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Babcock Rail Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 46

  1. Dr Shaun Doherty 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. James Richard Parker 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Hayward 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Colin Macdonald Deuchars 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Samuel Michael White 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Steven West 2019-2019 Director View profile
  7. Robert Forbes 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Sally Fiona Brooks 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Richard Hewitt Taylor 2019-2019 Director View profile
  10. John Richard Davies 2019-2019 Director View profile
  11. Pieter Esbach 2015-2019 Director View profile
  12. Iain Stuart Urquhart 2014-2022 Director View profile
  13. Lindsay Holmes Brown 2011-2018 Director View profile
  14. Robert Frank Whiley 2010-2015 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth Malcolm Douglas 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. John Wallace Howie 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Mitchell Pearson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  18. Allan Bowie 2007-2008 Director View profile
  19. James Duffy 2006-2009 Director View profile
  20. Gerard Moy 2006-2019 Director View profile
  21. Franco Martinelli 2005-2016 Director View profile
  22. Gillian Elizabeth Hastings 2005-2006 Director View profile
  23. Peter Lloyd Rogers 2004-2016 Director View profile
  24. William Tame 2004-2014 Director View profile
  25. Janette Anderson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  26. David James Jackson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  27. Alan Robert Robertson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  28. John Peter O`Kane 2002-2004 Director View profile
  29. Iain Murdock Fell 1998-2001 Director View profile
  30. William Hamilton 1998-2005 Director View profile
  31. Roger Charles Mills 1997-2005 Director View profile
  32. Primrose Jean Davidson Stark 1996-2004 Director View profile
  33. John Alexander Cowie 1996-2004 Director View profile
  34. Peter Ramsay 1996-2002 Director View profile
  35. William Robert Scott 1996-2002 Director View profile
  36. Richard Charles Alan Nicholls 1996-1996 Director View profile
  37. Stephen John Barber 1995-1996 Director View profile
  38. Anthony John Smith 1994-2004 Director View profile
  39. Peter Graham Hewett 1994-1996 Director View profile
  40. Jim Scott Cornell 1994-1996 Director View profile
  41. Nicholas James William Borrett 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  42. Valerie Francine Anne Teller 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  43. Craig John Anderson 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  44. Stanley Alan Royall Billiald 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  45. Susan Margaret Mcmillan 1996-2004 Secretary View profile
  46. David John Watson 1996-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/12/1994

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. Babcock Rail Limited is controlled by Babcock Support Services (Investments) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Babcock Support Services (Investments) Limited is controlled by Babcock Management Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Babcock Management Limited is controlled by Babcock Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Babcock Investments Limited is controlled by Babcock Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Babcock Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock International Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Babcock International Group PLC.

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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.

3 directors on the board

3.7y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 23Finance 20Business services 12Dormant 10Public administration 8Other services 6Manufacturing 3Tech and media 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
02999826
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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