Company · Rochdale
The Ellenroad Steam Museum Society LTD.
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Kyle Wilcock 2023-2025 View profile
- Liam Peter Mcgreevy 2018-2024 View profile
- Bruce Burden 2017-2018 View profile
- Zoe Dionne Attwood 2014-2022 View profile
- Margaret Mary Haigh 2014-2016 View profile
- Bernard Rostron 2006-2014 View profile
- Barbara Bailey 2006-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 04/08/2006
- Registered office
- Rochdale
- Also a registered charity
- The Ellenroad Steam Museum Society
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Verner Bending
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 - Philip Henry Yates
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 - Verner Bending
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 - Margaret Mary Haigh ceased 2016-11-01
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01
Group
- The Ellenroad Steam Museum Society LTD.
is controlled by Verner Bending
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Verner Bending.
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.
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
- Dr David John Pope Director · appointed 2007
- Philip Henry Yates Director · appointed 2006
- Susan Caroline Clark Director · appointed 2024
- Verner Bending Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Dr David John Pope Director · appointed 2007
- Philip Henry Yates Director · appointed 2006
- Verner Bending Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Susan Caroline Clark Director · appointed 2024
- Verner Bending Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Dr David John Pope Director · appointed 2007
- Philip Henry Yates Director · appointed 2006
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 05896811
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- 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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