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Tanfield Railway Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Andrew Knott 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Jonathon Gardiner Charlton 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Ian Allinson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Guy Charles Tritton 2015-2022 Director View profile
  5. David George Watchman 2013-2020 Director View profile
  6. Alan Robert Thompson 2012-2020 Director View profile
  7. John Mervyn Lennox 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Walker 2012-2012 Director View profile
  9. Stewart Ian Waugh 2011-2024 Director View profile
  10. Ryan Hogg 2011-2011 Director View profile
  11. Derek William Smith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  12. Rodney Ambrose Barton 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Mark Edward Pearce 2008-2023 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Mcbreaty 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. Ian Cowan 2006-2009 Director View profile
  16. George Henry Smith 2006-2008 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Robert Smith 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Austin Daly 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Neil Thomas Morgan 2003-2008 Director View profile
  20. Ian Hearfield Hodgson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  21. Malcolm Keith Parker 2001-2009 Director View profile
  22. David Champion 1996-1998 Director View profile
  23. Knaggs, Terence William Liley, Doctor 1993-1995 Director View profile
  24. Robert Payne 1993-1994 Director View profile
  25. Graeme Barrass 1991-1993 Director View profile
  26. Derek Knott 1991-1993 Director View profile
  27. Martin Smith 1991-1995 Director View profile
  28. Duncan Young 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  29. Duncan Alexander Young 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  30. Dr Malcolm Kenneth Phillips 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
  31. Brenda Pearce 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  32. Peter Weightman 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  33. Martin William Oakman 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  34. Robert Geoffrey Wilson 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  35. Franklyn Taylor Greenwood 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  36. Thomas William Knox 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  37. Eric Bruce Maxwell 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/08/1975

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Peter Weightman
    25-50% shares · notified 2020-09-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Weightman ceased 2017-07-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Tanfield Railway Company Limited is controlled by Peter Weightman
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2020-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Weightman.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£347,088
Cash
£268,811
Employees
0.03
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £315,900 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 · £310,900 (2 grants)
  • Point North · £5,000

Most recent

  • Point North £5,0002024-02-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £65,4002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £245,5002020-10-14
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

5.4y median 4.3y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

1
also govern a charity
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.

Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Tech and media 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
01223727
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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