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Northern Trains Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Matthew Eric John Rice 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Hinds 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Peter Kenneth Austin 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Matthew Alexander Williams 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mark Andrew Powles 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Teresa Maria Broxton 2020-2020 Director View profile
  7. Robin William Gisby 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Charles Donovan 2020-2024 Director View profile
  9. Liam Charles Talbot 2020-2020 Director View profile
  10. Simon Alexander Smith 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Helen Jane Pattington 2019-2020 Director View profile
  12. Peter William Wilkinson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  13. David Clive Bennett 2015-2020 Director View profile
  14. Richard Charles Cantwell 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. David Eric Walker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  16. George William Douglas Sutherland 2013-2015 Director View profile
  17. Paul David Rodgers 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Bernard Murray 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Sir Michael Peter Holden 2003-2015 Director View profile
  20. David Ian Rea 2003-2011 Director View profile
  21. Gary George Backler 2003-2010 Director View profile
  22. Iryna Terlecky 1999-2005 Director View profile
  23. Richard John Morris 1999-2001 Director View profile
  24. Julian Robert Ware 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Nicholas George Newton 1996-2005 Director View profile
  26. David Charles Wishart Revolta 1995-1996 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Marshall Foster 1995-1996 Director View profile
  28. Jenny Henderson 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  29. Stephanie Jade Cunningham 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  30. Trevor Dawson 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  31. Sonia Anita Braybrook 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  32. Janet Elizabeth Sinclair 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  33. Matthew William Edward Hyland 1997-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £88,800 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Tees Valley Rail Timetable Analysis Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority £88,800 2024-10-25 CPV 63711000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Tees Valley Combined Authority awarded a contract for the provision of rail timetable analysis services by Northern Trains Limited. This procurement was a below threshold direct award.

About

Incorporated
30/06/1995

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.

Group

  1. Northern Trains Limited is controlled by DFT Operator Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by DFT Operator Limited.

14 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

5 grants · £443,582 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

  • Department for Education · £405,925 (3 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £37,657 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £7,3602023-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £28,6572022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £9,0002021-04-01
  • Department for Education £6,2202020-04-01
  • Department for Education £392,3452020-04-01

Contracts awarded

46 contracts · £1,019,298,307 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

8 directors on the board

2y median 0.9y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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 23Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03076444
Status
Active
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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