Private company

Kernow

Logo: First Kernow, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Bus company operating services in Cornwall, England

Kernow (also known as Kernow by First or First Kernow) was a brand used by FirstGroup for its buses in Cornwall, England. The buses were initially operated by its First Devon and Cornwall subsidiary and later by First South West.2 It is headquartered in Camborne.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersCamborne1
  • Websitewww.firstbus.co.uk/cornwall
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI2138006GVN7Y9J2IU1293
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address3RD FLOOR PATERRNOSTER HOUSE, EC4M 8AB London, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 121999593

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Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kernow (also known as Kernow by First or First Kernow) was a brand used by FirstGroup for its buses in Cornwall, England. The buses were initially operated by its First Devon and Cornwall subsidiary and later by First South West.2

Corporate structure

Kernow is part of a group headed by FirstGroup plc. 56 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Truronian1

Timeline

  1. Sep 10, 2019Founded Kernow is founded3

Sources

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