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Company · Bury

East Lancashire Railway Limited

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Graham Thornton 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Gordon Nicol 2019-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
31/12/2019
Registered office
Bury

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.

  • Peter Gordon Nicol ceased 2020-01-01
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-12-31

Group

  1. East Lancashire Railway Limited is controlled by Peter Gordon Nicol
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-12-31, ceased 2020-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Gordon Nicol.

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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.

9 directors on the board

3.8y median 4.8y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Retail and trade 7Transport 7Professional services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
12381729
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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