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Llangollen Railway Trust Limited

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

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Previous officers 56

  1. Richard Abbott 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Michael Keith Williams 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Peter James Edwards 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Phillip John Coles 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Philip Henry Freeth 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Paul Bailey 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Robert Maxwell 2020-2021 Director View profile
  8. David Rhys Williams 2020-2020 Director View profile
  9. Robin John Harry Matthews 2020-2020 Director View profile
  10. John Robert Bearne 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Robert Bettley-Smith 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Robin John Harry Matthews 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Anne Mcguinness 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Philip John Coles 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Quentin David Mcguinness 2015-2020 Director View profile
  16. Robert Francis Gordon 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Steven Philip Jones 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Joseph Neil Williams 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Dr John Charles Joyce 2014-2019 Director View profile
  20. John Robert Bearne 2014-2017 Director View profile
  21. Philip Henry Freeth 2013-2020 Director View profile
  22. Peter Kenneth Evans 2013-2015 Director View profile
  23. David Joseph George Rowe 2010-2013 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Ann Harland 2010-2015 Director View profile
  25. Martyn Robert Amys 2009-2010 Director View profile
  26. James Alexander Ritchie 2009-2013 Director View profile
  27. Leslie Joseph Green 2008-2011 Director View profile
  28. Andrew John Gardiner 2008-2012 Director View profile
  29. Michael Lyndon Cooke 2008-2011 Director View profile
  30. Hugh John Shipton 2007-2020 Director View profile
  31. Martin Leonard Perry 2004-2008 Director View profile
  32. John Callwood Kettlewell 2004-2006 Director View profile
  33. Mark Justin Leman Lawrie 2003-2010 Director View profile
  34. Wynford Neil Evans 2003-2014 Director View profile
  35. Paul Anthony Gettings 2003-2004 Director View profile
  36. Francis George Spence 2002-2002 Director View profile
  37. Grenvile James Britland 2002-2003 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Leslie Roberts 2001-2003 Director View profile
  39. Geoffrey Williams 2000-2008 Director View profile
  40. Graham John Hoyland 2000-2014 Director View profile
  41. John Frank Mason 1999-2000 Director View profile
  42. Gordon Heddon 1998-2007 Director View profile
  43. Peter Drummond Lund 1998-2020 Director View profile
  44. Huw Jonathan Parker 1997-2000 Director View profile
  45. Ian Norman Travers 1996-1998 Director View profile
  46. Margaret Lloyd 1996-1996 Director View profile
  47. Harold Sydney Barber 1996-2002 Director View profile
  48. Richard David Owen 1995-1996 Director View profile
  49. Terence Alisdair Rogers 1995-1996 Director View profile
  50. Robert Allan Maxwell 1995-1996 Director View profile
  51. Selwyn George Jones 1995-1996 Director View profile
  52. Martin John Frodsham 1995-1998 Director View profile
  53. David William Short 1995-2003 Director View profile
  54. William Reginald Shakespeare 1995-1998 Director View profile
  55. Nicholas Patching 2003-2009 Secretary View profile
  56. Evan Green-Hughes 1995-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/03/1995
Also a registered charity
Llangollen Railway Trust Limited

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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. Llangollen Railway Trust Limited is controlled by Robert John Creasey
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2020-10-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert John Creasey.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,266,681
Total assets
£1,266,681
Cash
£248,356
Employees
23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £643,180 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 · £643,180 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £239,6802026-02-12
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £403,5001996-07-08
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.

6 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Hospitality 2Professional services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03040336
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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