South West Main Line Steam Company
Company 02929246 Active
Registered charity: South West Main Line Steam Company
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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.
11 directors on the board
- John William Dirring Director · appointed 2005
- Richard Charles William Abbott Director · appointed 1999
- William Edward Gane Director · appointed 2023
- Robert William Johns Director · appointed 2015
- Anthony James Reese Director · appointed 2007
- Hilda Mary Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Keith Sugg Director · appointed 2016
- Paul Harrison Gould Director · appointed 1996
- Stephen Richard Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Malcolm Coultas Director · appointed 2024
- Michael John Hibberd Director · appointed 2019
12.3y median 9.7y
average tenure
30.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- John William Dirring Director · appointed 2005
- Richard Charles William Abbott Director · appointed 1999
- Robert William Johns Director · appointed 2015
- Anthony James Reese Director · appointed 2007
- Andrew Keith Sugg Director · appointed 2016
- Paul Harrison Gould Director · appointed 1996
- Michael John Hibberd Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (11)
- John William Dirring Director · appointed 2005
- Richard Charles William Abbott Director · appointed 1999
- William Edward Gane Director · appointed 2023
- Robert William Johns Director · appointed 2015
- Anthony James Reese Director · appointed 2007
- Hilda Mary Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Keith Sugg Director · appointed 2016
- Paul Harrison Gould Director · appointed 1996
- Stephen Richard Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Malcolm Coultas Director · appointed 2024
- Michael John Hibberd Director · appointed 2019
0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Company details
| Number | 02929246 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 16/05/1994 |
| Address | YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION, STOFORD, YEOVIL, SOMERSET, BA22 9UU |
| Accounts next due | 28/02/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/05/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (38)
- Neil Malcolm Coultas Director · appointed 2024
- William Edward Gane Director · appointed 2023
- Hilda Mary Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Stephen Richard Sims Director · appointed 2023
- Michael John Hibberd Director · appointed 2019
- Andrew Keith Sugg Director · appointed 2016
- Robert William Johns Director · appointed 2015
- Anthony James Reese Director · appointed 2007
- John William Dirring Director · appointed 2005
- Richard Charles William Abbott Director · appointed 1999
- Paul Harrison Gould Director · appointed 1996
Show 27 former officers
- Adrian Jonathan Broadhead Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2023
- Peter Charles Chainey Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2024
- Desmond Roy Woodland Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2024
- Ashley David Nathan Floyde Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Peter Charles Conyers Powell Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2014
- John Malcolm Dennes Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2013
- Roger George Fox Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2013
- Peter James Goodland Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
- John Micheal Read Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2021
- Matthew David Hunt Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Daniel Robert Newbould Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
- John Miller Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2023
- Quentin Edward Mcconnell Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2005
- Stephen John Ley Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2007
- Janet Gillian Abbott Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Keith Thomas Sugg Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2020
- Peter Burnett Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
- David William Grabham Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- David Alan Coombs Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- Nigel John Garrett Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- John Barrett Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2005
- Eric John Cave Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
- Mark Edmund Owen Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2005
- Christopher John Phillimore Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
- John Cornelius Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2005
- David Michael Cloke Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
- Eric Robert Tyler Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2005
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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