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The Bowes Railway Company Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 58

  1. Dorothy Trueman 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Scaplehorn, Bernard, Councillor 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Geoffrey Forbes Morrison 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Tom Davidson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  5. Bill Griffiths 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Vivienne Fenton 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Judith Hall 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Pamela Amy Young 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Graham Hall 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Councillor Graeme Ferguson Miller 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Michael Ewart 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. John Moore 2009-2012 Director View profile
  13. Kevin Bernard Simon Malone 2008-2010 Director View profile
  14. Alex Spiller 2007-2010 Director View profile
  15. Philip Kennedy Williams 2006-2008 Director View profile
  16. Dr Alice Elizabeth Magee 2004-2006 Director View profile
  17. John Mcelroy 2004-2010 Director View profile
  18. Richard Devine 2004-2009 Director View profile
  19. Ena Devine 2004-2009 Director View profile
  20. Charles William Bulmer 2003-2004 Director View profile
  21. George Martin 2002-2002 Director View profile
  22. Philip Bridge 2002-2004 Director View profile
  23. Richardson, Dennis, Councillor 2002-2013 Director View profile
  24. David Mcharg 2001-2002 Director View profile
  25. John Young 2000-2003 Director View profile
  26. Robert Louis Mattimore 2000-2009 Director View profile
  27. Alison Gibson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  28. John Harry Humphries 1996-1999 Director View profile
  29. Derrik Scott 1994-2002 Director View profile
  30. Tony Hewitt 1993-2003 Director View profile
  31. James Wylie Towler 1993-2002 Director View profile
  32. Vera Richardson 1993-2000 Director View profile
  33. Alastair Greason 1992-2004 Director View profile
  34. Malcolm Smith 1992-1997 Director View profile
  35. Richard Thomas Alfred Bone 1991-2000 Director View profile
  36. Osborne Stobart 1991-1995 Director View profile
  37. Gordon Bainbridge 1991 Director View profile
  38. Andrew John Hughes 1993 Director View profile
  39. Colin Edward Mountford 1991 Director View profile
  40. John Richardson 2000 Director View profile
  41. John Kenneth Murray 2004 Director View profile
  42. Stuart Race 1993 Director View profile
  43. Edward Best 1993 Director View profile
  44. George James Taylor 1995 Director View profile
  45. Dr Peter Norman 1991 Director View profile
  46. Alan Nicholson 1991 Director View profile
  47. Potter, Sydney Edward, Councillor 1992 Director View profile
  48. Paul Humphries 1996 Director View profile
  49. Christopher Smith 1997 Director View profile
  50. Keith Bickle 1991 Director View profile
  51. William Craddock 2001 Director View profile
  52. Stanley Heneage 1996 Director View profile
  53. Mason, Ian, Councillor 2004 Director View profile
  54. Phillip Dawe 2012 Director View profile
  55. Dr David Smith 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  56. Gerard Brian Fitzgerald 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  57. Dr Colin William Sinclair 1993-2003 Secretary View profile
  58. Geoffrey Philip Key 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/11/1980
Also a registered charity
The Bowes Railway Company Limited

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.

Group

  1. The Bowes Railway Company Limited is controlled by David William Hall
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David William Hall.

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

7 grants · £618,312 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £525,820 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £55,979
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £36,241
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £272

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £27,2002020-08-24
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £36,2412020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £2722018-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport £55,9792017-04-24
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £365,6002012-03-08
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.

4 directors on the board

10.7y median 12.2y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01530579
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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