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Dean Forest Railway Company Limited

Dean Forest Railway Company Limited is an active UK company (number 01576461), incorporated 1981, with 6 current directors including Timothy Leslie Rudge and John Thelwell Clarke. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 45

  1. Wallace Robert Barnett 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Roger Stanley Phelps 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Timothy Ian Mclennan 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr Alastair John Macpherson Clarke 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jason Rauffe Shirley 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Richard Taylor 2012-2015 Director View profile
  7. Gray, Benjamin Thomas, Cllr 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Robert Spencer Morris 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Edward Williams 2010-2014 Director View profile
  10. Douglas Edward Morris 2009-2009 Director View profile
  11. Ian Keith Beaton 2008-2011 Director View profile
  12. Terence William Harold Palin 2008-2010 Director View profile
  13. Michael Armstrong Sewell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  14. Stuart James Vincent Bearne 2007-2008 Director View profile
  15. Christopher John Walker 2007-2008 Director View profile
  16. Dr Paul Averell William Lansdell 2006-2018 Director View profile
  17. Graham Derek Bradley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  18. Paul Raymond Coglan 2005-2011 Director View profile
  19. Lynne Elaine Wentworth 2004-2012 Director View profile
  20. David John Edward Harper 2004-2007 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Cornick 2004-2007 Director View profile
  22. David Arthur Collins 2002-2017 Director View profile
  23. Peter Charles Innell Adams 2001-2013 Director View profile
  24. Geoffrey Alan Phelps 2000-2001 Director View profile
  25. Arthur Keith Johnson 1998-2007 Director View profile
  26. Andrew John Baptist 1997-1999 Director View profile
  27. William Denis Westerberg 1996-2007 Director View profile
  28. Keith Lloyd Webb 1996-1998 Director View profile
  29. Robert Frederick Bramwell 1995-2014 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Geoffrey Phelps 1994-1998 Director View profile
  31. David Michael Holmes 1992-1997 Director View profile
  32. Griffith Mervyn Thomas 1991-2001 Director View profile
  33. Martin John Paul Hillier 1991-2004 Director View profile
  34. Dennis Allan Snook 1991-2006 Director View profile
  35. Michael Brimble 1991-1993 Director View profile
  36. John Hugh White 2002 Director View profile
  37. Royston Bywater 1995 Director View profile
  38. Margaret Ann Radway 1992 Director View profile
  39. David William Ponter 1991 Director View profile
  40. Trevor Anthony Charles Radway 1996 Director View profile
  41. Bernard Albert Davies 1999 Director View profile
  42. Malcolm John Harding 2007 Director View profile
  43. Malcolm John Harding 2010-2024 Secretary View profile
  44. Ann Metherall 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  45. David Bailie Lyall 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/07/1981

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Dean Forest Railway Company Limited is controlled by Forest of Dean Railway Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Forest of Dean Railway Limited.

2 other companies 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

5.4y median 3.9y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Transport 4

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01576461
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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