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Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Mark Anthony O'Brien 2014-2021 Director View profile
  2. Yvette Heather Horton 2012-2014 Director View profile
  3. John Frederick Whitfield 2009-2016 Director View profile
  4. Michael Andrew Cobley 2000-2023 Director View profile
  5. Michael Vivian Sanders 1999-2009 Director View profile
  6. Brian Rich 1998-2002 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Charles Harris 1998-2012 Director View profile
  8. Robert Charles Mitchell 1998-2008 Director View profile
  9. Murray Gilbert Pearson 1996 Director View profile
  10. Roger Edward Barnes 1999 Director View profile
  11. Edwin Dermot Reynolds 2000 Director View profile
  12. John Charles Kiefer 1998 Director View profile
  13. Alan James Hartford 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. David John Fowler 1999-2018 Secretary View profile
  15. Gerald William Thorpe 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  16. James Groves Gurnett 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/05/1983
Also a registered charity
Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust

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.

  • David John Fowler ceased 2018-08-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust is controlled by David John Fowler
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-11-11, ceased 2018-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Fowler.

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

Net assets
£290,704
Total assets
£155,843
Cash
£136,563
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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 · £51,600 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 · £51,600

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £51,6001997-03-10
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.

6 directors on the board

12.5y median 13.4y
average tenure
27.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 2

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
01722150
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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