Bluebell Railway PLC

Active01966061 Public limited company
Incorporated
27 November 1985 (40 years)
Industry
Other passenger land transport (49390)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
Sheffield Park Station
Uckfield East
Sussex
TN22 3QL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
13 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 June 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
Also at Bluebell Railway Operating Limited, Bluebell Extension Railway Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1964 (62)
Flight, Graham Leslie
Secretary · Appointed 29 June 2026
Director · Appointed 25 June 2026
Also at BRT Trustee Limited, Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
British
Born February 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 29 January 2026
Also at Bluebell Railway Operating Limited, Bluebell Extension Railway Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Bishop, Michael John
Director · Appointed 29 August 2024
British
Born September 1977 (49)
Pamment, Robert
Director · Appointed 1 August 2024
British
Born December 1950 (75)
Gray, Timothy Brien
Director · Appointed 18 September 2023
British
Born July 1974 (52)
Astor, Antony
Director · Appointed 1 March 2023
British
Born January 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 25 November 2022
Also at Bluebell Railway Preservation Society, Bluebell Railway Operating Limited, Bluebell Extension Railway Limited
British
Born October 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 30 December 2020
Also at Sussex Heritage Trust Limited, Pastels Floral Art & Design Limited, Place Flight Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1952 (73)
Officer history (58 former)
1 August 2026
Appointed Muller, Mark Francis as Director
9 July 2026
Resigned Watts, Royston John as Director
29 June 2026
Appointed Flight, Graham Leslie as Secretary
28 June 2026
Resigned Hodges, Simon John as Secretary
28 June 2026
Resigned Hodges, Simon John as Director
25 June 2026
Appointed Leppard, Keith Nicholas as Director
29 January 2026
Appointed Everington, Paul Andrew Harald as Director
1 December 2025
Resigned Welch, Christopher John as Director
23 October 2025
Resigned Flight, Graham Leslie as Secretary
23 October 2025
Resigned Barber, Christopher Charles as Director
23 October 2025
Appointed Hodges, Simon John as Secretary
30 September 2025
Resigned Page, Nigel as Director
27 August 2025
Resigned Seller, Paul Raymond as Director
13 June 2025
Resigned Middleton, David Philip as Director
12 June 2025
Appointed Seller, Paul Raymond as Director
27 March 2025
Appointed Welch, Christopher John as Director
28 November 2024
Resigned Trigg, Stephen Robert as Director
29 August 2024
Appointed Bishop, Michael John as Director
1 August 2024
Appointed Pamment, Robert as Director
1 July 2024
Appointed Middleton, David Philip as Director
4 March 2024
Resigned Churchman, Paul Raymond as Director
27 October 2023
Resigned Bromley, Paul Alan as Director
10 October 2023
Resigned Cresswell, Martin Peter as Director
18 September 2023
Appointed Gray, Timothy Brien as Director
31 August 2023
Appointed Hodges, Simon John as Director
14 August 2023
Resigned Russell, Paul Alan as Director
1 March 2023
Resigned Luck, Barry Nelson as Director
1 March 2023
Appointed Astor, Antony as Director
31 January 2023
Resigned Lelew, Paul Anthony as Director
27 January 2023
Appointed Watts, Royston John as Director
27 January 2023
Resigned Mee, Geoffrey Brian as Director
30 November 2022
Appointed Cresswell, Martin Peter as Director
25 November 2022
Appointed Glaskin, Neil Henry as Director
27 October 2022
Resigned Ellis, Michael James as Director
27 October 2022
Appointed Barber, Christopher Charles as Director
27 October 2022
Appointed Trigg, Stephen Robert as Director
27 October 2022
Resigned Burch, David Eric as Director
27 October 2022
Resigned Pamment, Robert as Director
27 October 2022
Resigned Barclay, George as Director
29 September 2022
Appointed Barclay, George as Director
29 September 2022
Resigned Cresswell, Martin Peter as Director
25 November 2021
Appointed Page, Nigel as Director
28 October 2021
Resigned Bigg, Stephen John as Director
28 October 2021
Appointed Churchman, Paul Raymond as Director
29 July 2021
Appointed Mee, Geoffrey Brian as Director
29 July 2021
Appointed Russell, Paul Alan as Director
3 January 2021
Resigned Hunford, Christopher Lawrence as Director
30 December 2020
Appointed Flight, Graham Leslie as Director
28 May 2020
Appointed Luck, Barry Nelson as Director
12 May 2020
30 April 2020
Resigned Glaskin, Neil Henry as Director
23 March 2020
Appointed Bigg, Stephen John as Director
20 March 2020
Resigned Aitken, Graham John as Director
28 February 2020
Appointed Lelew, Paul Anthony as Director
1 December 2019
Appointed Burch, David Eric as Director
28 November 2019
Resigned Widdowson, Martin Neil as Director
26 September 2019
Appointed Bromley, Paul Alan as Director
26 September 2019
