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Friends of the National Railway Museum Enterprises Limited

Friends of the National Railway Museum Enterprises Limited is an active UK company (number 02418239), incorporated 1989, with 2 current directors, Michael John Hastings and Russell Stephen Rollings. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Christopher Edwin Bush 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. David Malcolm Broadley Naylor 2016-2026 Director View profile
  3. Robert Adamson 2011-2019 Director View profile
  4. Michael Edward Bell 2009-2016 Director View profile
  5. Bernard Charles Horton 2009-2016 Director View profile
  6. Judith Kenzie Whitaker 2008-2009 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Pierce Jones 2008-2014 Director View profile
  8. Paul John Simpson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  9. Jon Ingham 2003-2006 Director View profile
  10. John Andrew Cliff Southall 2003-2007 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Richard George Dow 1999-2006 Director View profile
  12. Brian Burton 1998-2008 Director View profile
  13. George Malcolm Rutter 1998-2023 Director View profile
  14. David Gethin Humphreys 1995-1998 Director View profile
  15. William Greenwood 1995-2008 Director View profile
  16. Andrew John Scott 1994-2003 Director View profile
  17. Professor John Allan Patmore 1992-2003 Director View profile
  18. Dr John Arthur Coiley 1998 Director View profile
  19. Francis Paterson 2003 Director View profile
  20. William Oliver Reynolds 1999 Director View profile
  21. Ian Johnson 2008 Director View profile
  22. Michael Edward Bell 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  23. Robert Adamson 2003-2011 Secretary View profile
  24. Robert Adamson 2003-2011 Secretary View profile
  25. Brian Knowlman 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  26. John Spencer Gilks 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/08/1989

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.

  • Michael John Hastings
    appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2026-04-30
  • Possible match - 24 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 24 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Friends of the National Railway Museum Enterprises Limited is controlled by Michael John Hastings
    Evidence
    active appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2026-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael John Hastings.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£42,514
Cash
£26,451
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

2 directors on the board

10.3y median 10.3y
average tenure
13.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Left in the last 12 months

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
02418239
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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