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Costa Express Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. Jane Louise Carlin 2023–2024 Director View profile
  2. Adrian Ernest Cook 2022–2023 Director View profile
  3. Neil Lake 2021–2023 Director View profile
  4. Willan, Richard Charles, Mr. 2021–2022 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Louise Highfield 2015–2020 Director View profile
  6. Murray Henry Mcgowan 2015–2017 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth James Slater 2012–2015 Director View profile
  8. John Derkach 2011–2012 Director View profile
  9. Matthew John Price 2011–2014 Director View profile
  10. Philip Richard Conboy 2008–2011 Director View profile
  11. Colin James Granger 2008–2011 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Tait 2008–2011 Director View profile
  13. Carl William Jackson 2007–2009 Director View profile
  14. Bruce Cribbes Hodgson 2001–2003 Director View profile
  15. Neil Alan Wallace 2000–2008 Director View profile
  16. Scott Martin 2000–2023 Director View profile
  17. Martin Robert Harris 1999–2003 Director View profile
  18. Derek William Harris 1999–2008 Director View profile
  19. Trudi Ometha Martini Ryan-Dawes 1996–1997 Director View profile
  20. Sunita Savjani 2021–2024 Secretary View profile
  21. Daren Clive Lowry 2015–2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Russell William Fairhurst 2011–2021 Secretary View profile
  23. Simon Geoffrey Vardigans 2007–2011 Secretary View profile
  24. Vivien Joan Hale 2000–2007 Secretary View profile
  25. Sunita Khurmi 1997–1999 Secretary View profile
  26. Martyn Jason Dawes 1996–2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/01/1996

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. Costa Express Limited is controlled by Costa Express Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Costa Express Holdings Limited is controlled by Costa Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Costa Limited is controlled by Whitbread Group PLC
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Whitbread Group PLC is controlled by Whitbread PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Whitbread PLC.

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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 for researchers

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

4.2y median 3.3y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 5Manufacturing 3Business services 1Education 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
03145187
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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