The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Limited (the)

Company 00697768 Active

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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.

12 directors on the board

12.3y median 10y
average tenure
31y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1

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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Connected through a shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00697768
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated10/07/1961
AddressRAVENGLASS, CUMBRIA, CA18 1SW
Accounts next due30/11/2026
Accounts last made up28/02/2025

Industry (SIC)

94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

Owned by (8) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • David Lees
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diana Susan Chase
    significant influence · notified 2020-09-12
  • James Ross Duggan
    significant influence · notified 2025-10-22
  • Sam Dixon ceased 2018-07-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mungo Banaban Stacy ceased 2021-09-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sarah Bennett ceased 2022-08-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Iain Aldred ceased 2025-10-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Simon Geoffrey Thompson ceased 2020-09-12
    significant influence · notified 2018-07-14

Officers (63)

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