DART VALLEY RAILWAY LTD

Company summary

Company number: 00852020
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 18 June 196561 years
Registered office: Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF
Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement due: 6 September 2027
Active officers: 5
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF
Nature of business
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Previous company names
DART VALLEY RAILWAY PLC
DART VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
ALLAN, David Ian ACTIVE	Director	19 Jun 2002		United Kingdom	July 1954	Dart Valley Railway Ltd, Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF, United Kingdom
BLAND, Colin Andrew ACTIVE	Director	21 Jul 2011		England	April 1962	Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF, United Kingdom
DUNN, Nicholas Geoffrey ACTIVE	Director	26 Sep 2013		England	December 1959	Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England
JONES, John Robert ACTIVE	Director	26 Sep 2013		England	January 1971	Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England
MERRINGTON, Paul Edward ACTIVE	Director	27 Apr 2017		England	February 1970	The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, England
JONES, John Robert RESIGNED	Secretary	21 Jul 2011	28 May 2019			Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, United Kingdom
MCCOLL, James Robert RESIGNED	Secretary	28 May 2019	12 May 2022			The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, United Kingdom
SMALLWOOD, Philip Robert RESIGNED	Secretary	29 Sep 2004	11 May 2011			Wonwell, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1PY
SUMMERS, Alan Mark Herbert RESIGNED	Secretary		29 Sep 2004			Aish Cottage,, Aish, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6PS
ALLAN, Ian RESIGNED	Director		16 Jun 2004	England	June 1922	Osmanstead Condor Road, Laleham, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 1UG
BARRY, David Jeremiah RESIGNED	Director	09 Jun 2009	25 Jan 2016		July 1952	Avenue House, St Julians Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 1WA
BUTT, John Graham RESIGNED	Director		12 Dec 2013	United Kingdom	September 1933	Sigma House, Oak View Close, Edginswell Park, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7FF
CHRISTY, Norman David RESIGNED	Director	24 Jun 2005	09 May 2018	United Kingdom	May 1937	Hillbrow Blind Lane, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5LF
COGAR, John Barry Seymour RESIGNED	Director		11 Jun 2008	United Kingdom	March 1942	Flat 6 The Moorings, Belle Vue Road Roundham, Paignton, TQ4 6EA
EVANS, John RESIGNED	Director		13 Jun 2007		September 1925	Woodland Greenway Road, Chelston, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6JE
MADGE, David John RESIGNED	Director	27 Nov 1991	30 Aug 2006	United Kingdom	June 1938	Liverton Farm House, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6HS
MCALPINE, William Hepburn, Sir RESIGNED	Director		04 Mar 2018	England	January 1936	Fawley Hill, Fawley, Henley-On-Thames, Oxon, RG9 6JA
MCCOLL, James Robert RESIGNED	Director	01 Mar 2019	12 May 2022	United Kingdom	August 1954	The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, United Kingdom
PALMER, Michael Richard RESIGNED	Director	30 Apr 1997	11 Jun 2008	United Kingdom	October 1942	14 Courtenay Gardens, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1HS
POOLEY, Andrew James RESIGNED	Director	26 Sep 2013	19 Dec 2018	England	February 1966	Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England
SAUNDERS, Robert John Sherwood RESIGNED	Director		29 Jan 2003		April 1918	47 Mead Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6TG
SNELL, John Bernard RESIGNED	Director	26 Feb 1992	11 Jun 2008	United Kingdom	March 1932	15 Tudor Avenue, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 0LT
SUMMERS, Alan Mark Herbert RESIGNED	Director		11 Jun 2008		November 1940	Domus, 3 Back Lane, Westbury-Sub-Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HZ
WOODMAN, Robert William RESIGNED	Director		20 May 1992		April 1917	High Beara Barn, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11

ALLAN, David Ian ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Jun 2002
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1954
Address: Dart Valley Railway Ltd, Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF, United Kingdom

BLAND, Colin Andrew ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jul 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1962
Address: Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF, United Kingdom

DUNN, Nicholas Geoffrey ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Sep 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1959
Address: Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England

JONES, John Robert ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Sep 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1971
Address: Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England

MERRINGTON, Paul Edward ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Apr 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1970
Address: The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, England

JONES, John Robert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 21 Jul 2011
Resigned on: 28 May 2019
Address: Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, United Kingdom

MCCOLL, James Robert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 28 May 2019
Resigned on: 12 May 2022
Address: The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, United Kingdom

SMALLWOOD, Philip Robert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 29 Sep 2004
Resigned on: 11 May 2011
Address: Wonwell, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1PY

SUMMERS, Alan Mark Herbert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 29 Sep 2004
Address: Aish Cottage,, Aish, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6PS

ALLAN, Ian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 16 Jun 2004
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1922
Address: Osmanstead Condor Road, Laleham, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 1UG

BARRY, David Jeremiah RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jun 2009
Resigned on: 25 Jan 2016
Date of birth: July 1952
Address: Avenue House, St Julians Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 1WA

BUTT, John Graham RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 12 Dec 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1933
Address: Sigma House, Oak View Close, Edginswell Park, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7FF

CHRISTY, Norman David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jun 2005
Resigned on: 09 May 2018
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1937
Address: Hillbrow Blind Lane, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5LF

COGAR, John Barry Seymour RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 11 Jun 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1942
Address: Flat 6 The Moorings, Belle Vue Road Roundham, Paignton, TQ4 6EA

EVANS, John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 13 Jun 2007
Date of birth: September 1925
Address: Woodland Greenway Road, Chelston, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6JE

MADGE, David John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Nov 1991
Resigned on: 30 Aug 2006
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1938
Address: Liverton Farm House, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6HS

MCALPINE, William Hepburn, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 04 Mar 2018
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1936
Address: Fawley Hill, Fawley, Henley-On-Thames, Oxon, RG9 6JA

MCCOLL, James Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2019
Resigned on: 12 May 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1954
Address: The Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ5 0AA, United Kingdom

PALMER, Michael Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 11 Jun 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1942
Address: 14 Courtenay Gardens, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1HS

POOLEY, Andrew James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Sep 2013
Resigned on: 19 Dec 2018
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1966
Address: Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0AA, England

SAUNDERS, Robert John Sherwood RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 29 Jan 2003
Date of birth: April 1918
Address: 47 Mead Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6TG

SNELL, John Bernard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Feb 1992
Resigned on: 11 Jun 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1932
Address: 15 Tudor Avenue, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 0LT

SUMMERS, Alan Mark Herbert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 11 Jun 2008
Date of birth: November 1940
Address: Domus, 3 Back Lane, Westbury-Sub-Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HZ

WOODMAN, Robert William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 May 1992
Date of birth: April 1917
Address: High Beara Barn, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11

Filing history

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
26 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
05 Aug 2013	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
15 Feb 2012	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)
25 Mar 1999	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
14 Apr 1988	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
25 Sep 1972	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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