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DFT Operator Limited

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

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Ashley James Ibbett 2023-2026 Director View profile
Ilona Karen Blue 2023-2024 Director View profile
Samuel Wallace Caughey 2022-2023 Director View profile
Michelle Handforth 2022-2024 Director View profile
John Macquarrie 2021-2022 Director View profile
Christopher Leslie Gibb 2020-2026 Director View profile
Tim James Buxton 2018-2023 Director View profile
Richard Thomas Glandon George 2018-2026 Director View profile
Robin William Gisby 2018-2025 Director View profile
Simon Alexander Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
David Clive Bennett 2016-2021 Director View profile
Richard Charles Cantwell 2016-2018 Director View profile
Paul David Rodgers 2011-2016 Director View profile
Andrew Bernard Murray 2010-2016 Director View profile
David Ian Rea 2010-2011 Director View profile
Gary George Backler 2010-2010 Director View profile
Helen Jane Pattington 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
Ruth Immanuel Boyd 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
Trevor Dawson 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
Pamela Jayne Lockley 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
Sonia Braybrook 2010-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 30/01/2010

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above DFT Operator Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

14 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.

Contracts awarded

11 contracts · £50,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Unknown supplier · £50,000,000
Arthur D. Little Limited · £0
PA Consulting Services Ltd · £0
VA Rail Limited · £0
M&C SAATCHI (UK) LIMITED · £0

Most recent

Establishment of a Framework for the Provision of a Revenue Management System Supplier: Unknown£50,000,000Date not published
Strategic Safety Management Programme (SSMP) Training For DFTO Supplier: Arthur D. Little LimitedValue not publishedDate not published
DFTO Support for GBR Digital narrative and capability Supplier: PA Consulting Services LtdValue not publishedDate not published
GTR Resilience Plan Supplier: VA Rail LimitedValue not publishedDate not published
Rail Network Customer Interfaces Merger: Structure, Purpose & Principles Supplier: M&C SAATCHI (UK) LIMITEDValue not publishedDate not published

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.

9 directors on the board

Stephen John Murphy Director · appointed 2024
Alexander John Hynes Director · appointed 2025
Laura Manning Shoaf Director · appointed 2026
Richard Charles Vyvyan Harrison Director · appointed 2018
Charles Hunter Donald Director · appointed 2026
Andrew Haines Director · appointed 2026
Kathryn Cearns Director · appointed 2024
Anthony John Poulter Director · appointed 2026
Harriet Grace Kemp Director · appointed 2025

1.6y median 0.6y

average tenure

8.1y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Richard Charles Vyvyan Harrison Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Charles Hunter Donald Director · appointed 2026
Harriet Grace Kemp Director · appointed 2025

Portfolio (7)

Stephen John Murphy Director · appointed 2024
Alexander John Hynes Director · appointed 2025
Laura Manning Shoaf Director · appointed 2026
Richard Charles Vyvyan Harrison Director · appointed 2018
Andrew Haines Director · appointed 2026
Kathryn Cearns Director · appointed 2024
Anthony John Poulter Director · appointed 2026

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Christopher Leslie Gibb Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
Richard Thomas Glandon George Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
Robin William Gisby Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
Ashley James Ibbett Director · appointed 2023 · 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.

Transport 22Professional services 3Other services 2Utilities 2Education 1Finance 1Health and social care 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

Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 07141122
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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