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Balfour Beatty Rail Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Matthew Richard Steele 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Denis Claxton 2013-2022 Director View profile
  3. Mark William Bullock 2012-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alan William Mccarthy-Wyper 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Paul Gorman 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Martin Christopher White 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. Robert Ian Maclean 2009-2011 Director View profile
  8. John Keith Hampson 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Richard Hawthorn Adams 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Peter Stuart Anderson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  11. Michael Rayner 2006-2026 Director View profile
  12. Alison Sandra Cowburn 2003-2007 Director View profile
  13. Kathryn Anne Busman 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. James Lionel Cohen 1999-2002 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Peter Hutchinson 1999-2006 Director View profile
  16. Raymond James Reed 1998-2002 Director View profile
  17. David Gareth Fison 1998-1998 Director View profile
  18. Peter Charles Atkinson 1998-1998 Director View profile
  19. Richard Thomson Donald 1996-1997 Director View profile
  20. Keith Fidler 1996-2006 Director View profile
  21. Peter Mark Robinson 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. Francis Declan Finbar Tempany Mccormack 1992-2000 Director View profile
  23. Normal Alexander Lees 1992 Director View profile
  24. Stuart James Siddall 1995 Director View profile
  25. Michael Kane Dallas 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  26. Jane Teresa Hudson 2000-2013 Secretary View profile
  27. Michael John Colin Milton 1996-1999 Secretary View profile
  28. Douglas Watt Kilpatrick 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £19,890 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026 Buyer: YPO Value not published 2026-09-15 Source: Find a Tender

    Pagabo Limited, acting as an agent of YPO is seeking to establish a Closed Framework to combine the scopes of the National Framework for Civils and Infrastructure and the National Framework for Demolition and Land Preparation, replacing the…

    Framework
  • RSSB1931 - Development of a 26m Vehicle Standard Gauge Buyer: RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED £19,890 2015-11-10 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This research project is to develop a new passenger standard vehicle gauges, for 26m vehicles that is suitable for GE/RT8073 Requirements for the Application of Standard Vehicle Gauges and EN15273 Gauging. Additional information: The doc…

  • Milford Haven Public Transport Interchange Buyer: Pembrokeshire County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The scheme involves improvement works to the existing Milford Haven train station to create a new public transport interchange. This involves the relocation of the existing rail platform to allow for the provision of a new bus interchange, …

About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
27/01/1986
Registered office
London
Previous names
Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Limited (until 14/08/2009)

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. Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is controlled by Balfour Beatty Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Balfour Beatty Group Limited is controlled by Balfour Beatty Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Balfour Beatty Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by Balfour Beatty PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Balfour Beatty PLC.

144 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 · £41,333 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £41,333

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £41,3332018-04-01
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

8y median 3y
average tenure
20.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 6Transport 4Professional services 3Business services 2Construction 2Tech and media 2Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01982627
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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