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Company · Wythenshawe

Howells Railway Products Limited

Howells Railway Products Limited is an active UK company (number 02439668), incorporated 1989, with 3 current directors including David Jon Roberts and Rebbecca Louise Howells. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Ian Hanson 2004-2011 Director View profile
  2. Peter Derek Davis Ratcliffe 1993-1995 Director View profile
  3. Malcolm Hamer 1995 Director View profile
  4. Eileen Howells 2004 Director View profile
  5. Michael Howells 1993 Director View profile
  6. Raymond John Corker 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  7. John James Hughes 1999-2009 Secretary View profile
  8. Kevin Joseph Baylis 1995-2004 Secretary View profile
  9. Joseph Wolfenden Rigby 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.
Incorporated
03/11/1989
Registered office
Wythenshawe

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.

Group

  1. Howells Railway Products Limited is controlled by The Howells Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Howells Group PLC is controlled by David Peter Howells
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Peter Howells.

2 other companies in this group

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

Cash
£415,225
Employees
0.45
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£764,346

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

23.6y median 26.8y
average tenure
33.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Finance 2Manufacturing 1Professional 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

  • 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
02439668
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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