GREAT WESTERN RETAIL SALES LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 02570514
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 21 December 199035 years
Registered office: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
Accounts due: 31 October 2026
Confirmation statement due: 1 November 2026
Active officers: 6
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
Nature of business
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
MIDDLETON, Marita Ann ACTIVE	Secretary	22 Nov 2025				Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
DONALDSON, Laura Suzanne ACTIVE	Director	22 Nov 2025		England	April 1992	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
MIDDLETON, Marita Ann ACTIVE	Director	22 Nov 2025		England	January 1954	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
PRESTON, Richard Alan ACTIVE	Director	17 Oct 2019		England	May 1951	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
SMYTH, Anna Jane ACTIVE	Director	05 Dec 2025		United Kingdom	June 1979	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
VARLEY, Richard John ACTIVE	Director	06 Feb 2016		England	January 1960	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
COOPER, Frank RESIGNED	Secretary	09 Mar 2004	17 Sep 2016			Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
TRELOAR, Peter Quintrell RESIGNED	Secretary		09 Mar 2004			Market Hill House, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0EG
VARLEY, Richard John RESIGNED	Secretary	17 Sep 2016	22 Nov 2025			Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
BODSWORTH, Michael Clifford Forman RESIGNED	Director	11 May 2004	15 Jul 2020	England	March 1943	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
COOPER, Frank RESIGNED	Director	09 Mar 2004	17 Sep 2016	England	May 1943	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
CROUCHER, Anthony Richard RESIGNED	Director	05 Jun 2001	27 Jan 2019	England	April 1945	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
CROUCHER, Anthony Richard RESIGNED	Director		16 Jun 1992	England	April 1945	16 Wilmington Close, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4LR
DAVIES, Briane Hammond RESIGNED	Director		11 Oct 1994		January 1935	The Kymin, Lilian Road, Blackwood, Gwent, NP2 1DN
HOWSE, Jeanette Christina RESIGNED	Director	09 Mar 2004	27 Sep 2007	England	November 1955	Treetops, Ashfields Lane East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0HN
MIDDLETON, Marita Ann RESIGNED	Director	09 Mar 2004	08 Oct 2022	England	January 1954	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
O'HAGAN, John Bernard, Dr RESIGNED	Director		11 Oct 2025	England	February 1957	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
PERRY, Graham Alan RESIGNED	Director		05 Jun 2001		April 1944	Mead Edge The Lynch, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8LB
SCUTT, Brian Percy Hugh RESIGNED	Director	10 Dec 1996	31 Aug 2003		February 1937	31 Rivershill, Watton At Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3SD
STANNETT, Roy RESIGNED	Director		12 Feb 2008		April 1947	97 Brunel Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2RT
THOMPSON, Charles Martin RESIGNED	Director	06 Feb 2016	07 Jan 2023	England	June 1956	Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ
TRELOAR, Peter Quintrell RESIGNED	Director	15 Aug 1996	09 Mar 2004	United Kingdom	January 1936	Sheldon House, 10 The Green, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 8DG
WILLIAMS, Christopher Jones RESIGNED	Director	11 Oct 1994	10 Dec 1996		August 1952	7 Mead Platt, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3PZ

MIDDLETON, Marita Ann ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Nov 2025
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

DONALDSON, Laura Suzanne ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Nov 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1992
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

MIDDLETON, Marita Ann ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Nov 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1954
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

PRESTON, Richard Alan ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Oct 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1951
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

SMYTH, Anna Jane ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1979
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

VARLEY, Richard John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1960
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

COOPER, Frank RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 09 Mar 2004
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2016
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

TRELOAR, Peter Quintrell RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 09 Mar 2004
Address: Market Hill House, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0EG

VARLEY, Richard John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2016
Resigned on: 22 Nov 2025
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

BODSWORTH, Michael Clifford Forman RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 May 2004
Resigned on: 15 Jul 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1943
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

COOPER, Frank RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Mar 2004
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1943
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

CROUCHER, Anthony Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Jun 2001
Resigned on: 27 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1945
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

CROUCHER, Anthony Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 16 Jun 1992
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1945
Address: 16 Wilmington Close, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4LR

DAVIES, Briane Hammond RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 11 Oct 1994
Date of birth: January 1935
Address: The Kymin, Lilian Road, Blackwood, Gwent, NP2 1DN

HOWSE, Jeanette Christina RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Mar 2004
Resigned on: 27 Sep 2007
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1955
Address: Treetops, Ashfields Lane East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0HN

MIDDLETON, Marita Ann RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Mar 2004
Resigned on: 08 Oct 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1954
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

O'HAGAN, John Bernard, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 11 Oct 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1957
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

PERRY, Graham Alan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 05 Jun 2001
Date of birth: April 1944
Address: Mead Edge The Lynch, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8LB

SCUTT, Brian Percy Hugh RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Dec 1996
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2003
Date of birth: February 1937
Address: 31 Rivershill, Watton At Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3SD

STANNETT, Roy RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 12 Feb 2008
Date of birth: April 1947
Address: 97 Brunel Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2RT

THOMPSON, Charles Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 2016
Resigned on: 07 Jan 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1956
Address: Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

TRELOAR, Peter Quintrell RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Aug 1996
Resigned on: 09 Mar 2004
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1936
Address: Sheldon House, 10 The Green, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 8DG

WILLIAMS, Christopher Jones RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Oct 1994
Resigned on: 10 Dec 1996
Date of birth: August 1952
Address: 7 Mead Platt, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3PZ

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