West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust Ltd

Active01079916 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
2 November 1972 (54 years)
Previously known as
West Somerset Steam Railway Trust Limited (The) (until 12 January 2021)
Industry
Museums activities (91020)
Directors
Christopher Darke
John William Robinson
Ian David Camp
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South West
Address
The Railway Station Station Road
Bishops Lydeard
Taunton
TA4 3BX

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 May 2026

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Darke, Christopher
Director · Appointed 9 April 2025
British
Born August 1949 (77)
Robinson, John William
Director · Appointed 1 January 2024
British
Born October 1944 (82)
Camp, Ian David
Director · Appointed 17 March 2022
British
Born July 1946 (80)
Director · Appointed 20 May 2021
British
Born May 1953 (73)
Anson, Helen Elizabeth
Director · Appointed 24 September 2020
English
Born November 1978
Director · Appointed 22 September 2020
British
Born June 1959 (67)
Fraser, Donald Howard
Director · Appointed 13 September 2018
British
Born July 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 28 April 2018
British
Born August 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 6 February 1994
British
Born January 1962 (64)
Officer history (22 former)
3 March 2026
Resigned Waters, John Deryk as Director
9 April 2025
Appointed Darke, Christopher as Director
20 February 2025
Resigned Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
28 September 2024
Resigned Evens, Geoffrey William as Director
25 July 2024
Appointed Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Robinson, John William as Director
23 September 2023
Resigned Jackson, Matthew as Director
26 January 2023
Resigned Lee, Michael James as Director
26 January 2023
Appointed Waters, John Deryk as Director
17 March 2022
Appointed Camp, Ian David as Director
22 July 2021
Resigned Smithers, Alan Leslie as Director
20 May 2021
Appointed Brown, Martin Hughes as Director
18 March 2021
Appointed Lee, Michael James as Director
24 September 2020
Appointed Jackson, Matthew as Director
24 September 2020
Appointed Anson, Helen Elizabeth as Director
23 September 2020
Resigned Baker, David Edward as Director
23 September 2020
Resigned Austin, Christopher Anthony as Director
22 September 2020
Appointed Thompson, Michael Henry as Director
20 May 2020
Resigned Meade, Alan Robert as Director
3 September 2019
Appointed Smithers, Alan Leslie as Director
23 April 2019
Resigned Jenkins, John George Henry as Director
2 January 2019
Appointed Baker, David Edward as Director
13 September 2018
Appointed Fraser, Donald Howard as Director
28 April 2018
Resigned Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
28 April 2018
Appointed Williams, Stephen Victor as Director
28 April 2018
Resigned Treharne, Peter Mingay as Director
28 April 2018
Resigned Baker, David Edward as Director
24 April 2017
Appointed Meade, Alan Robert as Director
16 February 2017
Appointed Evens, Geoffrey William as Director
21 December 2016
Resigned Sheppy, Claire Rosemary Jane as Director
24 March 2016
Resigned Williams, David John as Director
21 March 2016
Appointed Baker, David Edward as Director
21 March 2016
Appointed Sheppy, Claire Rosemary Jane as Director
17 August 2013
5 December 2010
5 December 2010
11 October 2010
Appointed Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
20 August 2010
Appointed Austin, Christopher Anthony as Director
20 August 2010
Appointed Williams, David John as Director
5 March 2009
Resigned White, Robin Mark as Director
23 October 2006
Appointed White, Robin Mark as Director
14 May 2006
Appointed Jenkins, John George Henry as Director
27 November 2005
Resigned Rouse, David Michael as Director
20 March 1998
Appointed Rouse, David Michael as Director
30 August 1997
Resigned Thompson, Peter Brian, Dr as Director
20 January 1995
Appointed Treharne, Peter Mingay as Director
6 February 1994
Appointed Coleby, Ian Kenneth as Director
6 February 1994
Resigned Barnfield, Peter Frederick as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

What West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust say about themselves

“Preserving the West Somerset Railway — museums, restorations, events and volunteer opportunities celebrating Somerset’s steam railway heritage.”

— from wssrt.co.uk

Filings 159

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
25 August 2026Total exemption full accounts31 December 2025
17 July 2026Memorandum and Articles of Association
18 May 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 May 2026
4 March 2026Termination of appointment of a director
15 September 2025Accounts for a small company31 December 2024
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