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Freightliner Limited

Freight rail transport

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. David James Penney 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Colin Shoveller 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. William Thomas Wright 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Blake Jones 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Edward Aston 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Shaun Allen 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Gary Richards Long 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Charles Noble 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Darren Peter Leigh 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Kevin James Utting 2011-2017 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Michael Shakerley 2011-2021 Director View profile
  12. Dominic Paul Mckenna 2011-2016 Director View profile
  13. Paul Kevin Smart 2007-2018 Director View profile
  14. Adam Lewis Cunliffe 2003-2019 Director View profile
  15. Norman Neill Broadhurst 2001-2008 Director View profile
  16. Ed Fitzsimons 2000-2009 Director View profile
  17. Peter George Maybury 2000-2015 Director View profile
  18. Neil Mclean 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. Oliver John Harold Huntsman 1999-2005 Director View profile
  20. Sir Kerry St Johnston 1996-2001 Director View profile
  21. Peter Eric Rowledge 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. David Rutherford 1996-2000 Director View profile
  23. John Charles Hugh Mellor 1996-2005 Director View profile
  24. William James Shiplee 1996-2001 Director View profile
  25. John Francis Williams 1996-2001 Director View profile
  26. Alan Galley 1996-2004 Director View profile
  27. Terence Anthony Jenner 1996-1996 Director View profile
  28. James Douglas Mackay 1995-1996 Director View profile
  29. Jeremy James Jerram 1995-1996 Director View profile
  30. Dr David Glyndwr Williams 1995-1996 Director View profile
  31. Sally Jane Watts 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  32. Geraint Rhys Harries 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  33. Russell Andrew John Mears 2005-2017 Secretary View profile
  34. Robert John Goundry 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  35. Douglas Marshall Downie 1996-2005 Secretary View profile
  36. Peter Graham Hewett 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight rail transport; Freight transport by road
Incorporated
20/10/1995
Registered office
Birmingham

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. Freightliner Limited is controlled by Management Consortium BID Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Management Consortium BID Limited is controlled by Heavy Haul Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Heavy Haul Acquisitions Limited is controlled by Railinvest Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Railinvest Acquisitions Limited is controlled by Railinvest Holding Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Railinvest Holding Company Limited is controlled by GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited is controlled by GWI Western Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. GWI Western Europe Limited is controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group.

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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.

6 directors on the board

1.3y median 0.5y
average tenure
5.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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.

Transport 6Business services 2Finance 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
03118392
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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