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Company · Wakefield

Northern Belle Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Abigail Jill Hunt 2017-2017 Director View profile
  2. Filip Joseph Marcel Boyen 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. Martin O'Grady 2012-2017 Director View profile
  4. Gary Edward Franklin 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. Philip Alan Calvert 2009-2013 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan David Salter 2008-2009 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Michael Overton 2007-2012 Director View profile
  8. Simon Michael Cross Sherwood 1998-2007 Director View profile
  9. Peter Parrott 1998-2001 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Roger Varian 1998-2011 Director View profile
  11. David Hoyland 1996-1998 Director View profile
  12. Peter Watkinson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  13. Gary Edwin Franklin 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  14. Paul Martin White 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  15. James Gavin Struthers 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  16. Daniel John O'Sullivan 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  17. Sirkka Marja Liisa Dodson 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  18. Nicholas Dodson 1996-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
15/11/1995
Registered office
Wakefield

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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 Belle Limited is controlled by Northern Belle (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Northern Belle (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Pitts Developments Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Pitts Developments Limited is controlled by David John Pitts
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Pitts.

8 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

Total assets
£4,219,250
Cash
£1,521,197
Employees
119
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity 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.

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

8.7y median 8.7y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 6Professional services 3Property 2Agriculture 1Business services 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03126253
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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