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Rail Forum

Rail Forum is an active UK company (number 06832230), incorporated 2009, with 12 current directors including Shane Duffy and Christopher David Marlow. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Emma Margaret Porter 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Cara Lee Murphy 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Peter Meacock 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Michael David Lund Hulme 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Christopher George Wright 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. Paul Bennison 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Simon Giles Higgens 2019-2025 Director View profile
  8. Scott Harrison 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Maria Angela Smith 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Paul Leonard Robinson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. Catherine Sarah Appleby 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. William John Tanner 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Laura Anne May 2018-2024 Director View profile
  14. Christopher John Weatherall 2018-2019 Director View profile
  15. Barry Michael Aldridge 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. Anna Christina Ince 2016-2023 Director View profile
  17. Donna Hoffman 2016-2025 Director View profile
  18. Simon Rupert Francis Brennan-Brown 2016-2022 Director View profile
  19. Matthew Simon Colclough 2016-2018 Director View profile
  20. Lawrence Matthew Bowman 2016-2020 Director View profile
  21. Jacob Henry Kelly 2015-2016 Director View profile
  22. David Andrew Horne 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Colin Shoveller 2009-2012 Director View profile
  24. Paul Andrew Francis 2009-2018 Director View profile
  25. Daniel Gordon White 2009-2016 Director View profile
  26. Craig James King 2009-2012 Director View profile
  27. Peter Roberts 2009-2017 Director View profile
  28. Colin Stafford Walton 2009-2018 Director View profile
  29. Carlile, Geoffrey, Coun 2009-2009 Director View profile
  30. Stanford Secretaries Limited 2009-2014 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/02/2009

Grants received

2 grants · £19,710 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £19,710 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-3,2562022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £22,9662020-10-01
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.

12 directors on the board

6.9y median 6.1y
average tenure
17.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 18Professional services 6Manufacturing 4Transport 2Dormant 1Other services 1Tech 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06832230
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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