Company · Birmingham
GWI UK Holding Limited
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Andrew Spencer 2024-2026 View profile
- Timothy Colin Shoveller 2023-2026 View profile
- William Thomas Wright 2022-2024 View profile
- Edward Aston 2021-2022 View profile
- Gary Richards Long 2017-2021 View profile
- Charles Noble 2017-2020 View profile
- Thomas Savage 2015-2024 View profile
- Matthew Walsh 2015-2017 View profile
- Geraint Rhys Harries 2017-2023 View profile
- Kevin James Utting 2015-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 19/02/2015
- Registered office
- Birmingham
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.
- Heavy Haul Rail Group
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-22
Group
- GWI UK Holding Limited
is controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group.
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- 16873235
- Freightliner Railports Limited
- Pentalver Cannock Limited
- Logico Transport Limited
- Heavy Haul Maintenance Limited
- Freightliner Scotland Limited
- Heavy Haul Rail Limited
- Management Consortium BID Limited
- Heavy Haul Middle East Limited
- 16873316
- GWI Western Europe Limited
- Railinvest Holding Company Limited
- Freightliner Limited
- 03891898
- Genesee & Wyoming Oman Limited
- Freightliners Limited
- Railinvest Acquisitions Limited
- Logico Freight Limited
- GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited
- UK Bulk Handling Services Limited
- Heavy Haul Acquisitions Limited
- Pentalver Transport Limited
- Heavy Haul Rail 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.
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.
2 directors on the board
- David James Penney Director · appointed 2026
- Katherine Ross Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David James Penney Director · appointed 2026
- Katherine Ross Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Timothy Colin Shoveller Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Andrew Spencer Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09449260
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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