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Arriva UK Trains Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 34

  1. David Brown 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mary Elisabeth Courtney Hewitt 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Peter Charles Davison 2015-2019 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Derek Dyne Burchell 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Helen Baldwin 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Richard Charles Vyvyan Harrison 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Simon Bell 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Mcintyre Carlaw 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Robert William Holland 2006-2014 Director View profile
  10. Peter Thomas Telford 2003-2008 Director View profile
  11. Julie Jane Allan 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. Raymond Christopher Price 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. Roger Brian Cobbe 2003-2017 Director View profile
  14. David Christopher John Applegarth 2003-2015 Director View profile
  15. Euan Alexander Robert Cameron 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Robert John Davies 2000-2006 Director View profile
  17. David Robert Martin 2000-2002 Director View profile
  18. Stephen John Clayton 2000-2009 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Philip Lonsdale 2000-2010 Director View profile
  20. John Alfred Ray 2000-2002 Director View profile
  21. Graham Stanley Roberts 1999-2000 Director View profile
  22. Michael Peter Hodson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. Paul Graham Davison 1999-2000 Director View profile
  24. Richard Andrew Parkins 1999-1999 Director View profile
  25. Henry Norman Shirman 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Colin Eric Fuller 1996-2000 Director View profile
  27. Iain Fraser Campbell 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Peter Geoffrey Coombes 1996-1999 Director View profile
  29. Lorna Edwards 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  30. Elizabeth Anne Davies 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  31. David Paul Turner 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  32. Deborah Anne Abrehart 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. Timothy John Barlow 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  34. Ronald Gordon Millington 1996-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

About

Incorporated
29/02/1996

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. Arriva UK Trains Limited is controlled by MTL Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. MTL Services Limited is controlled by Arriva Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Arriva Limited is controlled by Arriva International Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Arriva International Group Limited is controlled by Arriva Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Arriva Holdco Limited is controlled by Arriva Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Arriva Midco Limited is controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited.

97 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.

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £5,300,000 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.

3 directors on the board

8.7y median 9.6y
average tenure
14.8y
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.

Transport 19Professional services 3

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
03166214
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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