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First Transpennine Express Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Matthew Lawrence Golton 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Carolann James 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Alan Watkins 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Scott Ian Jarvis 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Gardner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew John Mcneil 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Darren Craig Higgins 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Anne Collins 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Leo David Goodwin 2016-2020 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Henry Montgomery 2015-2026 Director View profile
  11. David Clement Gausby 2014-2016 Director View profile
  12. Vernon Ian Barker 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Hugh Patrick Clancy 2014-2023 Director View profile
  14. Barbara Mary Salter 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. Michael Hampson 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Robert John Welch 2014-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/07/2014

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. First Transpennine Express 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.

127 other companies 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.

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £91,666 total

From 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 · £91,666

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.

3 directors on the board

6.5y median 6.1y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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 20Professional services 7

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
09111801
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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