Wellglade: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Wellglade is a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
Wellglade is a privately held British group that its own site says was founded in 1986, when its leaders led the buyout of Trent Buses in bus privatisation. It says it has acquired and grown companies in ground passenger transport plus facilities management, engineering and IT, mainly across the Midlands. Barton Buses was merged in 1989, Kinchbus in 1998 and TM Travel in 2010.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Wellglade Group
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1986
- Website
- www.wellglade.co.uk
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Wellglade in numbers
- Wellglade owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 3 brands.[1]
Everything Wellglade owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Wellglade own?
Wellglade owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including trentbarton, Kinchbus and Notts & Derby Buses.
Is Wellglade a British company?
Yes. Wellglade is headquartered in the United Kingdom and was founded in 1986.
Who owns Wellglade?
Wellglade is privately held. Wellglade is a privately held British group that its own site says was founded in 1986, when its leaders led the buyout of Trent Buses in bus privatisation.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Wellglade Group — Wellglade Group, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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