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Company · Glasgow

John G. Russell (Transport) Limited

Freight rail transport

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

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Previous officers 7

  1. Michelle Mcgavin 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Stephen John Smith 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alan William Poulton 2010-2025 Director View profile
  4. John Ramsay Hume 2001-2013 Director View profile
  5. Alexander Hamilton Mann 1996-2002 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Iain Alexander Macleod 1994-2017 Director View profile
  7. Alexander Pearson 1997 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight rail transport; Freight transport by road; Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities; Other transportation support activities
Incorporated
18/08/1939
Registered office
Glasgow

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. John G. Russell (Transport) Limited is controlled by John Graham Russell
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Graham Russell.

4 other companies in this group

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.

Grants received

17 grants · £666,996 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

  • Department for Transport · £639,287 (15 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £27,709 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £6,4072023-01-26
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £21,3022021-10-21
  • Department for Transport £25,1902019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £26,2202019-04-01
  • Department for Transport £24,7202019-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

14.8y median 9.2y
average tenure
35.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Transport 8Dormant 6Professional services 1Property 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
SC021189
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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