Appointed Cresswell, Martin Peter as Director
29 August 2019
Resigned Beauchamp, Kevin Miles as Director
29 August 2019
Resigned Fearn, Anthony Richard as Director
29 August 2019
Resigned Garman, Roger Neal James as Director
31 October 2018
Resigned Hancock, Sara Lisa as Director
19 December 2017
Resigned Kelly, Roger Graham as Director
24 August 2017
Resigned Pearce, Russell as Director
24 August 2017
Appointed Beauchamp, Kevin Miles as Director
24 August 2017
Appointed Ellis, Michael James as Director
23 March 2017
Appointed Hancock, Sara Lisa as Director
5 October 2016
Appointed Pamment, Robert as Director
25 August 2016
Resigned Watts, Royston John as Director
25 August 2016
Resigned Nodes, Lewis Alexander as Director
5 August 2016
Resigned Baker, Timothy as Director
19 July 2016
Appointed Aitken, Graham John as Director
21 October 2014
Appointed Garman, Roger Neal James as Director
23 February 2014
Appointed Hunford, Christopher Lawrence as Director
22 October 2013
Appointed Fearn, Anthony Richard as Director
22 October 2013
Resigned Flight, Graham Leslie as Director
12 July 2013
Appointed Widdowson, Martin Neil as Director
12 July 2013
Resigned Foale, David Antony as Director
25 November 2010
Appointed Glaskin, Neil Henry as Director
19 October 2010
Resigned Churchman, Paul Raymond as Director
10 July 2008
Resigned Pryor, Nicholas David as Director
10 July 2008
Appointed Kelly, Roger Graham as Director
11 July 2007
Appointed Churchman, Paul Raymond as Director
11 July 2007
Resigned Tutt, David Malcolm as Director
24 May 2004
Appointed Nodes, Lewis Alexander as Director
24 May 2004
Appointed Tutt, David Malcolm as Director
19 May 2004
Resigned Holden, Bernard John as Director
19 January 2004
Resigned Parfitt, Richard Edwin as Director
2 December 2003
Resigned Lock, Martin John Stuart as Director
24 May 2002
Appointed Parfitt, Richard Edwin as Director
24 May 2002
Appointed Pryor, Nicholas David as Director
22 January 2002
Resigned White, Robin Mark as Director
22 January 2002
Resigned Turtle, Christopher James as Director
21 May 2001
Appointed Lock, Martin John Stuart as Director
21 May 2001
Appointed White, Robin Mark as Director
21 May 2001
Appointed Pearce, Russell as Director
19 May 2001
Resigned Baker, Simon Robert as Director
19 May 2001
Resigned Padgham, John Preston as Director
19 May 2001
Resigned Brophy, William Janes as Director
11 June 1999
Appointed Baker, Simon Robert as Director
15 May 1999
Resigned Middleton, David Philip as Director
9 May 1998
Appointed Turtle, Christopher James as Director
9 May 1998
Resigned Charman, Alan Richard as Director
9 May 1998
Appointed White, Christopher Ronald Graham as Director
3 January 1998
Resigned Thomas, Peter Michael as Director
18 June 1997
Resigned Pearce, Russell as Director
18 June 1997
Appointed Watts, Royston John as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Baker, Timothy as Director
8 December 1995
Resigned Hudson, Charles William as Director
8 December 1995
Resigned Oades, Edward as Director
8 December 1995
Resigned Finsberg, Geoffrey, Lord as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Padgham, John Preston as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Brophy, William Janes as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Middleton, David Philip as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Charman, Alan Richard as Director
8 December 1995
Appointed Pearce, Russell as Director
21 July 1994
Appointed Hudson, Charles William as Director
21 July 1994
Resigned Cameron, Neil David as Director
29 May 1992
Appointed Cameron, Neil David as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 1 January 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Limited Company By Guarantee
Reg. no. 13745313

Group structure 4 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
Bluebell Railway PLC This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluebell Extension Railway Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluebell Railway Operating Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets
£23,025,946
Cash
£225,313
Profit Before Tax
£43,462
Debt Ratio
5%
Current Ratio
0.7x
Return on Equity
0%
Balance sheet detail
2025
Fixed Assets£23,496,709
Current Assets£857,062
Debtors£220,166
Cash£225,313
Creditors (< 1 year)£1,173,046
Creditors (> 1 year)£16,667
Net Current Assets(£315,984)
Net Assets£23,025,946
Shareholder Funds£23,025,946

Filings 331

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 August 2026Appointment of a director
10 August 2026Confirmation statement with updates29 June 2026
16 July 2026Appointment of a secretary
10 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
10 July 2026Appointment of a director
Show all 331 filings

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Bluebell Extension Railway Limited
Bluebell Railway Operating Limited
Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
BRT Trustee Limited

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