Company
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
- Christopher Edwin Bush 2017-2023 View profile
- David Malcolm Broadley Naylor 2016-2026 View profile
- Robert Adamson 2011-2019 View profile
- Michael Edward Bell 2009-2016 View profile
- Bernard Charles Horton 2009-2016 View profile
- Judith Kenzie Whitaker 2008-2009 View profile
- Christopher Pierce Jones 2008-2014 View profile
- Paul John Simpson 2003-2005 View profile
- Jon Ingham 2003-2006 View profile
- John Andrew Cliff Southall 2003-2007 View profile
- Andrew Richard George Dow 1999-2006 View profile
- Brian Burton 1998-2008 View profile
- George Malcolm Rutter 1998-2023 View profile
- David Gethin Humphreys 1995-1998 View profile
- William Greenwood 1995-2008 View profile
- Andrew John Scott 1994-2003 View profile
- Professor John Allan Patmore 1992-2003 View profile
- Dr John Arthur Coiley 1998 View profile
- Francis Paterson 2003 View profile
- William Oliver Reynolds 1999 View profile
- Ian Johnson 2008 View profile
- Michael Edward Bell 2011-2016 View profile
- Robert Adamson 2003-2011 View profile
- Robert Adamson 2003-2011 View profile
- Brian Knowlman 1997-2003 View profile
- John Spencer Gilks 2003 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
- 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
- Michael John Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Stephen Rollings Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Michael John Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Stephen Rollings Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Michael John Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Stephen Rollings Director · appointed 2013
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- David Malcolm Broadley Naylor Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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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