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NEW Southern Railway Limited

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

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Previous officers 42

  1. Christian Schreyer 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Charles Anthony Hodgson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  6. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Bernard Denis Maurice Tabary 2011-2017 Director View profile
  8. Malcolm Robert Rimmer 2010-2015 Director View profile
  9. Nicolas Luc Daniel Vandevyver 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Stephane Andre Richon 2007-2010 Director View profile
  11. Michel Laurent Masson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Thomas William Mclardy Smith 2006-2010 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Derek Dyne Burchell 2006-2014 Director View profile
  14. Patrick Raymond Jeantet 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Charles Stuart Horton 2003-2006 Director View profile
  16. Peter Robert Mayne 2002-2014 Director View profile
  17. Jean-Pierre Deghaye 2001-2007 Director View profile
  18. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2001-2011 Director View profile
  19. Yves Magnan 2001-2005 Director View profile
  20. David Raymond Franks 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. David William Sawyer 2001-2006 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Moyes 2001-2006 Director View profile
  23. Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 2001-2004 Director View profile
  24. Olivier Brousse 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Richard Grant 1998-2000 Director View profile
  26. Dominique Giuntini 1996-2001 Director View profile
  27. Kevin Steven Warrell 1996-1998 Director View profile
  28. Geoffrey Brian Harrison Mee 1996-2000 Director View profile
  29. James Colin Eden Webster 1996-1999 Director View profile
  30. Antoine Hurel 1996-2001 Director View profile
  31. Terence Anthony Jenner 1996-1996 Director View profile
  32. Gary Richard Cooper 1995-1996 Director View profile
  33. Ian Cross 1995-1996 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Douglas Roche 1995-1996 Director View profile
  35. John Graeme Nelson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  36. Graham Charles Eccles 1995-1996 Director View profile
  37. Carolyn Ferguson 2006-2024 Secretary View profile
  38. Ian Philip Butcher 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  39. Chantal Estragnat 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  40. Jean Paul Bonnec 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  41. Cyril Francis Johnson 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  42. Peter Graham Hewett 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/01/1995

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.

  • Govia Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. NEW Southern Railway Limited is controlled by Govia Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Govia Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GO-Ahead Holding Limited is controlled by The GO-Ahead Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. The GO-Ahead Group Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited is controlled by Koala UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Koala UK Bidco, Limited is controlled by Koala UK Midco 2, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Koala UK Midco 2, Limited is controlled by Koala UK Midco 1, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above NEW Southern Railway Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

30 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.

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

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
16.6y
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 16Professional services 5

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
03010919
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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