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Company · Barnstaple

Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)

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Previous officers 24

  1. Gordon David Blencowe 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anne Emily Jane Belsey 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Ernest Morson 2019-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Hugh Pain 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Douglas Norman Mills 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. John Christopher Heys 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Martyn Budd 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Ian Peter Cowling 2008-2019 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Kenneth Brown 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Anthony John Lloyd Hill 2007-2007 Director View profile
  11. Peter Bowes 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Anthony Edward Walter Hobbs 2005-2006 Director View profile
  13. Brian Foot 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Justin Geoffrey Beament 2004-2006 Director View profile
  15. Michael Richard Buse 2001-2008 Director View profile
  16. Martin Stuart Charles Turner 2001-2004 Director View profile
  17. Peter John Buck 2000-2005 Director View profile
  18. Jeffrey James Bunton 1999-2018 Director View profile
  19. Fred Raymond Scholes 1999-2009 Director View profile
  20. David Ian Tooke 1998-2007 Director View profile
  21. James Michael Pounds 1998-2008 Director View profile
  22. Barry Phillip Parks 1998-1999 Director View profile
  23. Henry David Bromidge 1997-2026 Secretary View profile
  24. John David Hudson 1997-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians); Passenger rail transport, interurban; Unlicensed restaurants and cafes; Museums activities
Incorporated
23/06/1997
Registered office
Barnstaple
Previous names
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Estates Community Interest Company (until 30/06/2008)
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Estates Company Limited (until 09/04/2008)

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. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company is controlled by The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust.

2 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £82,674 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 · £82,674 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £79,3002020-10-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,3742020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

10.3y median 6.5y
average tenure
19.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Hospitality 4Business services 3Manufacturing 1Other services 1Property 1Transport 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

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
03390170
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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