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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Mark BalmerDirector · since 2025
- Giles Bernard Gage PerkinsDirector · since 2024
- Richard Barry AugerDirector · since 2024
- Robert Geoffrey ProsserDirector · since 2024
- Michael Paul WhiteakerDirector · since 2023
- John BartonDirector · since 2020
- Peter MilesDirector · since 2007
- Martin Edwin George SwainsonDirector · since 2006
- Charles Edwin SummersDirector · since 2004
- Jonathan Charles GriffithsSecretary · since 2026
Previous officers 40
- Anne Emily Jane Belsey 2023-2024 View profile
- Christopher George Duffell 2021-2024 View profile
- Geoffrey Nevil Hunt 2017-2023 View profile
- Paul Curson 2017-2025 View profile
- Jonathan Hugh Pain 2017-2020 View profile
- David Horsfall 2012-2014 View profile
- Bruce Nottrodt 2011-2014 View profile
- Peter Snashall 2009-2023 View profile
- Richard Drewer 2008-2011 View profile
- Ian Peter Cowling 2007-2024 View profile
- Jeffrey James Bunton 2006-2015 View profile
- Colin Keith Vingoe 2006-2007 View profile
- Raymond James Reed 2006-2007 View profile
- James Michael Pounds 2006-2009 View profile
- Barry John Marshall 2006-2008 View profile
- Christopher William Redwood 2006-2007 View profile
- Buck, Peter John, Mr. 2006-2006 View profile
- David Piers Bradbury 2006-2006 View profile
- Douglas James Hill 2005-2006 View profile
- Peter Bowes 2005-2006 View profile
- Michael Richard Buse 2005-2006 View profile
- John Richard Edmonds 2004-2006 View profile
- Peter Christopher Cannon 2004-2004 View profile
- John Charles Hedderly 2003-2006 View profile
- Charles Henry Penn Gardner 2003-2005 View profile
- Michael John Selby 2001-2010 View profile
- Anthony Kenneth Brown 2001-2002 View profile
- Roger Francis Ladbury 2001-2005 View profile
- John Michael Skudder 2001-2001 View profile
- Nigel John Thompson 2000-2004 View profile
- Allen, James Lawrence, Mr. 2000-2000 View profile
- John Mack Smith 2000-2001 View profile
- Gordon Arthur Brown 2000-2002 View profile
- William Thomas Thrush 2000-2001 View profile
- Andrew Blackwell 2000-2003 View profile
- Roger Martin Bellamy 2000-2003 View profile
- Anthony John Nicholson 2007-2026 View profile
- David Robert Johnson 2003-2004 View profile
- John David Hudson 2002-2006 View profile
- Barry Phillip Parks 2000-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/07/2000
- Also a registered charity
- The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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.
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
- Michael Paul Whiteaker Director · appointed 2023
- David Mark Balmer Director · appointed 2025
- Giles Bernard Gage Perkins Director · appointed 2024
- John Barton Director · appointed 2020
- Martin Edwin George Swainson Director · appointed 2006
- Peter Miles Director · appointed 2007
- Richard Barry Auger Director · appointed 2024
- Robert Geoffrey Prosser Director · appointed 2024
- Charles Edwin Summers Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- Martin Edwin George Swainson Director · appointed 2006
- Peter Miles Director · appointed 2007
- Charles Edwin Summers Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Michael Paul Whiteaker Director · appointed 2023
- Giles Bernard Gage Perkins Director · appointed 2024
- John Barton Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Geoffrey Prosser Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (5)
- David Mark Balmer Director · appointed 2025
- Martin Edwin George Swainson Director · appointed 2006
- Peter Miles Director · appointed 2007
- Richard Barry Auger Director · appointed 2024
- Charles Edwin Summers Director · appointed 2004
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Curson Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04040633
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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