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East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Keith Arthur WhitmoreDirector · since 2022
- Sean Michael LeaDirector · since 2021
- Carl PhillipsDirector · since 2019
- Robert Gamble ChapmanDirector · since 2017
- Michael William KellyDirector · since 2015
- Alan LeeDirector · since 2012
- David Stephen LaylandDirector · since 2012
- Charles Richard LawDirector · since 2004
Previous officers 31
- Mathew Britten 2021-2022 View profile
- Gary Thomas 2021-2023 View profile
- Christopher John Moore 2017-2021 View profile
- Joshua George Reginald Bowmaker 2016-2018 View profile
- David Wilson 2016-2022 View profile
- Andrew Morris 2016-2016 View profile
- Robert Bulman 2013-2021 View profile
- David Alan Wright 2013-2022 View profile
- Alex Walker 2012-2018 View profile
- Beveridge, William John Robertson, Mr. 2009-2018 View profile
- Brian Sutcliffe 2009-2018 View profile
- Colin Isherwood 2009-2013 View profile
- John Garton Tate 2009-2022 View profile
- Graham Thornton 2009-2025 View profile
- Roland Hatton 2009-2016 View profile
- Vevers, Graham, Mr. 2009-2012 View profile
- Andrew Hardman 2009-2021 View profile
- Malcolm John Kirkwood 2009-2016 View profile
- Andrew Mark Coward 2008-2014 View profile
- Jim Lucas 2004-2008 View profile
- Philip Bailey 2004-2017 View profile
- Colin Edward Jones 2004-2022 View profile
- Malcolm Stansfield Vickers 2004-2012 View profile
- Peter Morton Duncan 2004-2020 View profile
- Philip Southern 2004-2004 View profile
- Robert Ainley Johnson 2004-2009 View profile
- Trevor Thomas Jones 2004-2006 View profile
- Andrew Morris 2011-2016 View profile
- William Beveridge 2009-2010 View profile
- Brain Sutcliffe 2009-2010 View profile
- David Alan Wright 2004-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/03/2004
- Also a registered charity
- East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited
Grants received
1 grant · £194,300 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 · £194,300
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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.
8 directors on the board
- Sean Michael Lea Director · appointed 2021
- Alan Lee Director · appointed 2012
- David Stephen Layland Director · appointed 2012
- Michael William Kelly Director · appointed 2015
- Charles Richard Law Director · appointed 2004
- Keith Arthur Whitmore Director · appointed 2022
- Carl Phillips Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Gamble Chapman Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Lee Director · appointed 2012
- David Stephen Layland Director · appointed 2012
- Michael William Kelly Director · appointed 2015
- Charles Richard Law Director · appointed 2004
- Carl Phillips Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Gamble Chapman Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- Sean Michael Lea Director · appointed 2021
- Alan Lee Director · appointed 2012
- David Stephen Layland Director · appointed 2012
- Michael William Kelly Director · appointed 2015
- Charles Richard Law Director · appointed 2004
- Keith Arthur Whitmore Director · appointed 2022
- Carl Phillips Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Gamble Chapman Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
- Sean Michael Lea East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
- Alan Lee East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
- Michael William Kelly East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited, East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited
- Keith Arthur Whitmore East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
- Carl Phillips East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
- Robert Gamble Chapman East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited
Left in the last 12 months
- Graham Thornton Director · appointed 2009 · 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05069987
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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