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GB Railfreight Limited

Freight rail transport

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Elise Fahlen 2016-2017 Director View profile
  2. David Barry Knowles 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Francois Gauthey 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. Emmanuel Moulin 2012-2015 Director View profile
  5. Francois Coart 2010-2016 Director View profile
  6. Pascal Georges Armand Sainson 2010-2016 Director View profile
  7. Claude Rene Lienard 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Jacques Gounon 2010-2010 Director View profile
  9. Alan Stuart Cockerham 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. Kevin Paul Walker 2009-2010 Director View profile
  11. Mary Alexander Grant 2009-2010 Director View profile
  12. Michael Stephen Hogg 2008-2008 Director View profile
  13. Ralph Peter Goldney 2007-2009 Director View profile
  14. David Clement Gausby 2006-2010 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Haines 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. John Hamilton Curley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  17. Diana Elizabeth Linnett 2002-2004 Director View profile
  18. David Paul Simons 2002-2014 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Taylor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  20. John Russell Ellis 2001-2010 Director View profile
  21. Jeremy Paul Warwick Long 1999-2005 Director View profile
  22. Michael Huntly Schabas 1999-2009 Director View profile
  23. Derek Anthony Germon 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  24. Emma Cunnington 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  25. Severine Pascale Garnham 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  26. CML Secretaries Limited 2010-2010 Corporate-secretary View profile
  27. Sidney Barrie 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  28. Timothy Andrew Robinson 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  29. Brenda Louise Ruppel 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  30. Marie Smith 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  31. Max David Steinkopf 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  32. GD Secretarial Services Limited 1999-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  33. Derek Potts 1999-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight rail transport
Incorporated
04/02/1999
Registered office
London

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. GB Railfreight Limited is controlled by Hector Rail Holding UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hector Rail Holding UK Limited is controlled by Deltic TOP Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Deltic TOP Holding Limited is controlled by Deltic TOP Invest Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Deltic TOP Invest Limited is controlled by Greenhouse Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-10-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Greenhouse Bidco Limited is controlled by Greenhouse Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Greenhouse Midco Limited is controlled by Greenhouse Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Greenhouse Topco Limited is controlled by Greenhouse Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Greenhouse Holdco Limited.

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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

14 grants · £9,116,007 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 Transport · £9,116,007 (14 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Transport £308,6972019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £309,2332019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £340,7512019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £361,9352019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £371,4752019-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

8.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
26.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Finance 2

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

  • 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
03707899
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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