoach Group Plc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Ireland | United Kingdom |
| City | Westminster | Aberdeen | Birmingham | Dublin 8 | Perth |
| State/Province | - | - | - | Dublin | Scotland |
| No. of Employees | 30,573 | 30,810 | 44,500 | 10,598 | 24,000 |
| Entity Type | Private | Public | Public | Government | Private |
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Hollingsworth | Chairman | Executive Board | 2019 | - |
| Sarah Mussenden | Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | - |
| Gordon Boyd | Interim Chief Financial officer | Senior Management | 2021 | - |
| David Statham | Director - Strategy | Senior Management | 2021 | - |
| Christian Schreyer | Chief Executive Officer - Group | Senior Management | 2021 | 54 |
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