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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul Christopher Charles WixeyDirector · since 2026
- Jack GregoryDirector · since 2026
- Helen Clare GauntlettDirector · since 2025
- Daisy Rhianna ShennanDirector · since 2025
- Anne-Marie WrightDirector · since 2023
- Richard Duncan ParkinsonDirector · since 2023
- Helen Margaret AshbyDirector · since 2017
- Andrew George CharmanDirector · since 2012
- Stephen Graham ClewsDirector · since 2007
- Simon John BowdenDirector · since 2002
- Professor Iain Sinclair McleanDirector · since 1999
- Dr Michael David ReillySecretary · since 2016
Previous officers 41
- William David Bickers-Jones 2020-2023 View profile
- Peter Anthony Green 2020-2025 View profile
- Oliver Edwards 2019-2023 View profile
- Robert Andrew Robinson 2015-2026 View profile
- Robert Andrew Mason 2014-2026 View profile
- Ann Florence Holloway 2014-2014 View profile
- Christopher George Davies 2012-2013 View profile
- Richard Derek Green 2011-2019 View profile
- Caroline Ann Schubert 2010-2017 View profile
- George Malcolm Douglass 2008-2012 View profile
- Robert Charles Vice 2008-2010 View profile
- Simon Roger Mayor 2007-2019 View profile
- David John Davidson Marsh 2005-2006 View profile
- Richard James Johnson 2003-2010 View profile
- John Marchant Gearey 2001-2008 View profile
- Douglas Alan Higgins 1999-2014 View profile
- Paul Joseph Joachim 1998-2003 View profile
- John Stuart Lemlin 1997-2002 View profile
- David Ronald Priestley 1997-1998 View profile
- Dennis Allcut Thompson 1996-2008 View profile
- John Forman 1995-2026 View profile
- Alan Jeffrey Buckley 1994-1999 View profile
- Reginald James Porley 1994-1997 View profile
- David Richard Jones 1992-2025 View profile
- Francis Barrie Cooper 1992-1994 View profile
- Glyn Evans 1992-1998 View profile
- Bruce Webber 2020 View profile
- Kenneth Charles Fenton 2005 View profile
- Michael Francis Willis 1993 View profile
- Malcolm Andrew Elliot 1994 View profile
- Arthur Smith 1992 View profile
- Kathleen Elizabeth Silver 1996 View profile
- Paul David Atkins 1998 View profile
- Dr Anthony Edward Thorndike 2012 View profile
- Ralph Ian Cartwright 1997 View profile
- Martin Lloyd Evans 2014-2016 View profile
- Reginald Arthur Murray Davies 2004-2014 View profile
- John Frederick Adamson 1999-2004 View profile
- Haydn Richard Watkins 1996-1997 View profile
- David Unwin 1991-1996 View profile
- Christopher John Walker 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/01/1960
- Also a registered charity
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO. Limited
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
6 grants · £1,085,997 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,080,997 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
11 directors on the board
- Andrew George Charman Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Margaret Ashby Director · appointed 2017
- Simon John Bowden Director · appointed 2002
- Professor Iain Sinclair Mclean Director · appointed 1999
- Paul Christopher Charles Wixey Director · appointed 2026
- Jack Gregory Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen Graham Clews Director · appointed 2007
- Anne-Marie Wright Director · appointed 2023
- Helen Clare Gauntlett Director · appointed 2025
- Daisy Rhianna Shennan Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Duncan Parkinson Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew George Charman Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Margaret Ashby Director · appointed 2017
- Simon John Bowden Director · appointed 2002
- Professor Iain Sinclair Mclean Director · appointed 1999
- Stephen Graham Clews Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Andrew George Charman Director · appointed 2012
- Simon John Bowden Director · appointed 2002
- Professor Iain Sinclair Mclean Director · appointed 1999
- Paul Christopher Charles Wixey Director · appointed 2026
- Jack Gregory Director · appointed 2026
- Helen Clare Gauntlett Director · appointed 2025
- Daisy Rhianna Shennan Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Duncan Parkinson Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Helen Margaret Ashby Director · appointed 2017
- Stephen Graham Clews Director · appointed 2007
- Anne-Marie Wright Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
- Andrew George Charman Cloverlands Model CAR Museum
- Helen Margaret Ashby The Friends of the National Railway Museum, The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum
- Stephen Graham Clews The Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust, Heritage Rail Charitable Trust, The Shropshire Union Canal Society Limited
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert Andrew Mason Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Robert Andrew Robinson Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
- John Forman Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00646238
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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