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DB Cargo (UK) Limited

Freight rail transport

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Hans-Georg Werner 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Geoffrey Michael Silson Spencer 2013-2016 Director View profile
  3. Andreas Hugo Heinrich LÜBs 2011-2013 Director View profile
  4. Alain Thauvette 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. Michael Ronald Lawrence 2008-2011 Director View profile
  6. Hamdi Conger 2005-2007 Director View profile
  7. Simon Patrick Butcher 2004-2008 Director View profile
  8. Sean Finn 2003-2007 Director View profile
  9. Keith Louis Heller 2002-2010 Director View profile
  10. Claude Mongeau 2001-2007 Director View profile
  11. Paul M. Tellier 2001-2003 Director View profile
  12. E Hunter Harrison 2001-2002 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Graham Bodger 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Philip R Mengel 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Alan Timothy Gibbs 1999-2003 Director View profile
  16. Robert Hobert Wheeler 1999-2001 Director View profile
  17. Rupert Oliver Henry Morley 1998-1999 Director View profile
  18. Leigh Robert Davis 1997-1998 Director View profile
  19. Lady Rosalind Julia Georgina Clarke 1996-1997 Director View profile
  20. David Mackellar Richwhite 1996-2007 Director View profile
  21. Ian Kenneth Braybrook 1996-2000 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Francis Power 1996-2001 Director View profile
  23. Brian Brian Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach 1996-2007 Director View profile
  24. Rodney Francis Price 1996-1998 Director View profile
  25. Richard Keith Lubin 1996-2004 Director View profile
  26. Edward Arnold Burkhardt 1996-1999 Director View profile
  27. Randy Henry Henke 1996-1996 Director View profile
  28. Carl Ferenbach 1996-2007 Director View profile
  29. David Charles Barney 1995-1996 Director View profile
  30. John Cecil Bentley 1995-1996 Director View profile
  31. Dr David Glyndwr Williams 1994-1996 Director View profile
  32. Julian Kendrick Worth 1994-1996 Director View profile
  33. Paul Gerald Gold 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  34. Christopher James Tingle 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  35. William George Armstrong Shaw 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  36. Michelle Karen Davies 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  37. Christopher Gordon Trebilcock 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  38. William D'Urban Sunnucks 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  39. Thomas William Rissman 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  40. Peter Graham Hewett 1994-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £3,597,770 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Class 158 Transition and Redelivery Maintenance Buyer: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) £3,597,770 2026-06-26 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract award notification following the procedure under Procurement Act 2023 for the Class 158 Fleet Transition and Redelivery Maintenance

  • Supply and Overhaul of Fleet Wide Wheelsets Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This procurement is for the collection, overhaul, and delivery of approximately 2,500 wheelsets per year across Network Rail’s fleet. It will be delivered under a multi-supplier, zero-value framework agreement structured into five lots base…

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About

What it does
Freight rail transport; Buying and selling of own real estate; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
09/06/1994
Registered office
Doncaster
Previous names
DB Schenker Rail (UK) Limited (until 01/03/2016)
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited (until 18/12/2008)

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. DB Cargo (UK) Limited is controlled by DB Cargo (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. DB Cargo (UK) Holdings Limited is controlled by DB UK Investments LTD
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. DB UK Investments LTD is controlled by Daniel Brown
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Daniel Brown.

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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.

2 directors on the board

9y median 9y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 7Business services 2Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02938988
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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