Galleon Travel

Name

Galleon Travel

Website

https://galleontravel.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coach Hire Services

NAICS

Charter Bus Industry (48551), Charter Bus Industry (4855), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter & Tour Coach Operators (TLAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tour & Sightseeing Coach Charters (THAIAIAB), Sports Team & Event Transport Charters (THAIAIAE)

Keywords

• Coach hire services
• Group transportation
• Corporate event transport
• Day trip coach hire
• Sporting event transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Roydon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Galleon Travel is a coach hire company based in Roydon, United Kingdom, founded in 2009. The company provides coach transportation services for day trips, corporate conferences, and sporting events. It operates with a small team of 11-50 employees serving group travel needs across these use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Day Trip Coach Hire Coach transportation services for group day trips, typically hired by group organizers such as clubs, schools, or community organizations. Coach transportation services for group day trips, typically hired by group organizers such as clubs, schools, or community organizations.
• Corporate Conference Coach Hire Coach transportation for corporate conferences, providing group travel services for business events and conferences. Coach transportation for corporate conferences, providing group travel services for business events and conferences.
• Sporting Event Coach Hire Coach transportation services for sporting events, serving groups traveling to attend matches, tournaments, and other sports-related activities. Coach transportation services for sporting events, serving groups traveling to attend matches, tournaments, and other sports-related activities.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Broad incumbents

• Stagecoach: Major UK bus and coach operator with extensive regional and intercity services. Comparable to Galleon Travel within the UK ground passenger transport space, though Stagecoach's core focus is scheduled public transport with charter work as a secondary line.
• FlixBus: Pan-European intercity coach operator with a growing UK presence. Comparable to Galleon Travel in the long-distance and inter-city coach market, but with a tech-led, low-cost scheduled model rather than bespoke private hire.
• ComfortDelGro: Global land transport conglomerate with UK coach and bus operations. Comparable to Galleon Travel in ground passenger transport, though operating at substantially larger scale with multi-mode (taxi, bus, coach) exposure.
• Arriva: Large UK and European transport operator providing bus, coach, and rail services. Comparable as a UK passenger coach operator, with charter and private hire work sitting alongside dominant scheduled service operations.
• National Express: One of the UK's largest coach and bus operators running scheduled, charter, and airport transfer services across the country. Comparable to Galleon Travel as a UK coach transport provider, but operating at vastly larger scale and with a national scheduled service footprint alongside charter work.

Direct peers

• Lucketts Travel: South-coast UK coach hire operator covering day trips, corporate work, school transport, and private hire. Directly comparable to Galleon Travel in service mix (day trips, corporate, group events) and small-to-mid size UK charter footprint.
• Horseman Coaches: UK private coach hire company operating day excursions, corporate hire, and sports/events transport. Directly comparable to Galleon Travel in the UK coach charter market with overlapping day-trip, corporate, and event verticals.
• The Kings Ferry: UK-based private coach hire and corporate shuttle specialist serving corporate clients, sports teams, and events. Closely comparable to Galleon Travel in customer mix (corporate + sporting events) and charter-led model.
• Clarkes of London: UK coach operator offering private coach hire, day excursions, corporate shuttles, and event transport. Comparable to Galleon Travel across day trips, corporate work, and event transport with a similar private-hire led model.
• Anderson Travel: London-based coach hire and minibus operator serving corporate, school, sporting, and event clients. Comparable to Galleon Travel as a UK coach hire business with multi-segment demand exposure and event/sporting charter specialism.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/galleoncoaches

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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