The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

West Lancashire Light Railway Trust

Company 05866375 Active

Registered charity: West Lancashire Light Railway Trust

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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.

10
directors on the board
10.9y median 8y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
5 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
2
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.

Retail and trade 3Professional services 1Property 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number05866375
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated04/07/2006
AddressBECCONSALL STATION, STATION ROAD, HESKETH BANK NR PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR4 6SP
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91020 - Museums activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (24)

  • Hagen, Elizabeth Ann Director · appointed 2025
  • Marston, Richard George Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2023
  • Pratt, Derek Brian Director · appointed 2022
  • Moore, Simon Lawrence Director · appointed 2022
  • Clarkson, Glenn Barry Director · appointed 2022
  • Brown, Charles Secretary · appointed 2019
  • Spall, Michael Terence Director · appointed 2014
  • Frodsham, Alan Director · appointed 2006
  • Smith, Paul William Director · appointed 2006
  • Geering, David Raymond Director · appointed 2006
  • Jones, Alan Llewelyn Director · appointed 2006
  • Whitehead, Jonathan Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
  • Birch, Gordon Keith Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
  • Nicholls, Keith Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
  • Hart, John Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2016
  • Smith, Martyn John Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2023
  • Kenyon, Simon Neville Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
  • Townsend, Graham Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
  • Clark, Donald Ian Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2014
  • Young, Peter Anthony Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
  • Mcmurdy, Neil Former Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2017
  • Pacey, Philip Kay Rutherford Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
  • Fairhurst, Graham John Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2022
  • Tate, Clive Waterworth Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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