Company
First MTR South Western Trains Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 20
- James Alan Percival 2024-2025 View profile
- David Ira Statham 2023-2025 View profile
- Claire Mann 2021-2024 View profile
- Jonathan Luke Roberts 2020-2023 View profile
- Stephen John Murphy 2020-2024 View profile
- Kenneth Allan Mcphail 2018-2019 View profile
- Joseph Stephen Reynolds 2017-2019 View profile
- Andrew John Mellors 2017-2020 View profile
- Caroline Ann Donaldson 2017-2019 View profile
- Kevin Gardner 2017-2020 View profile
- Clive Burrows 2017-2025 View profile
- Jeremy Paul Warwick Long 2016-2020 View profile
- Stephen Henry Montgomery 2016-2026 View profile
- David Clement Gausby 2012-2016 View profile
- Vernon Ian Barker 2012-2015 View profile
- Hugh Patrick Clancy 2012-2023 View profile
- Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 View profile
- Michael Hampson 2016-2017 View profile
- Robert John Welch 2014-2016 View profile
- Paul Michael Lewis 2012-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 06/01/2012
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- First Rail Holdings Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - MTR Corporation (UK) Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-15
Group
- First MTR South Western Trains Limited
is controlled by First Rail Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - First Rail Holdings Limited
is controlled by Firstgroup PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Firstgroup PLC.
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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.
Contracts awarded
1 contract · £1,950,000 totalFrom 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 · £1,950,000
Most recent
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 Benjamin John Caswell Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Mark James Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Lewis King Director · appointed 2020
- Michael John Nelson Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Mark James Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Lewis King Director · appointed 2020
- Michael John Nelson Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Benjamin John Caswell Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Mark James Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Lewis King Director · appointed 2020
- Michael John Nelson Director · appointed 2017
Left in the last 12 months
- Stephen Henry Montgomery Director · appointed 2016 · 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.
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
- 07900320
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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