The Darwen Group was a bus manufacturer located in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

The current East Lancs products at the time were continued by Darwen, with new brand names.

Further progress came in February 2008, when the parent company Darwen Holdings floated on Alternative Investment Market.

In June 2008 the decision was made for Darwen to perform a reverse takeover on Optare under Jamesstan Investments.

[3] The company has also announced its intention to develop integral buses, with a prototype due by June 2008.