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The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Henry Michael Gunston 2010-2017 Director View profile
  2. Kenneth Buchanan Macqueen 2007-2018 Director View profile
  3. Professor Patrick Guy Farrell 2006-2013 Director View profile
  4. Geoffrey Thomas Ford 1995-2003 Director View profile
  5. John Graham Farrington 1995-2006 Director View profile
  6. Roy Wright 1994-1995 Director View profile
  7. Peter John Malone 1992 Director View profile
  8. Sheridan Russell Mazurek 1995 Director View profile
  9. Brian Stanley Ashby 1992 Director View profile
  10. Peter Thomason 2003 Director View profile
  11. Bernard Leo Taylor-Ballantine 1992 Director View profile
  12. Paul Edward Waters 1997-2024 Secretary View profile
  13. Colin Charles Rainsbury 1992-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/11/1984
Also a registered charity
The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust
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

17.5y median 14.6y
average tenure
33.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity
0
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
01862659
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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