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Vintage Trains Charitable Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 22

  1. John Edwin Beaton Minards 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ian Joseph Bertram 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Michael George Gilbert 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Arabella Nairne 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Audrey Ezekwesili 2021-2021 Director View profile
  6. David William Keay 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Poyntz, John, Major 2006-2012 Director View profile
  8. Adrian Shooter 2004-2020 Director View profile
  9. David Jolyon Moore 2002-2009 Director View profile
  10. Anthony John Lambert 2002-2018 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Norris 1999-2004 Director View profile
  12. Bernard Robert Wright 1995-2008 Director View profile
  13. Robert Meanley 1995-1998 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Hall Patch 1995-2002 Director View profile
  15. Philip Julian Day 1995-2000 Director View profile
  16. William Thomas Hunt 1995-2010 Director View profile
  17. Anthony Thomas 1993-1995 Director View profile
  18. Richard Arthur Adams 1993-1995 Director View profile
  19. Philip Gordon Sturgeon 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  20. Robin Coombes 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  21. Ivor James Sellers Kirkman 2008-2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Jeffrey Oswald Robinson 1993-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/08/1993
Also a registered charity
Vintage Trains Charitable Trust

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. Vintage Trains Charitable Trust is controlled by Christopher Michael Whitehouse
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Michael Whitehouse.

7 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.

Grants received

4 grants · £432,100 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £292,200 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £139,900 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £97,4002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £194,8002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,9002020-07-13
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £90,0002017-07-24
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.

8 directors on the board

9.1y median 3.6y
average tenure
32.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

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 6Arts and leisure 4Business services 4Manufacturing 4Transport 4Other services 2Agriculture 1Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02848449
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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