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East Somerset Railway Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. William Carr 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Stephen James Masters 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ian Stanley Elliott 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Dalton 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Philip Hopkins 2012-2018 Director View profile
  6. Alan Milner 2009-2014 Director View profile
  7. Frank James Barrett 2008-2009 Director View profile
  8. Graham Watters 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Graham Watters 2006-2009 Director View profile
  10. Paul David Martin 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. James Nicholas Lisle Cobb 2003-2003 Director View profile
  12. Richard Charles Masters 2003-2025 Director View profile
  13. Colin John Silcocks 2003-2003 Director View profile
  14. Jeremy Charles West 2003-2016 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Ian Shermon 2002-2003 Director View profile
  16. Kevin David Leslie Carver 2001-2004 Director View profile
  17. James Michael Adams 2000-2001 Director View profile
  18. Dr Michael Walker 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. Laurence Edwin Hopkins 2000-2002 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Graham Aldridge 1998-2000 Director View profile
  21. Neil Rose 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Amanda Louise Reynolds 1997-2000 Director View profile
  23. Derek Richard Priest 1997-1997 Director View profile
  24. Steven Gary Mccoll 1996-1997 Director View profile
  25. Sir Michael John Armitage 1996-1998 Director View profile
  26. Keith Walker 1996-1997 Director View profile
  27. John Guy Rhodes 1995 Director View profile
  28. Richard David Shepherd 1996 Director View profile
  29. Avril Shirley Shepherd 1996 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Jepson 2016-2022 Secretary View profile
  31. Sean Patrick Moore 2004-2016 Secretary View profile
  32. Michael Walter Kelham 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  33. William John Uncles 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  34. Peter Robert Chandler 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  35. Barry Graham Buckfield 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  36. Richard John Flenk 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/06/1976
Also a registered charity
East Somerset Railway CO LTD

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above East Somerset Railway Company 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.

Financials

Employees
0.07
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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 · £213,200 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 · £108,000
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £105,200 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £108,0002021-03-08
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £58,7002019-08-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £46,5002018-01-10
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.

8 directors on the board

6.7y median 3.1y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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 2Other services 1Property 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
01261079
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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