Company
The Friends of the Bure Valley Railway LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Brian Lowe 2021–2023 View profile
- Ian Otley 2021–2022 View profile
- John Albert Sheppard 2021–2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/09/2021
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Alan Charles Butcher
significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-04-23 - Roger Charles Danes
significant influence · notified 2022-05-25 - Ian Otley ceased 2022-04-22
25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-28 - Brian Lowe ceased 2023-09-30
25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company - John Albert Sheppard ceased 2022-04-22
25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-28
Group
- The Friends of the Bure Valley Railway LTD
is controlled by Alan Charles Butcher
Evidence
active significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Alan Charles Butcher.
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 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.
3 directors on the board
- Gerry Frederick Balding Director · appointed 2023
- Alan Charles Butcher Director · appointed 2023
- Roger Charles Danes Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Alan Charles Butcher Director · appointed 2023
- Roger Charles Danes Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Gerry Frederick Balding Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
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
- 13647816
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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