CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS TRUST
🌳Matureactive
03752270 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-04-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49311
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 91020Museum activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
47 officers (6 active, 47 linked, 43 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
154 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (111 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-16➕BOLAND, Martin Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2026-06-15➖BOLAND, Martin Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2026-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-01➖PICKSTOCK [JENNIFER MARY OWEN], Jenny Mary resigneddirector
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-05➖MCCRACKEN, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2025-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-05➕RUDD, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2025-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-09➖JONES, David Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2024-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-13➕DAVIES, David Phillip appointeddirector
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10➖HIGGINS, Mathew Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30➖ROWE, Derek Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-29➖ELLSON, Philip Harvey resigneddirector
- 2023-07-17➖SANDERSON, Thomas Alexander Gordon resigneddirector
- 2023-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-14➕BRADLEY, Philip Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕GREEN, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕WILLIAMS, Robert Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕ELLSON, Philip Harvey appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕HIGGINS, Mathew Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕JONES, David Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕MCCRACKEN, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14➕PICKSTOCK [JENNIFER MARY OWEN], Jenny Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-01-14➖DAVIDSON, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2021-11-13➕BOLAND, Martin Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2021-11-13➖DATE, Roger Gareth resigneddirector
- 2021-11-13➖JONES, Richard Michael Owen resigneddirector
- 2021-11-13➕SANDERSON, Thomas Alexander Gordon appointeddirector
- 2019-01-07➖MAINWARING, Rowland Charles resigneddirector
- 2019-01-07➖ROWE, James Brian resigneddirector
- 2019-01-07➖TULLO, Andrew Brent resigneddirector
- 2010-11-20➖KARRAN, Roger David resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 111 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BOLAND, Martin Kenneth resigned 2026-06-15; MCCRACKEN, Peter John resigned 2025-10-05; PICKSTOCK [JENNIFER MARY OWEN], Jenny Mary resigned 2026-06-01
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49311 — SIC 49311
Registered office
Old Station Building
Oswald Road
Oswestry
SY11 1RE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (6 active · 41 resigned)
BOLAND, Martin Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2026-06-16
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BRADLEY, Philip Michael→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-14
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DAVIES, David Phillip→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-13
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GREEN, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-14
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RUDD, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-05
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WILLIAMS, Robert Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-14
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COOPER, Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2003-09-08
KARRAN, Roger David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2010-11-20
ROWE, James Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-23 · resigned 2002-08-02
ROWE, James Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2002-04-26
BOLAND, Martin Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-11-13 · resigned 2026-06-15
BRIGHT, Amanda Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-06-07 · resigned 2003-05-09
DATE, Roger Gareth→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2021-11-13
DAVIDSON, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-11-20 · resigned 2023-01-14
DEAN, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2003-10-30
EDWARDS, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2002-04-26
ELLSON, Philip Harvey→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-03-14 · resigned 2023-07-29
ELSTUB, Noel→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2002-08-02
GREIG, David James, Major→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2008-07-31
HIGGINS, Mathew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-03-14 · resigned 2024-01-10
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Recent filings (154 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11