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Ffestiniog Railway Holdings Limited

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

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Previous officers 20

  1. Mark Leonard Smith 2016-2025 Director View profile
  2. Brian Butterworth 2010-2020 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Michael Whitehouse 2003-2007 Director View profile
  4. Helen Jayne Walker 2003-2006 Director View profile
  5. Robert John Gurney Riddick 2003-2016 Director View profile
  6. Malcolm High 2002-2004 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth Andrew Allen 2000-2002 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Colville 1997-2002 Director View profile
  9. George Maitland Nissen 1994-2025 Director View profile
  10. Michael Alec Schumann 1992-2003 Director View profile
  11. Arthur John Gordon Rushton 1992-1996 Director View profile
  12. Leslie John Walshaw Smith 1997 Director View profile
  13. Andrew John Savage 2003 Director View profile
  14. Charles Hugh Eaves 1999 Director View profile
  15. Ernest John Routly 1993 Director View profile
  16. Michael Clifford Hart 2003 Director View profile
  17. Gina Brigitta Warren 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  18. Robert Malcolm Cable 2002-2010 Secretary View profile
  19. Stephen Edward Murfitt 1995-2007 Secretary View profile
  20. Mark Thorpe Wright 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/1990

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Richard Broyd
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Nigel Ferrier Burbidge
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2025-01-01
  • Mark Leonard Smith ceased 2025-01-01
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Ffestiniog Railway Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard Broyd
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Broyd.

6 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

Total assets
£623,528
Cash
£1,056,526
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£298,905

Filed as Small company accounts.

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.

7 directors on the board

13.3y median 16y
average tenure
28.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Business 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
02555576
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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