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Britain's Great Little Railways Limited

Britain's Great Little Railways Limited is an active UK company (number 03143331), incorporated 1996, with 3 current directors including Oliver John Copsey and Roger John Matthew Brown. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 16

  1. Dan Radcliffe 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Adrian Michael Corke 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Robert James Hart 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Peter Alan Donald Jackson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Wally Clive Pearson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Maureen Elizabeth Atkinson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Michael Alan Hanson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Michael Kenward Crofts 2011-2014 Director View profile
  9. Clive Upton 2000-2011 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Edward Morris Halsall 1999-2015 Director View profile
  11. James Anthony Winston Haylock 1996-2024 Director View profile
  12. Brian Leonard Merrifield 1996-1998 Director View profile
  13. Dr Anthony John Davies 2006-2025 Secretary View profile
  14. Malcolm Benson Beevers 1999-2006 Secretary View profile
  15. Christopher David Shaw 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  16. Martyn Charles Gaunt 1996-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/01/1996

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Britain's Great Little Railways Limited is controlled by James Anthony Winston Haylock
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-03, ceased 2024-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Anthony Winston Haylock.

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
£4,969
Cash
£4,969
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-01-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-01-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-01-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

6.7y median 5.8y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 2Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03143331
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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