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First/Keolis Transpennine Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 44

  1. Virginie Merle 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Guillaume Chanussot 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2015-2026 Director View profile
  4. Rudolf Franciscus Haket 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. David Lowrie 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Darren Craig Higgins 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Paul Nicholas Staples 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Andrew John Mcneil 2011-2016 Director View profile
  9. Malcolm Robert Rimmer 2010-2018 Director View profile
  10. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2010-2016 Director View profile
  11. Mary Alexander Grant 2009-2011 Director View profile
  12. Paul Christopher Watson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  13. David Peter Nunn 2008-2011 Director View profile
  14. Alistair John Francis Gordon 2008-2014 Director View profile
  15. Leila Emma Nicole Frances 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Stephane Andre Richon 2007-2010 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas Charles Donovan 2007-2015 Director View profile
  18. Michael Stephen Hogg 2007-2008 Director View profile
  19. John Hamilton Curley 2006-2009 Director View profile
  20. Leo David Goodwin 2006-2016 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Anne Collins 2006-2022 Director View profile
  22. Maria Francesca Earl 2005-2009 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Haines 2005-2008 Director View profile
  24. Edith Margaret Rodgers 2005-2012 Director View profile
  25. Richard Francis Drake 2005-2005 Director View profile
  26. David Clement Gausby 2004-2016 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Keith Chevis 2004-2005 Director View profile
  28. Jeremy Paul Warwick Long 2004-2005 Director View profile
  29. Vernon Ian Barker 2003-2015 Director View profile
  30. Dean Kendal Finch 2003-2004 Director View profile
  31. Danny Peter Fox 2003-2007 Director View profile
  32. Kenneth William Scott 2003-2007 Director View profile
  33. Paul Desmond Patrick Furze Waddock 2003-2009 Director View profile
  34. Bruno Auger 2003-2014 Director View profile
  35. Jean-Pierre Deghaye 2001-2007 Director View profile
  36. Dr Michael James Ross Mitchell 2001-2003 Director View profile
  37. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  38. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  39. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  40. Paul Michael Lewis 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  41. Sidney Barrie 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  42. Brenda Louise Ruppel 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  43. Max David Steinkopf 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  44. Marie Smith 2001-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
24/11/2000
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. First/Keolis Transpennine Limited is controlled by First/Keolis Transpennine Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. First/Keolis Transpennine Holdings Limited is controlled by First/Keolis Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. First/Keolis Holdings Limited is controlled by Firstgroup PLC
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Firstgroup PLC.

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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.

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

7.6y median 3.8y
average tenure
17.1y
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 18Professional services 6Business services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04113923
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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