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Hitachi Rail Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Gajakarnan Kandiah 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. James Alan Brewin 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Ryoichi Hirayanagi 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Maurizio Manfellotto 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Karen Boswell 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Thomas Barr 2014-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Keith Pierce 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Keisuke Yabuta 2014-2018 Director View profile
  9. Yoshio Araki 2013-2020 Director View profile
  10. Keith William Jordan 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Hiroshi Nakayama 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Akira Horie 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Kentaro Masai 2011-2018 Director View profile
  14. Shinya Mitsudomi 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Hitoshi Tsuruda 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. Kazuhiro Kurihara 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Sir Stephen John Gomersall 2009-2018 Director View profile
  18. Gaku Suzuki 2009-2011 Director View profile
  19. Hideyuki Ariyasu 2006-2009 Director View profile
  20. Alistair John Dormer 2005-2025 Director View profile
  21. Chiaki Ueda 2005-2012 Director View profile
  22. Toshihide Uchimura 2005-2009 Director View profile
  23. Mikio Yotsu 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Charlotte Rodd Deans 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  25. Nicola Jane Watson 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  26. Jane Aine Mee 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  27. Carl William Newton 2009-2016 Secretary View profile
  28. Anthony Tolan 2005-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
20/10/2005
Registered office
London
Previous names
Hitachi Rail Europe Limited (until 01/04/2019)
Hitachi Rail Maintenance (UK) Limited (until 01/07/2009)

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. Hitachi Rail Limited is controlled by Hitachi Europe Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hitachi Europe Limited.

11 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 · £213,686 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £211,803 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £1,882

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £86,9132023-02-22
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £124,8902023-02-22
  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,8822022-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.1y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Business services 2Tech and media 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05598549
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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