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First Rail Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. David Ira Statham 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Kevin Gardner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2015-2026 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth William Scott 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Vernon Ian Barker 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Terrence O'Toole 2010-2018 Director View profile
  7. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2010-2023 Director View profile
  8. Mary Alexander Grant 2009-2011 Director View profile
  9. David Clement Gausby 2005-2016 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Haines 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. John Edwin Limbrick Hawkins 2005-2012 Director View profile
  12. David John Leeder 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. Paul Desmond Patrick Furze Waddock 2004-2009 Director View profile
  14. Jeremy Paul Warwick Long 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Dean Kendal Finch 2004-2009 Director View profile
  16. Nicholas Keith Chevis 2004-2021 Director View profile
  17. Richard Francis Drake 2004-2005 Director View profile
  18. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  19. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  20. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  21. Paul Michael Lewis 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Sidney Barrie 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  23. Brenda Louise Ruppel 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  24. Marie Smith 2004-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
15/06/2004
Registered office
London

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.

  • Firstgroup PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,526 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 · £2,526

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £2,5262018-04-01

Contracts awarded

3 contracts · £8,733,154 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.

4 directors on the board

7.2y median 5.8y
average tenure
17.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 15Professional services 14Finance 4Business services 3Construction 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

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
05154485
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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