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Redstar Ticketing Limited

Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Timothy Brendan Kavanagh 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Neil Micklethwaite 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Jane Copley 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Peter James Broadley 2016-2019 Director View profile
  5. Mark Edward Whitehouse 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Patrick John Mcgrath 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Philip Whittingham 2013-2019 Director View profile
  8. Phillip Alan Bearpark 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Edward Collins 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Leslie Gibb 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Graham Charles Leech 2010-2016 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Mark Cohen 2010-2010 Director View profile
  13. William Elliott Whitehorn 2007-2007 Director View profile
  14. Patrick Charles Kingdon Mccall 2007-2010 Director View profile
  15. Gordon Douglas Mccallum 2007-2010 Director View profile
  16. Jane Elizabeth Margaret Phillips 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. Mark Frederick David Hill 2001-2002 Director View profile
  18. Susannah Mary Louise Hall 2001-2007 Director View profile
  19. Ian Steven Burroughs 1998-2001 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Thomas Matthew Murphy 1996-1998 Director View profile
  21. Diana Patricia Legge 1995-2000 Director View profile
  22. Trevor Michael Abbott 1997 Director View profile
  23. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 1999 Director View profile
  24. Caroline Ann Drake 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  25. Barry Alexander Ralph Gerrard 2010-2020 Secretary View profile
  26. Joshua Bayliss 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Peter Gerardus Gram 2000-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. Janice Susan Cook 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  29. Roger Patrick Flynn 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/12/1989
Registered office
London
Previous names
Virgin Trains Limited (until 29/03/2021)
Virgin Inter City Trains Operating Railway Limited (until 04/02/2011)
Virgin Retail Europe Holdings Limited (until 08/12/2010)

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. Redstar Ticketing Limited is controlled by WCT Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WCT Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Virgin Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Virgin Holdings Limited.

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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.

3 directors on the board

5.3y median 6.3y
average tenure
6.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Transport 38Finance 22Professional services 9Dormant 4Tech and media 2Business services 1Property 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
02448617
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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