Company
Darlington Railway Preservation Society
Darlington Railway Preservation Society is an active UK company (number 15243609), incorporated 2023, with 2 current directors, Matthew Graves and Richard Nathan George Snowdon. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Malcolm Simpson 2023-2025 View profile
- John Barrie Lamb 2023-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/10/2023
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Matthew Graves
significant influence · notified 2023-10-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Richard Nathan George Snowdon
significant influence · notified 2023-10-28 - Malcolm Simpson ceased 2025-10-05
significant influence · notified 2023-10-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company - John Barrie Lamb ceased 2025-10-10
significant influence · notified 2023-10-28
Group
- Darlington Railway Preservation Society
is controlled by Matthew Graves
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2023-10-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Matthew Graves.
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
- Net assets
- £0
- Total assets
- £0
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | Not reported | £0 |
| 2025-10-31 | Not reported | £0 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Matthew Graves Director · appointed 2023
- Richard Nathan George Snowdon Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Richard Nathan George Snowdon Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Matthew Graves Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- John Barrie Lamb Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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
- 15243609
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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