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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Dr Stephen Charles Duckworth 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael James Harrison 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Haines 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. John Mogford 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Drusilla Maizey 2016-2023 Director View profile
  6. Robert William Brighouse 2016-2024 Director View profile
  7. Sir Hendy, CBE, Peter Gerard 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Richard Howard Brown 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Sharon Emma Flood 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Mark Milford Power Carne 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Leslie Gibb 2013-2019 Director View profile
  12. Michael O'Higgins 2012-2018 Director View profile
  13. Richard Parry-Jones 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Bridget Clare Rosewell 2011-2020 Director View profile
  16. Malcolm Arthur Brinded 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sir David Hartmann Higgins 2010-2014 Director View profile
  18. Graham Charles Eccles 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Lawrence John Haynes 2010-2014 Director View profile
  20. Janis Carol Kong 2010-2016 Director View profile
  21. Simon Patrick Butcher 2009-2016 Director View profile
  22. Richard Neil Haythornthwaite 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. Robin William Gisby 2008-2015 Director View profile
  24. Simon Neil Kirby 2008-2014 Director View profile
  25. Paul Jonathan Plummer 2008-2015 Director View profile
  26. Stephen George Russell 2007-2012 Director View profile
  27. Ian James Buchan 2006-2010 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Edward Wastie Green 2005-2010 Director View profile
  29. Constance, Yvonne Jean, Councillor 2005-2010 Director View profile
  30. Michael Graham Firth 2004-2014 Director View profile
  31. Robert Den Besten 2003-2007 Director View profile
  32. Jim Scott Cornell 2002-2009 Director View profile
  33. John Alexander Armitt 2002-2007 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Richard Leah 2002-2004 Director View profile
  35. Peter Henderson 2002-2012 Director View profile
  36. David Bailey 2002-2010 Director View profile
  37. Ronald Andrew Henderson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  38. Lord Robert Haldane Smith (of Kelvin) 2002-2003 Director View profile
  39. Charles William Hoppe 2002-2007 Director View profile
  40. Ross Edward Sayers 2002-2005 Director View profile
  41. Iain Michael Coucher 2002-2010 Director View profile
  42. Sir Sir Adrian Alastair Montague 2002-2004 Director View profile
  43. Sir Ian Gerald Mcallister 2002-2009 Director View profile
  44. Stuart Malcolm Kelly 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  45. Suzanne Elizabeth Wise 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  46. Hazel Louise Walker 2002-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts

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.

  • A50 Queensway Rail Possession – Principal Bridge Inspection Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of Network Rail asset protection, possession management and railway access services required to facilitate the principal bridge inspection of the A50 Queensway Rail Viaduct (CMD2 95A). Services include possession planning, safety …

  • Scaffolding and Oversailing Licenses Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Scaffolding and Oversailing Licenses for M5 St Georges Overbridge.

  • Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) - A66 Preston Farm Interchange Bridge Maintenance (Vehicle Restraint System Phase 4) Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) with Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to provide asset protection services associated with the A66 Preston Farm Interchange Bridge Maintenance (Vehicle Restraint System Phase 4) scheme. The agreeme…

  • M61 Vegetation Clearance – Network Rail BAPA Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    National Highways has entered into a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) with Network Rail Infrastructure Limited in relation to vegetation clearance works adjacent to the M61. The agreement covers Network Rail asset protection services…

  • A50 Derby Southern Bypass LED Upgrade – Network Rail BAPA Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of Network Rail Asset Protection and Optimisation services to support the A50 Derby Southern Bypass LED Upgrade works between Sawley Junction and M1 Junction. The services are required to safely manage works being undertaken in pr…

About

Incorporated
22/03/2002
Public bodyNDPB-executive · Department for TransportPublic appointments regulated

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Network Rail Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

50 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

3 grants · £1,885,331 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 Transport · £1,771,059
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £85,919
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £28,354

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £85,9192022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £28,3542022-03-24
  • Department for Transport £1,771,0592016-11-07
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.

13 directors on the board

4.2y median 2.1y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (13)

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.

Construction 14Professional services 6Property 3Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Transport 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
04402220
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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