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Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Previous officers 38

  1. Christopher Ruddick 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Terence Rodgers 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Malcolm Russell Barton 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Barrie Papworth 2018-2026 Director View profile
  5. Brian Litherland 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Zaida Haworth 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Gail Marie Coleshill 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Robert James Lacey 2016-2025 Director View profile
  9. Benjamin Mark Pinkham 2015-2016 Director View profile
  10. Alan John Price 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Philip John Ewins 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Andrew John Cramer-Webb 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Brenden Charles Hill 2013-2019 Director View profile
  14. Peter John Buck 2010-2013 Director View profile
  15. Glyn Voisey 2009-2014 Director View profile
  16. David Rushton 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Douglas James Hill 2008-2012 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Maggs 2007-2016 Director View profile
  19. John Martin Dora 2007-2014 Director View profile
  20. David Lacey-Goodman 2006-2012 Director View profile
  21. Timothy John Deacon 2005-2014 Director View profile
  22. Julian Leslie Jefferson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Sainsbury 2004-2007 Director View profile
  24. Jeremy Woodrow 2003-2009 Director View profile
  25. Paul Fear 2003-2005 Director View profile
  26. Steve Bletso 2003-2005 Director View profile
  27. Ian Cook 2003-2006 Director View profile
  28. John Palfrey 2003-2006 Director View profile
  29. Shirley June Steel 2000-2017 Director View profile
  30. Alan Victor Smith 2000-2007 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas David Howes 1997-2003 Director View profile
  32. David Frederick Schluefter 1995-2003 Director View profile
  33. Julian Ernest Charles Mayne 1995-1998 Director View profile
  34. Richard Stevens 1995-2009 Director View profile
  35. James Raymond Read 1995-2000 Director View profile
  36. Anthony Raymond Perry 1995-1997 Director View profile
  37. Peter Brent Russell 1998-2019 Secretary View profile
  38. Peter Quintrell Treloar 1995-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
28/03/1995
Registered office
Bath
Also a registered charity
Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 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

1 grant · £48,900 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £48,900

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £48,9002006-11-16
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.

5 directors on the board

10.7y median 7.6y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Manufacturing 2Arts and leisure 1Transport 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03038464
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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