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Midland Railway Trust Limited

Midland Railway Trust Limited is an active UK company (number 01097382), incorporated 1973, with 7 current directors including Evan Green-Hughes and Elizabeth Ann Harland. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 57

  1. Drew Hayden Ciupek 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael Glyn Owen 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Hudson Homer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Edward John Draper 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrew David Kemplen 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jason Wade 2010-2015 Director View profile
  7. Patrica Christine Draper 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. Eric Hackett 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Anne Twells 2007-2011 Director View profile
  10. Alexander Charles Gibson 2007-2020 Director View profile
  11. Philip Richard Deane 2005-2009 Director View profile
  12. Clive James Tyler 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. Russell Robert Ashmore 2002-2004 Director View profile
  14. Dr David Thomas Wells 2001-2008 Director View profile
  15. Paul Robin Gibbons 2000-2003 Director View profile
  16. Donald Michael Hare 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Roderick Alan Lloyd Nipper 1999-1999 Director View profile
  18. Peter Ronald Binks 1999-2002 Director View profile
  19. Peter Pryor Wood 1998-2007 Director View profile
  20. Michael Kerry 1998-2001 Director View profile
  21. Alan Garthwaite Cox 1996-2006 Director View profile
  22. John Francis Mc Given 1996-2000 Director View profile
  23. James Anthony Brindley 1996-2016 Director View profile
  24. Anthony Chappell 1996-2004 Director View profile
  25. Simon James Evans 1996-2019 Director View profile
  26. John Whitby 1995-1996 Director View profile
  27. Michael John Hallam-Rudd 1995-1998 Director View profile
  28. David Whitehead 1995-2003 Director View profile
  29. Kevin John Adams 1994-1998 Director View profile
  30. Ernest John Bradley 1993-1995 Director View profile
  31. Anne Elizabeth Deeth 1993-2020 Director View profile
  32. Bennett, Marlene, Councillor 1993-2000 Director View profile
  33. Hartley, David Trevor, Councillor 1992-1993 Director View profile
  34. Clive Stewart Hulls 1992-1995 Director View profile
  35. Neilson, David Robert, Councillor 1992-2000 Director View profile
  36. Dr Christopher Paul Deeth 1992-2019 Director View profile
  37. Frederick William Foster 1994 Director View profile
  38. Jack Watson Brown 1992 Director View profile
  39. David Fraser 2003 Director View profile
  40. John Herbert Siggins 1994 Director View profile
  41. Bertalan, Martyn John, Councillor 1992 Director View profile
  42. John Twells 2006 Director View profile
  43. Gordon Roger Johnson 1998 Director View profile
  44. Whitby, Malcolm Victor, Councillor 1992 Director View profile
  45. John Charles Hancock 1996 Director View profile
  46. Leonard Kilbourne 1992 Director View profile
  47. Ernest Taylor 2002 Director View profile
  48. Cutting, Charles, Councillor 2002 Director View profile
  49. Stephen John Radford 2000 Director View profile
  50. Desmond Roy Holmes 1995 Director View profile
  51. Carlile, Geoffrey, Coun 2009 Director View profile
  52. John Brian Radford 1996 Director View profile
  53. Brell Peter Ewart 1993 Director View profile
  54. Michael Edward Gallimore 1993 Director View profile
  55. William Peter Featherstone 2014-2023 Secretary View profile
  56. Alan Calladine 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  57. David Berry 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/02/1973
Also a registered charity
Midland Railway Trust Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Midland Railway Trust 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

5 grants · £353,004 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 · £187,704 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £85,300 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £80,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £149,1562020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £38,5482020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £35,5002016-06-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £80,0002007-11-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,8002002-09-13
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.

7 directors on the board

6.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 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

  • 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
01097382
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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