Company · Newcastle upon Tyne
Solent Blue Line Limited
Non-trading company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 25
- Christian Schreyer 2021-2022 View profile
- Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 View profile
- Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 View profile
- Nicholas John Dillon Woods 2012-2016 View profile
- Andrew Rodney Wickham 2011-2025 View profile
- David Allen Brown 2011-2021 View profile
- Keith Down 2011-2015 View profile
- Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2006-2011 View profile
- Matthew Stjohn Dolphin 2006-2011 View profile
- Alex Paul Carter 2006-2011 View profile
- Geoffrey Michael Parsons 2006-2007 View profile
- George Colin Mcpherson 2005-2006 View profile
- Christopher Moyes 2005-2006 View profile
- Robert Stanley Dorr 2004-2005 View profile
- Philip John Stockley 2004-2006 View profile
- Marc Owain Morgan- Huws 2003-2004 View profile
- Malcolm Kenneth Venn 2001-2004 View profile
- Ian William Palmer 2005 View profile
- Peter Joseph John Shelley 2004 View profile
- Gary Vernon Reginald Batchelor 1993 View profile
- Stuart Geoffrey Linn 2005 View profile
- Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2026 View profile
- Ian Philip Butcher 2005-2007 View profile
- Kathryn Boyes 2001-2005 View profile
- Kenneth Raymond Pond 2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-trading company
- Incorporated
- 24/02/1987
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
- GO South Coast Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Solent Blue Line Limited
is controlled by GO South Coast Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO South Coast Limited
is controlled by GO-Ahead Holding Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO-Ahead Holding Limited
is controlled by The GO-Ahead Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - The GO-Ahead Group Limited
is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited
is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited
is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited
is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register - GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
is controlled by Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited
is controlled by Kinetic UK Midco 2, Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register - Kinetic UK Midco 2, Limited
is controlled by Kinetic UK Midco 1, Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
The ownership chain above Solent Blue Line Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.
30 other companies in this group
- GO-Ahead London Rail Replacement Services Limited
- Tourist Coaches Limited
- Excelsior Transport LTD
- London and South East Passenger Rail Services Limited
- London and West Midlands Railway Limited
- Aviance UK Limited
- The Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited
- Govia Thameslink Railway Limited
- Docklands Buses Limited
- Excelsior Coaches Limited
- Hants & Dorset Trim Limited
- Metrobus Limited
- Reed Investments Limited
- Oxford Newco Limited
- Wilts & Dorset Investments Limited
- GO-Ahead Newco (3) Limited
- Southern Railway Limited
- NEW Southern Railway Limited
- London & East Midlands Railway Limited
- Hants & Dorset Transport Support Services LTD.
- Thameslink Rail Limited
- London & South Eastern Railway Limited
- Thamesdown Transport Limited
- Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited
- Newcastle Smartzone Limited
- London & Birmingham Railway Limited
- Excelsior Travel Limited
- Wilts and Dorset BUS Company Limited
- London General Trustee Company Limited
- Blue Triangle Buses Limited
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.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Steven John Hamilton Director · appointed 2007
- David Richard Lee-Kong Director · appointed 2018
- Benjamin Matthew Murray Director · appointed 2016
- Edward John Andrew Wills Director · appointed 2026
9.5y median 9.3y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Steven John Hamilton Director · appointed 2007
- David Richard Lee-Kong Director · appointed 2018
- Benjamin Matthew Murray Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Steven John Hamilton Director · appointed 2007
- David Richard Lee-Kong Director · appointed 2018
- Benjamin Matthew Murray Director · appointed 2016
- Edward John Andrew Wills Director · appointed 2026
0
also govern a charity
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.
Professional services 49Transport 9Dormant 3
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
- 02103030
- 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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