UK Rail LTD

Company 08652776 Active

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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

5.9y median 5.4y

average tenure

12.2y

longest tenure

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

also govern a charity

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.

Construction 11Professional services 10Business services 8Finance 5Tech and media 4Mining 3Dormant 2Property 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

Manley Summers Limited 3 shared directors
Woodlands Site Services Limited 3 shared directors
Beaver Management Services Limited 3 shared directors
Bmsl Contracting LTD 3 shared directors
Bema Rail Training Limited 3 shared directors
LEC5 Rail Limited 3 shared directors

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	08652776
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	15/08/2013
Address	BELAISIS HALL TECHNOLOGY PARK, 20 MANOR WAY, BILLINGHAM, TS23 4HN
Accounts next due	30/06/2026
Accounts last made up	30/09/2024

Industry (SIC)

52290 - Other transportation support activities

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

Officers (9)

Huw David Davies Director · appointed 2026
Ian Philip Cole-Wilkins Director · appointed 2023
Anthony Paul Shipley Director · appointed 2019
Eric Noel Lippitt Director · appointed 2014

Show 5 former officers

Liza Diane Lesley Gratton Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
Bernard Kenneth Goodchild Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2023
Graham Jack Longhurst Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2018
Kelly Cooper Secretary · appointed 2013 · resigned 2014
Stephen Lee Cooper Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2021

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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