BELMOND BRITANNIC EXPLORER LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 02985176
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 1 November 199431 years
Registered office: Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
Accounts due: 30 September 2026
Confirmation statement due: 9 December 2026
Active officers: 4
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 19 September 2026 at 05:46 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
Nature of business
Passenger rail transport, interurban
Previous company names
GREAT SCOTTISH AND WESTERN RAILWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED
BLESSRUN LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
FRANKLIN, Gary Edward ACTIVE	Secretary	25 Apr 2007				Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
FRANKLIN, Gary Edward ACTIVE	Director	25 Apr 2007		United Kingdom	April 1969	Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
HUNT, Abigail Jill ACTIVE	Director	28 Jun 2017		England	August 1974	Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
PAROCHE, Elise ACTIVE	Director	05 Jun 2024		England	December 1982	Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England
HOBBS, Fergus Thomson RESIGNED	Secretary	04 Nov 1994	04 Nov 1994			34 Glebe Place, London, SW3 5JP
KANDIAH, Senthilnathan RESIGNED	Secretary	04 Nov 1994	23 Apr 1997			Holmwood, 18b Kingsdowne Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6JZ
MAIN, Susan Jane RESIGNED	Secretary	30 Mar 2005	25 Apr 2007			10 Alfred Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DY
MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann RESIGNED	Secretary	23 Apr 1997	30 Mar 2005			Cheney Cottage, Ditteridge, Box Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QF
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Secretary	01 Nov 1994	04 Nov 1994			6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ
BALLANTINE, Robert Alistair Waverly RESIGNED	Director	21 Dec 1994	15 Dec 1998		June 1948	24 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich, Conneticut Ct 06830, CT, Usa
BOYEN, Filip Joseph Marcel RESIGNED	Director	01 Aug 2013	31 Mar 2015	England	April 1958	1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP, United Kingdom
CALVERT, Philip Alan RESIGNED	Director	14 Mar 2012	01 Aug 2013	United Kingdom	July 1952	1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP, United Kingdom
FEAGLER, Stanley RESIGNED	Director	07 Jun 1996	15 Dec 1998		October 1956	4209 Lawn Avenue, Western Springs, Illinois, 60558, Usa
HOBBS, Fergus Thomson RESIGNED	Director	04 Nov 1994	25 Apr 2007	United Kingdom	February 1947	Lawn Lodge, Fonthill Gifford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6SG
JONES, Michael Trevor RESIGNED	Director	15 Dec 1998	19 Oct 1999		January 1948	7 Esther Carling Lane, Rotherfield Peppard, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5PW
MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann RESIGNED	Director	02 Jul 2003	25 Apr 2007	United Kingdom	May 1962	Cheney Cottage, Ditteridge, Box Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QF
O'GRADY, Martin RESIGNED	Director	31 Mar 2015	31 Dec 2019	England	November 1963	1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP
OVERTON, Andrew Michael RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2005	29 Feb 2012	United Kingdom	April 1956	17 Limefield Avenue, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0QB
ROBIN AMOUR, Veronique RESIGNED	Director	12 May 2020	05 Jun 2024	France	September 1971	4b Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4DA, England
ROGERS, David Gerald Vivien RESIGNED	Director	15 Dec 1998	25 May 2000		January 1940	Lower Farm, Taston, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 3JL
RYAN, Michael John RESIGNED	Director	04 Nov 1994	30 Dec 2004	England	March 1935	Higher Farmhouse, Lillington, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QX
THOMPSON, Martin Claude RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 1994	30 Jun 1997	United Kingdom	August 1948	The Old Rectory, Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4QJ
VARIAN, Nicholas Roger RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2005	26 Aug 2011	United Kingdom	May 1954	The Hermitage, Castle Road, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3AG
WEBER, David Martin RESIGNED	Director	21 Dec 1994	22 Jun 1996		June 1951	543 North Lincoln, Hinsdale, Illinois, 60521, Usa
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Director	01 Nov 1994	04 Nov 1994			6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

FRANKLIN, Gary Edward ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 25 Apr 2007
Address: Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England

FRANKLIN, Gary Edward ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Apr 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1969
Address: Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England

HUNT, Abigail Jill ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Jun 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1974
Address: Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England

PAROCHE, Elise ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Jun 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1982
Address: Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY, England

HOBBS, Fergus Thomson RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 04 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 04 Nov 1994
Address: 34 Glebe Place, London, SW3 5JP

KANDIAH, Senthilnathan RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 04 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 23 Apr 1997
Address: Holmwood, 18b Kingsdowne Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6JZ

MAIN, Susan Jane RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 30 Mar 2005
Resigned on: 25 Apr 2007
Address: 10 Alfred Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DY

MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 23 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 30 Mar 2005
Address: Cheney Cottage, Ditteridge, Box Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QF

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 04 Nov 1994
Address: 6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

BALLANTINE, Robert Alistair Waverly RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 15 Dec 1998
Date of birth: June 1948
Address: 24 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich, Conneticut Ct 06830, CT, Usa

BOYEN, Filip Joseph Marcel RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 2013
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1958
Address: 1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP, United Kingdom

CALVERT, Philip Alan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 01 Aug 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1952
Address: 1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP, United Kingdom

FEAGLER, Stanley RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Jun 1996
Resigned on: 15 Dec 1998
Date of birth: October 1956
Address: 4209 Lawn Avenue, Western Springs, Illinois, 60558, Usa

HOBBS, Fergus Thomson RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 25 Apr 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1947
Address: Lawn Lodge, Fonthill Gifford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6SG

JONES, Michael Trevor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Dec 1998
Resigned on: 19 Oct 1999
Date of birth: January 1948
Address: 7 Esther Carling Lane, Rotherfield Peppard, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5PW

MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Jul 2003
Resigned on: 25 Apr 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1962
Address: Cheney Cottage, Ditteridge, Box Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QF

O'GRADY, Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 Mar 2015
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1963
Address: 1st, Floor Shackleton House, 4 Battle Bridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP

OVERTON, Andrew Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2005
Resigned on: 29 Feb 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1956
Address: 17 Limefield Avenue, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0QB

ROBIN AMOUR, Veronique RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 May 2020
Resigned on: 05 Jun 2024
Country of Residence: France
Date of birth: September 1971
Address: 4b Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4DA, England

ROGERS, David Gerald Vivien RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Dec 1998
Resigned on: 25 May 2000
Date of birth: January 1940
Address: Lower Farm, Taston, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 3JL

RYAN, Michael John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 30 Dec 2004
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1935
Address: Higher Farmhouse, Lillington, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QX

THOMPSON, Martin Claude RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 30 Jun 1997
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1948
Address: The Old Rectory, Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4QJ

VARIAN, Nicholas Roger RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2005
Resigned on: 26 Aug 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1954
Address: The Hermitage, Castle Road, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3AG

WEBER, David Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 22 Jun 1996
Date of birth: June 1951
Address: 543 North Lincoln, Hinsdale, Illinois, 60521, Usa

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Director
Appointed on: 01 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 04 Nov 1994
Address: 6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

Filing history

Timeline

People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
03 Jul 2017	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
28 Mar 2014	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
10 Oct 2013	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
10 Oct 2013	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
09 Nov 2007	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
29 Dec 2004	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
19 Jul 1999	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
19 Jul 1999	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
30 May 1997	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
30 Mar 1995	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
22 Dec 1994	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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