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East Coast Trains Limited

Passenger rail transport, interurban

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. David Ira Statham 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Martijn Lee Gilbert 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Helen Rachael Wylde-Archibald 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Andrew John Mellors 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. David Clement Gausby 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Vernon Ian Barker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  8. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2013-2023 Director View profile
  9. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  10. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  11. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  12. Paul Michael Lewis 2013-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Incorporated
07/11/2013
Registered office
London

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. East Coast Trains Limited is controlled by First Rail Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

2.4y median 1.1y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

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 21Professional services 3

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08765536
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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