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GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 17

  1. Andrew Spencer 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Colin Shoveller 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. William Thomas Wright 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Edward Aston 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Ian Charles Strachan 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Gary Richards Long 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Charles Noble 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. David Adolphus Brown Ii 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Joseph Gallagher 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. John Cook Pattullo 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Darren Peter Leigh 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Russell Andrew John Mears 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. John Hellmann 2015-2024 Director View profile
  14. Thomas Savage 2015-2015 Director View profile
  15. Matthew Walsh 2015-2024 Director View profile
  16. Geraint Rhys Harries 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  17. Kevin James Utting 2015-2017 Secretary 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 (2) 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. GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited is controlled by GWI Western Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GWI Western Europe Limited is controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group.

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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.

2 directors on the board

0.3y median 0.3y
average tenure
0.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 14Transport 14Manufacturing 2Professional services 2

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
09449366
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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