Company
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.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Duncan MccauslandDirector · since 2024
- Niall KellyDirector · since 2023
- Jonathan KingDirector · since 2023
- Michael BeckettDirector · since 2020
- Morgan Jack YoungDirector · since 2018
- John Francis NobleDirector · since 2017
- Robert William GardinerDirector · since 2015
- David James Edward's CroneDirector · since 2012
- Thomas Norman BodelDirector · since 2004
Previous officers 40
- Innis Mennie 2020-2024 View profile
- Ian Cross 2017-2024 View profile
- Alf Burns 2017-2017 View profile
- Oliver John Mcilheron 2017-2017 View profile
- Albert Edwin Hamilton 2016-2019 View profile
- Raymond Dougan 2015-2015 View profile
- Edward Johnston David Mcbrien 2015-2015 View profile
- Honer Jodey Travers 2015-2016 View profile
- Jonathan Bridle 2014-2015 View profile
- Noel Patrick Killen 2014-2019 View profile
- David Patrick Smith 2013-2016 View profile
- Robin Francis Haldane 2012-2015 View profile
- Philip Bruce Dixon 2012-2017 View profile
- Richard John Michael Patrick Convery 2012-2012 View profile
- Brian Gerard Goodfellow 2012-2016 View profile
- William Fulton Gillespie 2012-2012 View profile
- Robert Peter Munn 2012-2012 View profile
- Peter Lais 2012-2015 View profile
- Patrick Joseph Toman 2007-2009 View profile
- George Andrew Legge 2005-2009 View profile
- John Henry 2005-2006 View profile
- John Reilly 2004-2009 View profile
- Jonathan Beaumont 2004-2013 View profile
- Michael John Collins 2004-2012 View profile
- Samuel Herbert Bodel 2004-2009 View profile
- Neil Hamilton 2004-2017 View profile
- Trainor, Ann, Cllr 2002-2009 View profile
- Walter David Burke 2002-2005 View profile
- Peter Craig 2001-2009 View profile
- Owen F Adams 1985-1999 View profile
- Michael John Collins 1985-2003 View profile
- Robert Carson Edwards 1985-2000 View profile
- David Trotter 1985-2004 View profile
- Colin Eldred Holliday 1985-2001 View profile
- James Magorrian 1985-2005 View profile
- Alan Major 1985-2000 View profile
- John Mcilherron 1985-2009 View profile
- John Charles Wilson 2008-2014 View profile
- Raymond Patrick Dougan 2004-2008 View profile
- Edmund Patrick Gerard Cochrane 1985-2004 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 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Morgan Jack Young Director · appointed 2018
- David James Edward's Crone Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Duncan Mccausland Director · appointed 2024
- Niall Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Thomas Norman Bodel Director · appointed 2004
- Michael Beckett Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan King Director · appointed 2023
- John Francis Noble Director · appointed 2017
- Robert William Gardiner Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Morgan Jack Young Director · appointed 2018
- David James Edward's Crone Director · appointed 2012
- Thomas Norman Bodel Director · appointed 2004
- Michael Beckett Director · appointed 2020
- John Francis Noble Director · appointed 2017
- Robert William Gardiner Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Morgan Jack Young Director · appointed 2018
- David James Edward's Crone Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Duncan Mccausland Director · appointed 2024
- Niall Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Thomas Norman Bodel Director · appointed 2004
- Michael Beckett Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan King Director · appointed 2023
- John Francis Noble Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Robert William Gardiner Director · appointed 2015
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.
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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