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East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. Guy Thomas Berry 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Mathew Britten 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Gary Thomas 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Graham Thornton 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Joshua George Reginald Bowmaker 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. David Wilson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Robert Bulman 2016-2021 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Morris 2016-2016 Director View profile
  9. Colin Edward Jones 2012-2022 Director View profile
  10. Alex Richard James Walker 2009-2018 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Mark Coward 2008-2014 Director View profile
  12. Brian Sutcliffe 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm Stansfield Vickers 2002-2012 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm John Kirkwood 2002-2016 Director View profile
  15. James Lucas 2001-2008 Director View profile
  16. Robert Ainley Johnson 1998-2009 Director View profile
  17. John Stuart Walker 1998-1999 Director View profile
  18. Roland Hatton 1997-2016 Director View profile
  19. Hugh Liney 1993-1997 Director View profile
  20. Olver, Peter Michael, Major 1993-1995 Director View profile
  21. Peter Norman Heyworth 1992-1998 Director View profile
  22. Ian Vincent Riley 1992-1999 Director View profile
  23. Philip Bailey 2017 Director View profile
  24. Gorman, John Denis, Cllr 1999 Director View profile
  25. Peter Morton Duncan 2020 Director View profile
  26. Philip Southern 1998 Director View profile
  27. Eric John Hyde 1994 Director View profile
  28. David Douglas Canavan 1995 Director View profile
  29. Trevor Thomas Jones 2006 Director View profile
  30. Walter Graham Vevers 2012 Director View profile
  31. Brian Lythgoe 1997 Director View profile
  32. Andrew Morris 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. David Alan Wright 1999-2008 Secretary View profile
  34. Daniel Jonathan Maxim 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  35. Lois Mary Patricia Vevers 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  36. David Pritchard 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of books in specialised stores; Passenger rail transport, interurban; Public houses and bars; Museums activities
Incorporated
29/05/1986
Registered office
Bury
Also a registered charity
East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited

Grants received

4 grants · £853,345 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 · £853,345 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £100,0002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £99,9452021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £594,0002020-10-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £59,4002020-10-14
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.

10 directors on the board

8y median 6.8y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

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 11Arts and leisure 9Professional services 2Tech and media 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
02023981
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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