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Helston Railway Preservation Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Peter Andrew Thornley 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen John Curtis 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Anthony Barnes 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Robert Woodyer 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Blair Sutton 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Paul Clive Duke 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Peter Geoffrey Woods 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Ben Anthony Harding 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Wayne Roger Murray 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Alan Arthur Burton 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Terence Edward Wilkins 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Milton Frederick Thomas 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Anthony Vincent Gilbert 2015-2020 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Lightfoot 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. James Edward Packman 2012-2023 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth John Wood 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. Alan Burton 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Stuart Walker 2006-2012 Director View profile
  19. Clifton James Walker 2006-2008 Director View profile
  20. Alicia Strickland 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  21. James Edward Packman 2006-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/02/2006
Also a registered charity
Helston Railway Preservation Company Limited

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Colin Savage
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-02-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Marcus Sebastian Laugher
    significant influence · notified 2024-09-01
  • Possible match - 4 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 4 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Helston Railway Preservation Company Limited is controlled by Colin Savage
    Evidence
    active significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-02-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Savage.

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
£239,948
Total assets
£239,948
Employees
5
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £76,100 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £76,100

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £76,1002020-10-14
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.

5 directors on the board

6.4y median 6.5y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 4Other 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
05711815
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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