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The Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company Limited

The Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company Limited is an active UK company (number 03998518), incorporated 2000, with 1 current director, David Alan Coombs. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. John Christopher Price 2012-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert John Sheffield 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. Eric Robert Tyler 2000-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/05/2000

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.

  • Michael Archer
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company Limited is controlled by Michael Archer
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Archer.

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.

1 directors on the board

26.1y median 26.1y
average tenure
26.1y
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
03998518
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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