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The Weardale Railway Trust

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

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Previous officers 51

  1. Luke Allan Holmes 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Harold Askwith 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Simon Adams 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Raine 2015-2021 Director View profile
  5. Peter Kearsley 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Paul Wilson 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Richardson 2013-2024 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Slack 2013-2026 Director View profile
  9. Peter William John Baker 2013-2018 Director View profile
  10. Kevin Andrew Hillary 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. John Hargreaves 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Richard John Maughan 2011-2021 Director View profile
  13. Ruth Anna Carroll 2011-2016 Director View profile
  14. Clive Elsdon 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Michael David Wilkinson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. David James Bullows 2009-2012 Director View profile
  17. Trevor Edward Hewitt 2009-2013 Director View profile
  18. Peter Timothy Shields 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. John Malcolm Simpson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  20. Frederick Ramshaw 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. David John Scott 2007-2013 Director View profile
  22. David Million 2007-2010 Director View profile
  23. Graham Kenneth Richardson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Kevin Gathwaite 2007-2009 Director View profile
  25. Graham Lord 2006-2010 Director View profile
  26. Trevor Horner 2005-2007 Director View profile
  27. David Leonard Butler 2005-2007 Director View profile
  28. Norma Richardson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  29. Ian Gardner 2004-2008 Director View profile
  30. Brian Michael Cox 2004-2013 Director View profile
  31. Arthur Elsam Temple 2004-2010 Director View profile
  32. Anita Atkinson 2003-2004 Director View profile
  33. Christopher David Ford 2003-2005 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Robert Wilson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  35. Julian Firth Hadley Shepherd 2001-2009 Director View profile
  36. Keith Morgan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  37. David Ashton 1999-2002 Director View profile
  38. Patricia Ann Brookes 1999-2005 Director View profile
  39. Edythe Miriam Ashton 1999-2002 Director View profile
  40. John David Foxton 1999-2010 Director View profile
  41. Gilbert Chatfield 1999-2004 Director View profile
  42. Alastair Hilton Downie 1999-2001 Director View profile
  43. Frank Ian Holmes 1998-2008 Director View profile
  44. Eric Younghusband 1996-2001 Director View profile
  45. John Derek Wood 1996-1999 Director View profile
  46. Donald Brookes 1996-2002 Director View profile
  47. Paul Wilson 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  48. Anthony Slack 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  49. James Andrew Lynn 2004-2013 Secretary View profile
  50. John Chatfield 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  51. Clifford Daniel Occomore 1996-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/07/1996
Also a registered charity
The Weardale Railway Trust

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Anthony Slack ceased 2018-07-16
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kevin Richardson ceased 2023-07-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-02-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jean Clarke ceased 2023-07-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-02-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Weardale Railway Trust is controlled by Anthony Slack
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-12, ceased 2018-07-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony Slack.

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

Net assets
£229,260
Total assets
£229,260
Cash
£89,338
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

Grants received

4 grants · £54,779 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £49,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,500
  • Point North · £2,279 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Point North £2792016-11-15
  • Point North £2,0002016-08-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,5002005-09-09
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,0002004-01-05
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.

8 directors on the board

9.7y median 7.4y
average tenure
22.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 1Manufacturing 1Other 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03226401
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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