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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Liza Diane Lesley Gratton 2023-2025 View profile
- Bernard Kenneth Goodchild 2019-2023 View profile
- Graham Jack Longhurst 2018-2018 View profile
- Stephen Lee Cooper 2013-2021 View profile
- Kelly Cooper 2013-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/08/2013
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- Eric Noel Lippitt ceased 2017-09-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-07 - Stephen Lee Cooper ceased 2017-09-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Eric Noel Lippitt ceased 2017-09-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-04-06 - Stephen Lee Cooper ceased 2017-09-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Bmsl Group Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-15 - Beaver Management Services Limited ceased 2019-05-09
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-05-09 - Beaver Management Services Limited ceased 2024-05-15
75-100% shares · notified 2019-06-01
Group
- UK Rail LTD
is controlled by Eric Noel Lippitt
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2017-09-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Eric Noel Lippitt.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Ian Philip Cole-Wilkins Director · appointed 2023
- Huw David Davies Director · appointed 2026
- Eric Noel Lippitt Director · appointed 2014
- Anthony Paul Shipley Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Eric Noel Lippitt Director · appointed 2014
- Anthony Paul Shipley Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Eric Noel Lippitt Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (3)
- Ian Philip Cole-Wilkins Director · appointed 2023
- Huw David Davies Director · appointed 2026
- Anthony Paul Shipley Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Liza Diane Lesley Gratton Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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
- 08652776
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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