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Downpatrick and County Down Railway Society Limited

Downpatrick and County Down Railway Society Limited is an active UK company (number NI018685), incorporated 1985, with 9 current directors including Christopher Duncan Mccausland and Niall Kelly. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Innis Mennie 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian Cross 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alf Burns 2017-2017 Director View profile
  4. Oliver John Mcilheron 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Albert Edwin Hamilton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Raymond Dougan 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Edward Johnston David Mcbrien 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Honer Jodey Travers 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan Bridle 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Noel Patrick Killen 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. David Patrick Smith 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Robin Francis Haldane 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Philip Bruce Dixon 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Richard John Michael Patrick Convery 2012-2012 Director View profile
  15. Brian Gerard Goodfellow 2012-2016 Director View profile
  16. William Fulton Gillespie 2012-2012 Director View profile
  17. Robert Peter Munn 2012-2012 Director View profile
  18. Peter Lais 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Patrick Joseph Toman 2007-2009 Director View profile
  20. George Andrew Legge 2005-2009 Director View profile
  21. John Henry 2005-2006 Director View profile
  22. John Reilly 2004-2009 Director View profile
  23. Jonathan Beaumont 2004-2013 Director View profile
  24. Michael John Collins 2004-2012 Director View profile
  25. Samuel Herbert Bodel 2004-2009 Director View profile
  26. Neil Hamilton 2004-2017 Director View profile
  27. Trainor, Ann, Cllr 2002-2009 Director View profile
  28. Walter David Burke 2002-2005 Director View profile
  29. Peter Craig 2001-2009 Director View profile
  30. Owen F Adams 1985-1999 Director View profile
  31. Michael John Collins 1985-2003 Director View profile
  32. Robert Carson Edwards 1985-2000 Director View profile
  33. David Trotter 1985-2004 Director View profile
  34. Colin Eldred Holliday 1985-2001 Director View profile
  35. James Magorrian 1985-2005 Director View profile
  36. Alan Major 1985-2000 Director View profile
  37. John Mcilherron 1985-2009 Director View profile
  38. John Charles Wilson 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  39. Raymond Patrick Dougan 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  40. Edmund Patrick Gerard Cochrane 1985-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/08/1985

Grants received

3 grants · £12,077 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £12,077 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1392026-02-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4192014-02-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,5192011-12-15
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

8.8y median 8y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Other 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI018685
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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