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The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Company Limited

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Kevin Drake 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Henry Jones 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Brenden Hill 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Michael Abbott 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Michael Ross 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Brenden Charles Hill 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. William George 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Brian Litherland 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Charles William Christopher Davies 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Julian Leslie Jefferson 2015-2015 Director View profile
  11. John Ronald Baxter 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Alan John Price 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Brian Foot 2012-2012 Director View profile
  14. Edgar Peter Foxton Craggs 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Oliver Steven Wise 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Amanda Mayes 2011-2011 Director View profile
  17. Alexander William Major Seal 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Glyn Voisey 2011-2016 Director View profile
  19. Keith Raymond Himsworth 2010-2012 Director View profile
  20. John Martin Dora 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Keith Chapman 2009-2010 Director View profile
  22. John Anthony Rideout 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Jeremy Woodrow 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Shirley June Steel 2009-2015 Director View profile
  25. Douglas James Hill 2009-2012 Director View profile
  26. Patrick Henry Stevenson 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  27. Graham Charles Findley 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  28. Stephen John Ehrlicher 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  29. Peter Brent Russell 2009-2018 Secretary 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
18/08/2009
Registered office
Radstock
Previous names
The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Company (2009) Limited (until 22/10/2009)

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.

Group

  1. The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Company Limited is controlled by Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.

2 other companies 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
£50,150
Total assets
£50,150
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.9y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Kevin Drake Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026

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.

Arts and leisure 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06993870
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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