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The ALN Valley Railway Trust

The ALN Valley Railway Trust is an active UK company (number 03319861), incorporated 1997, with 9 current directors including John Peter Hurlbutt and Penelope Ann Ford. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 35

  1. Colin Robert Andrew Davidson 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Melvyn Clark 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kevin William Holden 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Robert Anthony Sewell 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Maureen Hayton 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Peter Stonell 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Richard John Maughan 2020-2024 Director View profile
  8. Gemma Louise Maughan 2020-2023 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Russell Allen 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Michael Fairnington 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. John Peter Hurlbutt 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. Simon David Mills 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Robin Mitchell 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Harrison, Roger Maurice, Wg Cdr 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Philip David Bartle Rippon 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. Robin Alec Hidson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Ronald Abraham Bernstein 2014-2017 Director View profile
  18. Peter Alexander Black 2014-2016 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Forrest Middlemist 2013-2017 Director View profile
  20. Gordon Hall 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Gareth Lauder Patterson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  22. Michael Alexander Christian 2013-2013 Director View profile
  23. Patrick Mcgrath Murphy 2013-2014 Director View profile
  24. Joseph Paul Hedley 2013-2018 Director View profile
  25. Craig David Owen 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Roger Charles Jermy 2010-2016 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Mallorie Spence 2007-2021 Director View profile
  28. Ian Leonard Storey 1997-2002 Director View profile
  29. Martin Edward Robinson 1997-2021 Director View profile
  30. Neil George Brison 1997-2020 Director View profile
  31. John Stuart Manley 1997-2008 Director View profile
  32. Kay John Seymour-Walker 1997-2013 Director View profile
  33. William Robert Stafford 1997-2021 Director View profile
  34. Mark Hayton 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  35. Michael John Smithson 1997-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/02/1997
Also a registered charity
The ALN Valley Railway Trust

Grants received

1 grant · £21,300 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £21,300

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £21,3002020-10-14
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.

9 directors on the board

7.3y median 5.8y
average tenure
29.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

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

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03319861
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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