The Festiniog Railway Company
Company ZC000203 Active
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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.
11 directors on the board
- Colin Andrew John Lea Director · appointed 2024
- Prideaux, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Joanna Mary Charles Director · appointed 2024
- Murfitt, Stephen Edward, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Julian Scarisbrick Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Anthony Lewin Director · appointed 2015
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge Director · appointed 2004
- Graham Cole Director · appointed 2023
- Henry Richard Noon Director · appointed 2024
- David William Keay Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Clifford Hart Director · appointed 1990
11.9y median 9.1y
average tenure
36.1y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Prideaux, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Murfitt, Stephen Edward, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Paul Anthony Lewin Director · appointed 2015
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge Director · appointed 2004
- David William Keay Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Clifford Hart Director · appointed 1990
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Julian Scarisbrick Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (10)
- Colin Andrew John Lea Director · appointed 2024
- Prideaux, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Joanna Mary Charles Director · appointed 2024
- Murfitt, Stephen Edward, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Paul Anthony Lewin Director · appointed 2015
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge Director · appointed 2004
- Graham Cole Director · appointed 2023
- Henry Richard Noon Director · appointed 2024
- David William Keay Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Clifford Hart Director · appointed 1990
Also govern a charity
- Prideaux, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited
- Joanna Mary Charles Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri
- Paul Anthony Lewin Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust LTD
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog AC Eryri)
- Graham Cole Ffestiniog Railway Society
- Henry Richard Noon Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust LTD
- David William Keay Modern Electric Tramways Limited, Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust
- Michael Clifford Hart The 5BEL Charitable Trust, Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust
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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 7Professional services 5Arts and leisure 3Business services 3Other services 3Property 3Construction 2Dormant 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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Rother Valley Railway Limited 3 shared directors
- Ffestiniog Railway Holdings Limited 2 shared directors
- Ffestiniog Futures Limited 2 shared directors
- Locomotive Services (TOC) Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Modern Electric Tramways LTD 1 shared director
- Ffestiniog Railway Society 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | ZC000203 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Other company type |
| Incorporated | 23/05/1832 |
| Address | HARBOUR STATION, PORTHMADOG, GWYNEDD, LL49 9NF |
| Accounts next due | - |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores49100 - Passenger rail transport, interurban56101 - Licensed restaurants
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.
- Richard Broyd
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Nigel Ferrier Burbidge
significant influence · notified 2025-01-01 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Officers (11)
- Colin Andrew John Lea Director · appointed 2024
- Joanna Mary Charles Director · appointed 2024
- Henry Richard Noon Director · appointed 2024
- Julian Scarisbrick Director · appointed 2023
- Graham Cole Director · appointed 2023
- David William Keay Director · appointed 2017
- Paul Anthony Lewin Director · appointed 2015
- Prideaux, John Denys Charles Anstice, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Murfitt, Stephen Edward, Dr Director · appointed 2006
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge Director · appointed 2004
- Michael Clifford Hart Director · appointed 1990
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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