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Hull Trains Company Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. David Ira Statham 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Martijn Lee Gilbert 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Antony Gibson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Andrew John Mellors 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Louise Mary Edwards 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. William Dunnett 2013-2018 Director View profile
  9. Richard James Lewis Parry 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Keith Eric Arthur Doughty 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Vernon Ian Barker 2011-2015 Director View profile
  12. Catherine Edwina Proctor 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. James Adedipe Adeshiyan 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Mary Alexander Grant 2009-2011 Director View profile
  15. David Clement Gausby 2005-2016 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Haines 2005-2008 Director View profile
  17. John Hamilton Curley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  18. Mark Jonathan Leving 2003-2009 Director View profile
  19. Richard Francis Drake 2002-2005 Director View profile
  20. James Gullen Morgan 2000-2009 Director View profile
  21. John Graeme Nelson 2000-2014 Director View profile
  22. Michael Robert Edwards Jones 2000-2014 Director View profile
  23. Jeremy Paul Warwick Long 1999-2005 Director View profile
  24. Michael Huntly Schabas 1999-2009 Director View profile
  25. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  26. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  27. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  28. Paul Michael Lewis 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  29. Sidney Barrie 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  30. Brenda Louise Ruppel 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  31. Marie Smith 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  32. Max David Steinkopf 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  33. GD Secretarial Services Limited 1999-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  34. Derek Potts 1999-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
18/02/1999
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. Hull Trains Company Limited is controlled by First Rail Open Access Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. First Rail Open Access Holdings Limited is controlled by Firstgroup PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Firstgroup PLC.

127 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

11.7y median 16.7y
average tenure
17.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Transport 22Professional services 6

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
03715410
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited 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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