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West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 19

  1. John Deryk Waters 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael James Lee 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Jackson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Alan Leslie Smithers 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Alan Robert Meade 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Geoffrey William Evens 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Claire Rosemary Jane Sheppy 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Edward Baker 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Wesley Bolt 2010-2025 Director View profile
  10. David John Williams 2010-2016 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Anthony Austin 2010-2020 Director View profile
  12. Robin Mark White 2006-2009 Director View profile
  13. John George Henry Jenkins 2006-2019 Director View profile
  14. David Michael Rouse 1998-2005 Director View profile
  15. Peter Mingay Treharne 1995-2018 Director View profile
  16. Dr Peter Brian Thompson 1997 Director View profile
  17. Peter Frederick Barnfield 1994 Director View profile
  18. Christopher William James Dowrick 2013 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Nicolaas Mark Van Den Arend 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/11/1972
Also a registered charity
West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust LTD

Grants received

5 grants · £948,010 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £879,310 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £68,700 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £13,1002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,3102021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £864,9002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £28,7002020-08-10
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £40,0002018-07-11
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.

9 directors on the board

8.2y median 5.8y
average tenure
32.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Other 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01079916
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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