Company
Dart Valley Railway LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Andrew James Pooley 2013-2018 View profile
- David Jeremiah Barry 2009-2016 View profile
- Norman David Christy 2005-2018 View profile
- Michael Richard Palmer 1997-2008 View profile
- John Bernard Snell 1992-2008 View profile
- David John Madge 1991-2006 View profile
- Ian Allan 2004 View profile
- Sir William Hepburn Mcalpine 2018 View profile
- John Graham Butt 2013 View profile
- Robert John Sherwood Saunders 2003 View profile
- John Barry Seymour Cogar 2008 View profile
- Robert William Woodman 1992 View profile
- John Evans 2007 View profile
- James Robert Mccoll 2019-2022 View profile
- John Robert Jones 2011-2019 View profile
- Philip Robert Smallwood 2004-2011 View profile
- Alan Mark Herbert Summers 2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/06/1965
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Jeremy John Hosking
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Dart Valley Railway LTD
is controlled by Jeremy John Hosking
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jeremy John Hosking.
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Financials
- Net assets
- £5,727,807
- Total assets
- £7,031,788
- Cash
- £1,036,911
- Employees
- 70
- Turnover
- £3,648,457
- Profit/loss
- -£157,727
Filed as Group accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | £3,648,457 | £5,727,807 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £5,885,534 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Nicholas Geoffrey Dunn Director · appointed 2013
- John Robert Jones Director · appointed 2013
- Colin Andrew Bland Director · appointed 2011
- Paul Edward Merrington Director · appointed 2017
- David Ian Allan Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Geoffrey Dunn Director · appointed 2013
- John Robert Jones Director · appointed 2013
- Colin Andrew Bland Director · appointed 2011
- Paul Edward Merrington Director · appointed 2017
- David Ian Allan Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Nicholas Geoffrey Dunn Director · appointed 2013
- John Robert Jones Director · appointed 2013
- Colin Andrew Bland Director · appointed 2011
- Paul Edward Merrington Director · appointed 2017
- David Ian Allan Director · appointed 2002
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00852020
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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