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M40 Trains Limited

Company 03005018 Active

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.

3
directors on the board
9.6y median 9.4y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Transport 18Professional services 3Education 1Tech and media 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

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Company details

Number03005018
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated23/12/1994
Address1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

49100 - Passenger rail transport, interurban

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • Arriva Trains Holdings Limited
    voting rights 75-100%

Officers (40)

  • Taylor, Jonathan James Director · appointed 2021
  • Scott, Alexis James Director · appointed 2017
  • Furlong, Amanda Director · appointed 2012
  • Allan, Richard Graham Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2021
  • Hewitt, Mary Elisabeth Courtney Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2020
  • Johnson, Richard Aubrey Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2021
  • Penney, David James Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2019
  • Edwards, Lorna Former Secretary · appointed 2014 · resigned 2020
  • Rimmer, Duncan Thomas Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2016
  • Holland, Robert William Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2013
  • Djazirian, Christoph Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2010
  • Murphy, Stephen John Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2014
  • Nagel, Karsten Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2010
  • Thater, Dirk Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2010
  • Rudhart, Manfred, Dr. Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2010
  • Homburg, Ulrich Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
  • Sennhenn, Frank Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2010
  • Proctor, Steven Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
  • Proctor, Catherine Edwina Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2007
  • Medlicott, Michael Geoffrey Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
  • Brighouse, Robert William Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2015
  • Alexander, Mark Charles Hugh Orkell Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
  • Davies, William Giles Russell Former Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2014
  • Potts, Derek Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2006
  • Wells, Ian Joseph Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
  • Friend, Andrew Erskine Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2006
  • Beckett, Mark Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
  • Featherstone, Derek William Former Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 1999
  • Ewer, Adrian James Henry Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
  • Nelson, John Graeme Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2006
  • Beckett, Mark Andrew Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
  • Chaney, Alan Robert Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2008
  • Morris, James Richard Samuel, Sir Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2003
  • James, Caroline Lindsay Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
  • Shooter, Adrian Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2011
  • Turner, Alexander Mckenzie Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
  • Edgington, Owen Ernest Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
  • Allen, Anthony Douglas Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2012
  • Windmill, Mr Robert John Former Nominee-director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
  • Reeves, Barbara Former Nominee-director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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