Company · Sutton Coldfield
The Railway Performance Society Limited
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Campbell Hugo MatthewsDirector · since 2026
- Nigel Ian SmedleyDirector · since 2023
- Stephen Robert GriffinDirector · since 2023
- John Lawrence RishtonDirector · since 2018
- Ian Laurence UmplebyDirector · since 2008
- David AshleyDirector · since 2002
- Lee Anthony AllsoppDirector · since 2002
- John RishtonSecretary · since 2018
- Frank Geoffrey CollinsSecretary · since 2002
Previous officers 20
- David John Lloyd-Roberts 2021-2026 View profile
- Baard Covington 2020-2021 View profile
- Richard David Neville-Carle 2020-2021 View profile
- Richard John Howlett 2018-2019 View profile
- Dr Nigel Frank Price 2015-2022 View profile
- Martin David Robertson 2015-2021 View profile
- John Michael Joseph Bruce 2011-2023 View profile
- Dr David Stannard 2008-2025 View profile
- Michael John Rowe 2008-2024 View profile
- Jeremy Hartill 2006-2008 View profile
- Martin David Barrett 2005-2015 View profile
- David John Allday Hobbs 2005-2020 View profile
- Sean Russell Marshall 2003-2004 View profile
- Bruce Ivor Nathan 2002-2006 View profile
- Robert Stuart Fairbairn Score 2002-2004 View profile
- Christopher Martin Taylor 2002-2005 View profile
- David Craddock Sage 2002-2022 View profile
- Dr Martin Neil Tasker 2002-2002 View profile
- Peter Malcolm Smith 2003-2018 View profile
- John Bull 2002-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 17/07/2002
- Registered office
- Sutton Coldfield
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.
- The Railway Performance Society Foundation Limited
significant influence · notified 2021-05-22
Group
- The Railway Performance Society Limited
is controlled by The Railway Performance Society Foundation Limited
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2021-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Railway Performance Society Foundation Limited.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £7,313
- Total assets
- £7,313
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- John Lawrence Rishton Director · appointed 2018
- David Ashley Director · appointed 2002
- Ian Laurence Umpleby Director · appointed 2008
- Campbell Hugo Matthews Director · appointed 2026
- Nigel Ian Smedley Director · appointed 2023
- Stephen Robert Griffin Director · appointed 2023
- Lee Anthony Allsopp Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- John Lawrence Rishton Director · appointed 2018
- David Ashley Director · appointed 2002
- Ian Laurence Umpleby Director · appointed 2008
- Lee Anthony Allsopp Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (7)
- John Lawrence Rishton Director · appointed 2018
- David Ashley Director · appointed 2002
- Ian Laurence Umpleby Director · appointed 2008
- Campbell Hugo Matthews Director · appointed 2026
- Nigel Ian Smedley Director · appointed 2023
- Stephen Robert Griffin Director · appointed 2023
- Lee Anthony Allsopp Director · appointed 2002
Left in the last 12 months
- David John Lloyd-Roberts Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04488089
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- 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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