Before moving into local bus services, Kinch had operated coaches from nearby Mountsorrel since at least 1972.

[2] In January 2013, Kinchbus reintroduced service 9 between Loughborough and Nottingham, following the collapse of Nottingham-based operator Premiere Travel.

[5] As part of a Wellglade Group post-Covid-19 pandemic review of services across the network, the Skylink Derby stopped serving Long Whatton and Diseworth from the 2nd of October 2022.

[citation needed] As a result of the frequency increase to Skylink (Leicester - Derby) in March 2024 a number of vehicles are currently on long-term loan from fellow Wellglade Group subsidiary trentbarton.

The present livery was introduced in 2012 and debuted on a fleet of Volvo B7RLE/Plaxton Centros and Scania L94UB/Wright Solars.