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First Greater Western Limited

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. David Ira Statham 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sally Louise Bennett 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kevin Gardner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Richard John Westcott 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Diane Burke 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Benjamin James Taylor Rule 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Vernon Ian Barker 2011-2015 Director View profile
  9. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2010-2023 Director View profile
  10. Susan Judith Evans 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. Matthew Lawrence Golton 2009-2021 Director View profile
  12. Neil Micklethwaite 2009-2010 Director View profile
  13. Mary Alexander Grant 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Martin Richard Wentworth Stoolman 2008-2017 Director View profile
  15. Peter Augustus Edward Carr 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. James Charles Burt 2008-2009 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Haines 2007-2008 Director View profile
  18. Howeson, Charles Arthur, Commander 2007-2009 Director View profile
  19. Andrew John Mellors 2007-2017 Director View profile
  20. Kevin Gale 2006-2013 Director View profile
  21. Thomas Findlay Stables 2006-2008 Director View profile
  22. David Clement Gausby 2006-2016 Director View profile
  23. Graham Patrick Boot Handford 2006-2008 Director View profile
  24. Sir Charles Blyth 2006-2007 Director View profile
  25. Glenda Ann Lamont 2006-2007 Director View profile
  26. Robert William Breakwell 2006-2009 Director View profile
  27. Alison Elizabeth Forster 2005-2007 Director View profile
  28. Dean Kendal Finch 2004-2007 Director View profile
  29. Paul Desmond Patrick Furze Waddock 2004-2009 Director View profile
  30. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  31. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  32. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Paul Michael Lewis 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  34. Sidney Barrie 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  35. Brenda Louise Ruppel 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  36. Marie Smith 2004-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/04/2004

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. First Greater Western Limited is controlled by First Rail Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. First Rail Holdings Limited is controlled by Firstgroup PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Firstgroup PLC.

127 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.

Contracts awarded

18 contracts · £49,352,349 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

6 directors on the board

12.6y median 12.8y
average tenure
20.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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 10Professional services 6Business 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.

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
05113733
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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