Transport for LondonCompany information
Its main role is to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy for London and manage transport services across the Capital for which the Mayor has responsibility.
They include:
- London's buses
- London Underground
- Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
- London Overground
- Tramlink
- London River Services
- Victoria Coach Station
TfL also has a number of other responsibilities. These include:
- Managing the Congestion Charge
- Maintaining 580km of main roads and all of London's traffic lights
- Regulating the city's taxis and private hire trade
- Making London's transport more accessible through coordinating schemes for people with impaired mobility and running Dial-a-Ride alongside the London boroughs Taxicard scheme
- Promoting a range of walking and cycling initiatives
Subsidiary companies of TfL
TfL is a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules. It is governed by the GLA Act and has three subsidiary companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2006.
These are:
- London Transport Insurance Guernsey Limited
- The TfL Pension Fund Trustee Company
- Transport Trading Limited
Subsidiaries of Transport Trading Limited
Transport Trading Limited also has a number of subsidiary companies and one joint venture company:
- Cross London Rail Links Limited
- Docklands Light Railway Limited
- London Buses Limited
- London Bus Services Limited (LBSL)
- London River Services Limited
- London Transport Museum Limited
- London Underground Limited
- LUL Nominee BCV Limited
- LUL Nominee SSL Limited
- Rail for London Limited
- Tramtrack Croydon Limited
- Victoria Coach Station Limited
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Subsidiary company details
Company details of TfL subsidiaries are listed below in alphabetical order:Cross London Rail Links Limited
A joint venture company that was formed by Transport Trading Limited and the SRA Investment Company Limited (SICL), then a wholly owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority. All of the SRA's shares in SICL have been transferred to the Department for Transport.
Cross London Rail Links Limited
Company No: 04212657
Place of registration: England
Registered office: Portland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1H 0PT
VAT No: 788 1379 75
Docklands Light Railway Limited
Owns the land on which the Docklands Light Railway is built and is responsible for the operation of the railway.
Docklands Light Railway Limited
Company No: 02052677
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Operations and maintenance centre, PO BOX 154, Castor Lane, Poplar, London E14 0DX
More about Docklands Light Railway
London Buses Limited
Responsible for operating certain bus routes in east London and Dial-a-Ride, which provides door-to-door transport for people with disabilities.&
London Buses Limited
Company No: 01900906
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
London Bus Services Limited
Responsible for regulating the London bus network, including planning bus routes and setting bus service levels. The company also monitors service quality.
It is responsible for providing bus infrastructure and for certain support services regarding the bus network, and the management of Croydon Tramlink.
London Bus Services Limited
Company No: 03914787
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
London Dial-a-Ride Limited
Incorporated in 1991 as a contingency measure, should it have become necessary for certain services to be operated directly; it has never traded. It is owned by London Bus Services Limited.
London Dial-a-Ride Limited
Company No: 02602192
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
VAT No. 756277008
London River Services Limited
Operates and manages eight piers on the River Thames. Licences boat services using those piers and subsidises multi-stop commuter services provided by a private operator.
London River Services Limited
Company No: 03485723
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H 0TL
More about London River Services
London Transport Insurance (Guernsey) Limited
An insurance company based in Guernsey that provides insurance services to TfL, its subsidiaries and some of their contractors.
London Transport Insurance (Guernsey) Limited
Company No: 28442
Place of registration: Guernsey
Registered office: 4th Floor, The Albany, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey
London Transport Museum Limited
The company was incorporated in 2008 and has charitable status.
Company No: 06495761
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
London Transport (Trading) Museum Limited
The trading company of the London Transport Museum was established to undertake activities designed to benefit the museum, such as the museum shop.
Company No: 06527755
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
London Undergound Limited
Responsible for operating the London Underground (LU) train network and owns (in whole or in part) more than 250 LU stations.
London Underground Limited
Company No: 01900907
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: 55 Broadway, London SW1H 0BD
LUL Nominee BCV Limited
Responsible for delivering the maintenance and refurbishment activities relating to Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines.
Company No: 06221959
Place of registration: UK
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H 0TL
LUL Nominee SSL Limited
Responsible for delivering the maintenance and refurbishment activities relating to the sub-surface lines: District, Circle, Metropolitan, Northern, Hammersmith & City.
Company No: 06242508
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Metronet REW Limited
This company, together with Metronet TMU Limited, carries out operational activities outside the core PPP work and provides services to Tube Lines.
Company No. 03211492
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Metronet TMU Limited
This company, together with Metronet REW Limited, carries out operational activities outside the core PPP work and provide services to Tube Lines.
Company No: 03211465
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Rail for London Limited
A wholly owned subsidiary of Transport Trading Limited. It will carry out the infrastructure upgrade for the North London line and enter into a concession agreement for the London Rail Concession.
Company No: 05965930
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
VAT No: 756 2770 08
TfL Trustee Company Limited
Trustee of the TfL Pension Fund.
TfL Trustee Company Limited
Company No: 02338675
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: 55 Broadway, London SW1H 0BD
Tramtrack Croydon Limited
Responsible for the running and operation of the tram service in and around the Croydon area.
Tramtrack Croydon Limited
Company No: 03092613
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Tramtrack Lease Financing Limited
Responsible for financing and obtaining the leases for the tram coaches operated by Tramtrack Croydon Limited.
Tramtrack Lease Financing Limited
Company No: 04439273
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Tramtrack Leasing Limited
Responsible for holding the leases for the tram coaches.
Tramtrack Leasing Limited
Company number: 03255005
Place of Registration: England and Wales
Registered Office: Windsor House 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
Transport Trading Limited
The holding company for all the operating transport companies owned by TfL. It also carries out certain other trading activities, including running the London Transport Museum. It receives the revenues from the sales of travelcards in connection with all forms of transport operated by TfL.
By law, TfL cannot carry out certain activities except through a limited liability company which is a subsidiary of TfL or which TfL formed or joined with others in forming.
Transport Trading Limited
Company No: 03914810
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H 0TL
UKTram Limited
This is an associate company of London Bus Services Limited (LBSL). It is limited by guarantee and owned in equal shares by LBSL, the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, PTEG Limited and the Light Rapid Transit Forum.
The main purpose of UKTram Limited is to represent the UK tramway industry in dealing with government and statutory bodies in developing a coordinated and structured approach to regulation, procurement and standardisation within the industry.
UKTram Limited
Company No: 05554196
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
VAT Number: 872 9547 75
Victoria Coach Station Limited
Operates Victoria Coach Station, which is responsible for providing an arrival and departures facility for coaches in London.
Victoria Coach Station Limited
Company No: 00205610
Place of registration: England and Wales
Registered office: Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL
