Company · Dorset
The Swanage Railway Trust
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jim WheelerDirector · since 2025
- Ian KapurDirector · since 2023
- Dan BennettDirector · since 2023
- Clive Austin HardyDirector · since 2023
- Alexander William AtkinsDirector · since 2023
- Ben FordDirector · since 2022
- Frank Edmund RobertsDirector · since 2022
- Clare CollinsDirector · since 2022
- Gavin Christopher JohnsDirector · since 2012
- Elizabeth Maureen SellenDirector · since 2002
- Michael Alan WhitwamDirector · since 2001
- Ben FordSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 53
- Matthew Denis Richter 2024-2025 View profile
- Robert Arthur Patterson 2021-2025 View profile
- William Ivan Armstron-Sheret 2020-2024 View profile
- Stephen John Williams 2019-2021 View profile
- Randy Coldham 2018-2022 View profile
- Jacqueline Ann Hagger 2018-2019 View profile
- Stuart Irving Magnus 2016-2020 View profile
- Andrew Leslie Moore 2015-2023 View profile
- Daniel John Bennett 2015-2021 View profile
- Beryl Rita Ezzard 2015-2019 View profile
- Michael Arthur Gould 2014-2016 View profile
- Nicholas Stephen Coram 2014-2022 View profile
- David Anthony Budd 2014-2018 View profile
- Matthew Mcmanus 2013-2019 View profile
- Peter Nicholas Sills 2013-2023 View profile
- Ian James Mcdavid 2012-2014 View profile
- Timothy David Buck 2012-2015 View profile
- Trevor John Parsons 2012-2023 View profile
- Nathan Au 2012-2014 View profile
- Paul Trevor Clements 2011-2019 View profile
- Nicholas Anthony Lloyd 2011-2012 View profile
- Peter William Renaut 2010-2012 View profile
- Jeffrey Edward Gregory 2010-2014 View profile
- Stephen John Barker 2008-2014 View profile
- Linda Ann Moore 2008-2012 View profile
- Nicolas Anthony Lloyd 2007-2009 View profile
- Peter Douglas Pickering 2005-2007 View profile
- Clive John Morris 2005-2011 View profile
- Richard White 2005-2009 View profile
- Malcolm Somerled Munro 2005-2006 View profile
- Stuart Ward 2004-2006 View profile
- Dr Andrew Owen Vincent 2003-2010 View profile
- Graham Cope 2003-2015 View profile
- Richard Edward Welham 2002-2004 View profile
- Richard David Buckle 2002-2004 View profile
- Michael Arthur Stollery 2002-2016 View profile
- Geoffrey William Carter 2001-2022 View profile
- Andrea Catt 2001-2003 View profile
- Brian Clive Langdown 2001-2005 View profile
- Robert Ash Noble 2001-2002 View profile
- Arthur Donald Wright 2001-2001 View profile
- David O'Neil 2001-2003 View profile
- Douglas Michael Chick 2001-2012 View profile
- Susan Carol Payne 2001-2002 View profile
- Robert Davison Payne 2001-2002 View profile
- Keith Robert Gooding 2001-2001 View profile
- William Trevor Bagley 2000-2002 View profile
- William Stanley Trite 2000-2022 View profile
- Stephen William Doughty 2000-2012 View profile
- Michael John Hayne 2000-2002 View profile
- Mark Robert Woolley 2000-2021 View profile
- Robert David Mcgaw 2000-2004 View profile
- Lindsey Watkin 2022-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions; Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 27/11/2000
- Registered office
- Dorset
- Also a registered charity
- The Swanage Railway Trust
Grants received
1 grant · £23,700 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £23,700
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
11 directors on the board
- Ben Ford Director · appointed 2022
- Jim Wheeler Director · appointed 2025
- Elizabeth Maureen Sellen Director · appointed 2002
- Ian Kapur Director · appointed 2023
- Gavin Christopher Johns Director · appointed 2012
- Dan Bennett Director · appointed 2023
- Frank Edmund Roberts Director · appointed 2022
- Clive Austin Hardy Director · appointed 2023
- Michael Alan Whitwam Director · appointed 2001
- Alexander William Atkins Director · appointed 2023
- Clare Collins Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Elizabeth Maureen Sellen Director · appointed 2002
- Gavin Christopher Johns Director · appointed 2012
- Michael Alan Whitwam Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Ben Ford Director · appointed 2022
- Jim Wheeler Director · appointed 2025
- Gavin Christopher Johns Director · appointed 2012
- Clive Austin Hardy Director · appointed 2023
- Michael Alan Whitwam Director · appointed 2001
- Clare Collins Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (5)
- Elizabeth Maureen Sellen Director · appointed 2002
- Ian Kapur Director · appointed 2023
- Dan Bennett Director · appointed 2023
- Frank Edmund Roberts Director · appointed 2022
- Alexander William Atkins Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert Arthur Patterson Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
- Matthew Denis Richter Director · appointed 2024 · 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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04115126
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/10/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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