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Southern Railway Limited

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Ralph Leo Pidsley 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Christian Schreyer 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Elodie Marie Francoise Brian 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Simon Patrick Butcher 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Charles Anthony Hodgson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Allan David Scorey 2014-2015 Director View profile
  7. Wilma Mary Allan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Charles Stuart Horton 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. David Allen Brown 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Keith Down 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Bernard Denis Maurice Tabary 2011-2017 Director View profile
  12. Malcolm Robert Rimmer 2010-2015 Director View profile
  13. Nicolas Luc Daniel Vandevyver 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. James Charles Burt 2009-2014 Director View profile
  15. Peter Robert Mayne 2009-2014 Director View profile
  16. Patrick Raymond Jeantet 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Derek Dyne Burchell 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Keith Lawrence Ludeman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Thomas William Mclardy Smith 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. Stephane Andre Richon 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Carolyn Ferguson 2008-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/04/2008

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.

  • Govia Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Southern Railway Limited is controlled by Govia Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Govia Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GO-Ahead Holding Limited is controlled by The GO-Ahead Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. The GO-Ahead Group Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. GO-Ahead Investment Bidco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. GO-Ahead Investment Parent Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. GO-Ahead Investment Midco Limited is controlled by GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. GO-Ahead Investment Topco Limited is controlled by Koala UK Bidco, Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Koala UK Bidco, Limited is controlled by Koala UK Midco 2, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Koala UK Midco 2, Limited is controlled by Koala UK Midco 1, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Southern Railway Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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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.

2 directors on the board

9.2y median 9.2y
average tenure
16.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Transport 16Professional services 5

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06574965
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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