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Forest of Dean Railway Limited

Forest of Dean Railway Limited is an active UK company (number 01714404), incorporated 1983, with 9 current directors including Timothy Leslie Rudge and Christopher Bull. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Robert David Harris 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Wallace Robert Barnett 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Alastair John Macpherson Clarke 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Ian Mclennan 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Paul Dean Sandles 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Cecile Hunt 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Godfrey Joseph Moger 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Keirran Robert Copley 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan David White 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. John Thelwell Clarke 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Jason Rauffe Shirley 2015-2019 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Hugh Woodrow 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Ian Keith Beaton 2014-2016 Director View profile
  14. Paul James Smith 2013-2017 Director View profile
  15. David Leonard Woodliffe 2012-2020 Director View profile
  16. Malcolm John Harding 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Gray, Benjamin Thomas, Cllr 2011-2015 Director View profile
  18. Robert Spencer Morris 2010-2025 Director View profile
  19. Stuart Edward Williams 2010-2017 Director View profile
  20. Douglas Edward Morris 2009-2009 Director View profile
  21. Terence William Harold Palin 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Michael Armstrong Sewell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  23. Stuart James Vincent Bearne 2007-2008 Director View profile
  24. Christopher John Walker 2007-2008 Director View profile
  25. Dr Paul Averell William Lansdell 2006-2018 Director View profile
  26. Graham Derek Bradley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  27. Paul Raymond Coglan 2005-2011 Director View profile
  28. Lynne Elaine Wentworth 2004-2016 Director View profile
  29. David John Edward Harper 2004-2007 Director View profile
  30. Michael John Cornick 2004-2007 Director View profile
  31. David Arthur Collins 2002-2012 Director View profile
  32. Peter Charles Innell Adams 2001-2013 Director View profile
  33. Geoffrey Alan Phelps 2000-2001 Director View profile
  34. Arthur Keith Johnson 1998-2007 Director View profile
  35. Andrew John Baptist 1997-1999 Director View profile
  36. William Denis Westerberg 1996-2007 Director View profile
  37. Keith Lloyd Webb 1996-1998 Director View profile
  38. Robert Frederick Bramwell 1995-2012 Director View profile
  39. Douglas Geoffrey Phelps 1994-1998 Director View profile
  40. David Michael Holmes 1992-1997 Director View profile
  41. Michael Brimble 1991-1993 Director View profile
  42. Griffith Mervyn Thomas 2001 Director View profile
  43. John Hugh White 2002 Director View profile
  44. Royston Bywater 1995 Director View profile
  45. Margaret Ann Radway 1992 Director View profile
  46. David William Ponter 1991 Director View profile
  47. Trevor Anthony Charles Radway 1996 Director View profile
  48. Dennis Allan Snook 2006 Director View profile
  49. Bernard Albert Davies 1999 Director View profile
  50. Malcolm John Harding 2010-2024 Secretary View profile
  51. Ann Metherall 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  52. David Bailie Lyall 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/04/1983

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Forest of Dean Railway Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £115,800 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 · £115,800

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £115,8002021-03-08
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.

9 directors on the board

6.5y median 1.7y
average tenure
35y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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
01714404
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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