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The Friends of Swindon Railway Museum Limited

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 24

  1. David John Ruse 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Iain Duncan Mccall 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Pamela Lynda Austin 2014-2021 Director View profile
  4. Reginald Mortimer Palk 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Audrey Rosemary Palk 2012-2018 Director View profile
  6. Michael Baker 2010-2026 Director View profile
  7. John Hawkins 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Michael Stubbs 2008-2013 Director View profile
  9. Elizabeth Mary Day 2006-2023 Director View profile
  10. Alan Philpott 2003-2016 Director View profile
  11. Brian Douglas Earl 2003-2014 Director View profile
  12. Michael James Ledwidge 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. Albert Edward Abear 2001-2022 Director View profile
  14. Dennis Edward Harber 1993-2003 Director View profile
  15. John Brian Sondermann 1993-2001 Director View profile
  16. Christian Tagholm 2002 Director View profile
  17. John Edward Plaister 2008 Director View profile
  18. John Barry Blake Wood 2001 Director View profile
  19. Alan Wild 2022 Director View profile
  20. David John Ruse 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  21. David Austin 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  22. David John Ernest Swatton 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  23. Graham David Neate 2001-2008 Secretary View profile
  24. Peter Quintrell Treloar 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
06/10/1988
Registered office
Swindon
Also a registered charity
The Friends of Swindon Railway Museum Limited
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.

8 directors on the board

8.7y median 5y
average tenure
29.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (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.

Business 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02302683
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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