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HS Transport Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. John William Young Strachan Samuel 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. John Paul Burks 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Robert Spence-Wolrich 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Iain Duncan Cockburn 2008-2017 Director View profile
  5. Peter Marshall Dillon 2003-2007 Director View profile
  6. Kevin James Stewart Dougan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Robert Young 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. Gordon Frank Colenso Banham 2001-2026 Director View profile
  9. Terence Michael Hodgson 2000-2004 Director View profile
  10. Michael Robert Leather 1999-2001 Director View profile
  11. Neal Sowerby 1998-2005 Director View profile
  12. Paul Andrew Young 1998-2005 Director View profile
  13. Robert Brotherston 1997-2005 Director View profile
  14. Bruce Stewart Shepherd 1995-1996 Director View profile
  15. John Young 1995 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Nigel Macquarrie 2001-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. George Anthony Turnbull 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/1990

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.

  • Hargreaves (UK) Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. HS Transport Services Limited is controlled by Hargreaves (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hargreaves (UK) Limited is controlled by Hargreaves Services PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hargreaves Services PLC.

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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.

1 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

1
corporate seats

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.

Property 21Mining 4Transport 4Dormant 3Professional services 3Construction 2Finance 2Retail and trade 2

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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02538544
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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