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Colas Rail Limited

Construction of railways and underground railways

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Previous officers 33

  1. Hervé Le Joliff 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Francis Grass 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Gregory Oriol 2017-2026 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Mark Harrison 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Jean Yves GuÉNolÉ 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Richard Fostier 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Frederic Ermeneux 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jean-Pierre Bertrand 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Julian Peter Dunn 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Colin John Evans 2012-2016 Director View profile
  11. Stephen John Haynes 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Denis Claxton 2009-2012 Director View profile
  13. Charles-Albert Giral 2007-2014 Director View profile
  14. Thierry Genestar 2007-2011 Director View profile
  15. Ian Graeme Lloyd Charnock 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. John George Moss 2006-2007 Director View profile
  17. Gauthier Louette 2006-2007 Director View profile
  18. Kevin Miles Beauchamp 2005-2006 Director View profile
  19. Amec Nominees Limited 2003-2006 Corporate-director View profile
  20. Michael Straughen 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. William Hill 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. David Robson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  23. Ian Robert Hume 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Grant Richmond Ling 1997-2002 Director View profile
  25. Archibald Hyslop Forbes 1996-1997 Director View profile
  26. Malcolm Kenyon Eckersall 1996-1998 Director View profile
  27. David Burrows Beattie Barclay 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Richard Charles Alan Nicholls 1996-1996 Director View profile
  29. Peter Graham Hewett 1994-1996 Director View profile
  30. Jim Scott Cornell 1994-1996 Director View profile
  31. William Daly 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  32. Clive Noble 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  33. Colin Fellowes 1996-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Construction of railways and underground railways
Incorporated
28/11/1994
Registered office
London
Previous names
Amec Spie Rail (UK) Limited (until 28/06/2007)

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. Colas Rail Limited is controlled by Colas Rail Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colas Rail Holdings Limited.

3 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

2 grants · £43,023 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 Education · £43,023 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £5,4002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £37,6232020-04-01

Contracts awarded

3 contracts · £2,900,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · £2,900,000 (3 contracts)

Most recent

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

12y median 12y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Construction 4Other 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
02995525
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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