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Arriva Rail London Limited

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Oliver Edward Gant 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Anjuli Ramburuth 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Catriona Margaret Laishley 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Matthew Christopher Pocock 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Paul William Hutchings 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Richard Graham Allan 2018-2018 Director View profile
  7. Mary Elisabeth Courtney Hewitt 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Steven Ian Best 2017-2026 Director View profile
  9. Stella Beatrice Rogers 2017-2021 Director View profile
  10. William Rogers 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Derek Dyne Burchell 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Amanda Furlong 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Peter Charles Davison 2015-2017 Director View profile
  14. Richard Charles Vyvyan Harrison 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Robert William Holland 2010-2014 Director View profile
  16. Roger Brian Cobbe 2010-2017 Director View profile
  17. David Christopher John Applegarth 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. David Paul Turner 2001-2010 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Philip Lonsdale 2001-2010 Director View profile
  20. John Alfred Ray 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Lorna Edwards 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  22. Elizabeth Anne Davies 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  23. John Virtue 2006-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
22/02/2001
Registered office
Park Sunderland
Previous names
Arriva Trains Bidco Limited (until 13/04/2015)
Arriva Rail North Limited (until 07/07/2014)
Arriva Abbey Line Limited (until 29/04/2014)
Arriva Northern Limited (until 03/08/2010)

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. Arriva Rail London Limited is controlled by Arriva UK Trains Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Arriva UK Trains Limited is controlled by MTL Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. MTL Services Limited is controlled by Arriva Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Arriva Limited is controlled by Arriva International Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Arriva International Group Limited is controlled by Arriva Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Arriva Holdco Limited is controlled by Arriva Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Arriva Midco Limited is controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited.

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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.

2 directors on the board

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 12Professional 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
04165861
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
02/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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