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Volkerrail Specialist Businesses Limited

Construction of railways and underground railways

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Alan Robert Robertson 2011-2023 Director View profile
  2. Naomi Anne Connell 2011-2023 Director View profile
  3. Paul Howard Nolan 2009-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Jeffrey Cocliff 2009-2024 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Alexander Mitchell 2008-2009 Director View profile
  6. John Grenville Edwards 2001-2010 Director View profile
  7. Alison Taylor West 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  8. Richard John Taylor 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  9. Keith Andrew Eaton 2001-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026 Buyer: YPO Value not published 2026-09-15 Source: Find a Tender

    Pagabo Limited, acting as an agent of YPO is seeking to establish a Closed Framework to combine the scopes of the National Framework for Civils and Infrastructure and the National Framework for Demolition and Land Preparation, replacing the…

    Framework

About

What it does
Construction of railways and underground railways
Incorporated
10/04/2001
Registered office
Hoddesdon
Previous names
Volkerrail Plant Limited (until 08/01/2010)
Grantplant Limited (until 27/02/2009)

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. Volkerrail Specialist Businesses Limited is controlled by Volkerrail Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Volkerrail Group Limited is controlled by Volkerwessels UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Volkerwessels UK Limited.

34 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £24,949 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £24,949

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £24,9492019-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

6.7y median 3.9y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Construction 45Finance 16Dormant 10Professional services 3Property 3Manufacturing 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
04197945
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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