Company
Durham City Smartzone Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Benjamin Maxfield 2022-2026 View profile
- Nigel Paul Featham 2022-2026 View profile
- Kimberley Jayne Cain 2022-2026 View profile
- Martijn Lee Gilbert 2020-2022 View profile
- Gavin Peace 2020-2022 View profile
- Stephen King 2019-2022 View profile
- Nicholas Robert Knox 2018-2020 View profile
- Alexander Paul Edwards 2018-2019 View profile
- Paul De Santis 2018-2019 View profile
- Steven Walker 2018-2020 View profile
- Andrew Peter Tyldsley 2018-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/04/2018
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Arriva Durham County Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-20 - Busways Travel Services Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-20 - GO North East Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-20
Group
- Durham City Smartzone Limited
is controlled by Arriva Durham County Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-20 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva Durham County Limited
is controlled by Arriva UK BUS Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva UK BUS Holdings Limited
is controlled by Arriva UK BUS Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva UK BUS Investments Limited
is controlled by Arriva Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva Limited
is controlled by Arriva International Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva International Group Limited
is controlled by Arriva Holdco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva Holdco Limited
is controlled by Arriva Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register - Arriva Midco Limited
is controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Arriva International Holdings Limited.
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- Arriva UK BUS Holdings Limited
- Arriva London South Limited
- Arriva Yorkshire Limited
- Arriva Finance Lease Limited
- Arriva ABC GP Limited
- Arriva International Trains (Leasing) Limited
- Arriva Holdco Limited
- Arriva Kent Thameside Limited
- APS (Leasing) Limited
- Arriva International (Northern Europe) Limited
- London Pride Sightseeing Limited
- Arriva East Herts & Essex Limited
- Arriva Derby Limited
- Wrexham Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company Limited
- Teamdeck Limited
- MTL Services Limited
- 07473965
- Arriva UK BUS Investments Limited
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Limited
- Arriva Tees & District Limited
- TGM Services Limited
- AT Seat Catering (2003) Limited
- Arriva West Sussex Limited
- Alliance Rail Holdings LTD
- Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited
- Arriva South Eastern Rail Limited
- Arriva International (Southern Europe) Limited
- Arriva Limited
- 00741078 Limited
- Sunderland Smartzone Limited
- Great North Western Railway Company Limited
- Transcare Solutions Limited
- Arriva BUS ABU Dhabi Limited
- Arriva Treasury Company Limited
- Tgmgroup Limited
- TGM (Holdings) Limited
- Pickering's Transport Services Limited
- Arriva Teesside Limited
- Arriva Motor Holdings Limited
- Centrebus Holdings Limited
- Arriva Durham County Limited
- Arriva Rail LO Limited
- Yorkshire Tiger Limited
- White Rose BUS Company Limited
- Arriva Midlands Limited
- Arriva Manchester Limited
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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £3
- Cash
- £3
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
5 directors on the board
- Benjamin Thomas Gilligan Director · appointed 2026
- Richard Paul Mcgowan Director · appointed 2022
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2018
- Richard James Hoare Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel John Laird Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Benjamin Thomas Gilligan Director · appointed 2026
- Richard Paul Mcgowan Director · appointed 2022
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2018
- Richard James Hoare Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel John Laird Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Nigel Paul Featham Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Benjamin Maxfield Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Kimberley Jayne Cain Director · appointed 2022 · 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
- 11320293
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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