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London Underground Limited

Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 68

  1. Glynn Edward Barton 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Peter Stanton Lord 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Graham Holness 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. David Emrys Hughes 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Tanya Louise Coff 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Mark Wild 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Mark Griffiths 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jill Louise Collis 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gareth William Powell 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Martin Pollins 2010-2019 Director View profile
  11. Howard Paul Collins 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Philip Hufton 2010-2015 Director View profile
  13. Michael William Tuke Brown 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey Donald Virrels 2008-2009 Director View profile
  15. Richard James Lewis Parry 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Anne Atkins 2008-2016 Director View profile
  17. David Gogo Waboso 2005-2016 Director View profile
  18. Peter Zuk 2004-2008 Director View profile
  19. Naomi Anne Connell 2004-2009 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Terrence O'Toole 2003-2009 Director View profile
  21. Louella Maria Johnson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  22. Robert Henry Janowski 2003-2004 Director View profile
  23. Barry Richard Hutton 2003-2004 Director View profile
  24. John James Hughes 2001-2003 Director View profile
  25. Edmund Arthur Wallis 2001-2003 Director View profile
  26. Robert Frank James Mason 2001-2003 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Edward Maguire 2000-2003 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Deacon 2000-2001 Director View profile
  29. Simon Patrick Butcher 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. Andrew Arthur William Harper 1999-2001 Director View profile
  31. Charles Stuart Horton 1999-2000 Director View profile
  32. Paul Geoffrey Arthur Godier 1999-2003 Director View profile
  33. David Crawley 1999-2001 Director View profile
  34. Adam Mark Goulcher 1999-2003 Director View profile
  35. Christopher Jeffrey Jonathan Smith 1999-2003 Director View profile
  36. Keith Beattie 1999-2005 Director View profile
  37. Michael John Strzelecki 1999-2016 Director View profile
  38. Martin John Callaghan 1999-2003 Director View profile
  39. Derek Vincent Smith 1999-2001 Director View profile
  40. Dr Robin Campbell Jeffrey 1996-1998 Director View profile
  41. Brian Appleton 1996-2003 Director View profile
  42. David John Hornby 1995-1998 Director View profile
  43. Norman Victor Cohen 1995-1997 Director View profile
  44. David Bailey 1995-1999 Director View profile
  45. Ann Constance Burfutt 1995-2001 Director View profile
  46. Hugh Lovell Sumner 1995-2001 Director View profile
  47. Peter John Ford 1994-1998 Director View profile
  48. Sir Charles Wilfrid Newton 1994-1994 Director View profile
  49. Jenkin Keith Davies 1993-1996 Director View profile
  50. Dr Alan Keith Watkins 1992-1994 Director View profile
  51. Robert Ian Mcmillan Arthurton 1991-1994 Director View profile
  52. Brian Mellitt 1995 Director View profile
  53. Maurice Vogel 1993 Director View profile
  54. Donald William Turner 1993 Director View profile
  55. Robert Frank Dorey 1996 Director View profile
  56. Anthony John Sheppeck 1998 Director View profile
  57. Denis Tunnicliffe 2000 Director View profile
  58. Justine Anne Curry 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  59. Ellen Howard 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  60. Jeffrey Henderson Pipe 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  61. Howard Ernest Carter 2006-2023 Secretary View profile
  62. Peter William Mcguirk 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  63. Fiona Brown Smith 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  64. Joanne Marie Chance 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  65. Louisa Dianne Sherry 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  66. Jacqueline Anne Gregory 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  67. Frances Low 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  68. Ian Eric King 1995-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems
Incorporated
29/03/1985
Registered office
London

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. London Underground Limited is controlled by Transport Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Transport Trading Limited.

41 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

3 grants · £727,485 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 Education · £727,485 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £185,4722023-04-01
  • Department for Education £144,1082020-04-01
  • Department for Education £397,9052020-04-01

Contracts awarded

10 contracts · £7,851,036 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

3 directors on the board

5y median 6y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

1
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 13Construction 4Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01900907
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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