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Colne Valley Railway Preservation LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 13

  1. Charles Owen Briggs Ayder 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Oliver Benedict Simons 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Richard Charles Monksfield 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Lemon 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Gordon Claydon 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Graham Hall 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Trevor Alan Cooper 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Natalie Eleanor Halls 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Alan Swain 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Evan Howard Bailey 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Arthur Glyn Roberts 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. James Phillip Messer 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm Keith Hodges 2014-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/03/2014
Also a registered charity
Colne Valley Railway Preservation LTD

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Colne Valley Railway Preservation LTD on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £1,905,669 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,857,400 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £48,269 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £34,0002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £-5,7312021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £20,0002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £34,2002020-05-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,823,2002014-11-27
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.

7 directors on the board

5.8y median 4.5y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Arts and leisure 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
08929040
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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