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Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway Limited

Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway Limited is an active UK company (number 01552205), incorporated 1981, with 7 current directors including William James Wright and Ralph William Osgerby. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. David Beedham 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Amanda Louise Arnold 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Philip Eldridge 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Philip Dean 2016-2019 Director View profile
  5. Gordon William Newton 2009-2015 Director View profile
  6. Kye Robinson 2008-2023 Director View profile
  7. James Christopher Tyers 2008-2017 Director View profile
  8. Simon John Crosby 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Maurice Lynn 2006-2026 Director View profile
  10. Susan Brown 2004-2009 Director View profile
  11. Alan Moore 2004-2005 Director View profile
  12. Anthony John Jones 2002-2006 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey William King 2000-2006 Director View profile
  14. Russell Barry Howard 2000-2008 Director View profile
  15. Neil Ralph Brown 1999-2009 Director View profile
  16. John David Ambler 1998-2009 Director View profile
  17. Alan Cowood 1994-1997 Director View profile
  18. Christopher David Shaw 1993-1996 Director View profile
  19. Harvin Norman Winstanley 1992-1992 Director View profile
  20. John David Hubbard 1992-1993 Director View profile
  21. William Barry Herbert 1992-2004 Director View profile
  22. Philip Clayton Bell 1991-1999 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Leonard Birchmore 1991-1994 Director View profile
  24. Kenneth William Sidebotham 1996 Director View profile
  25. George Henry Taylor 1992 Director View profile
  26. George Alfred Cuppleditch 1994 Director View profile
  27. Douglas Chapman 1996 Director View profile
  28. Richard John Robinson 1996-2009 Secretary View profile
  29. Kim Elizabeth Humberstone 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/03/1981

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Pauline Neal
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Garth Lewin
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01
  • James Michael Wilson
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Frank Danes Street
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01
  • Philip Eldridge ceased 2023-07-20
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kye Robinson ceased 2024-06-10
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01
  • Philip Dean ceased 2019-07-25
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Maurice Lynn ceased 2026-01-10
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-01

Group

  1. Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway Limited is controlled by Pauline Neal
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pauline Neal.

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

Net assets
£919,781
Total assets
£1,050,932
Cash
£63,436
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£919,781
2025-12-31Not reported£919,781

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £25,000 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 · £25,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £25,0002020-10-14
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

12.2y median 13.8y
average tenure
31.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional 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

  • 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
01552205
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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