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Railnews Limited

Railnews Limited is an active UK company (number 03260010), incorporated 1996, with 1 current director, David Andrew Longstaff. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Adam Martin Prickett 2012-2017 Director View profile
  2. Sir William Hepburn Mcalpine 1997-2018 Director View profile
  3. Derek Alan Marshall 1996-2011 Director View profile
  4. Cyril Bleasdale 1996-2022 Director View profile
  5. John Redman Wilber 1996-2018 Director View profile
  6. Jane Margaret Rees 1996-2012 Director View profile
  7. John Hilton Mayfield 1996-2012 Director View profile
  8. Michael Charles Hicks 1996-1998 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Hicks 1996-1998 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Valerie Bleasdale 1996-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/10/1996

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.

Group

  1. Railnews Limited is controlled by David Andrew Longstaff
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Andrew Longstaff.

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
£45,074
Total assets
£45,074
Cash
£52,009
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

1 directors on the board

9.8y median 9.8y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03260010
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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