Central Trains Limited

Proposed for strike-offAccounts overdue 03007938 Private limited company

Incorporated: 10 January 1995 (31 years)
Industry: Dormant Company (99999)
Directors: Brian Egan
Ian Mark Binner
Owned by: National Express Trains Limited
Accounts type: Dormant
Region: West Midlands
Address: National Express House Birmingham Coach Station
Mill Lane
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 6DD

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2026 (overdue)
Last accounts: 31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due: 3 December 2026
Last conf. stmt: 19 November 2025

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 1

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Egan, Brian

Director · Appointed 9 October 2025

Also at National Express International Limited (proposed for strike-off), National Express Group Holdings Limited, National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited · more companies

Irish

Born July 1963 (63)

Binner, Ian Mark

Director · Appointed 15 August 2022

Also at National Express Group Holdings Limited, National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited, National Express Services Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1991 (35)

Officer history (44 former)

19 January 2026

Resigned Callander, Simon as Director

19 January 2026

Resigned Callander, Simon as Secretary

9 October 2025

Appointed Egan, Brian as Director

10 March 2023

Resigned Phillips, Adam David as Director

20 February 2023

Appointed Callander, Simon as Director

15 August 2022

Resigned Stables, Thomas Findlay as Director

15 August 2022

Appointed Binner, Ian Mark as Director

15 August 2022

Appointed Phillips, Adam David as Director

13 June 2022

Appointed Callander, Simon as Secretary

6 May 2022

Resigned Myram, Jennifer Naomi as Secretary

23 January 2020

Appointed Myram, Jennifer Naomi as Secretary

15 January 2020

Resigned Woollard, Julie as Secretary

8 May 2019

Appointed Woollard, Julie as Secretary

30 April 2019

Resigned Arnaouti, Michael as Secretary

1 July 2017

Appointed Arnaouti, Michael as Secretary

30 June 2017

Resigned Robinson, Dianne as Secretary

31 December 2016

Resigned Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

30 December 2016

Appointed Stables, Thomas Findlay as Director

31 December 2012

Resigned Lees, Barbara as Secretary

31 December 2012

Appointed Robinson, Dianne as Secretary

5 May 2010

Resigned Franks, David Raymond as Director

5 May 2010

Appointed Chivers, Andrew Noel as Director

5 May 2010

Resigned O'Toole, Raymond as Director

28 October 2009

Resigned Goldsmith, Susan Janet as Director

25 September 2008

Appointed Lees, Barbara as Secretary

25 September 2008

Resigned Casson, Jenny as Secretary

11 November 2007

Resigned Barless, John Stephen as Director

11 November 2007

Resigned Haigh, Allen Michael as Director

11 November 2007

Resigned Banaghan, Stephen as Director

11 November 2007

Resigned Edwards, Julian as Director

1 January 2007

Resigned Booth, Dominic Daniel Gerard as Director

30 September 2005

Resigned Brown, Nicholas James Forster as Director

4 May 2005

Appointed Goldsmith, Susan Janet as Director

4 March 2005

Resigned Smith, Richard Sauvan as Director

2 August 2004

Appointed Banaghan, Stephen as Director

24 June 2004

Resigned Buchan, Ian James as Director

28 April 2004

Appointed Barless, John Stephen as Director

9 February 2004

Appointed Edwards, Julian as Director

9 February 2004

Resigned Rogers, Ian Martin as Director

4 February 2004

Appointed Booth, Dominic Daniel Gerard as Director

17 March 2003

Appointed Franks, David Raymond as Director

2 January 2003

Appointed Smith, Richard Sauvan as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

14 June 2002

Resigned Cooper, Andrew John as Director

21 November 2001

Appointed Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

15 October 2001

Resigned Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

28 August 2001

Appointed Rogers, Ian Martin as Director

13 August 2001

Resigned Rollason, William Peter as Director

13 August 2001

Resigned White, Philip Michael as Director

13 August 2001

Resigned Brown, Richard Howard as Director

4 July 2001

Appointed Buchan, Ian James as Director

4 July 2001

Resigned Tilley, Clive Neal as Director

4 July 2001

Appointed Haigh, Allen Michael as Director

15 January 2001

Resigned Skeat, Hans Peter as Director

6 December 1999

Appointed Rollason, William Peter as Director

23 November 1999

Appointed O'Toole, Raymond as Director

4 October 1999

Appointed Cooper, Andrew John as Director

31 July 1999

Resigned Child, Colin Charles as Director

25 May 1999

Appointed Skeat, Hans Peter as Director

25 May 1999

Resigned Jarratt, Stephen Mark as Director

20 November 1998

Appointed Pike, Elizabeth Anne as Director

20 November 1998

Resigned Evans, Geoffrey as Director

21 September 1998

Appointed Brown, Nicholas James Forster as Director

21 September 1998

Appointed Tilley, Clive Neal as Director

18 September 1998

Resigned Causebrook, Mark Jeremy as Director

26 February 1998

Resigned Kelsey, Alan Howard Mitchell as Director

14 April 1997

Appointed Evans, Geoffrey as Director

14 April 1997

Resigned Mackintosh, Frederick William as Director

14 April 1997

Resigned Houssemayne Du Boulay, Marion Louise as Director

14 April 1997

Appointed Brown, Richard Howard as Director

2 March 1997

Appointed Child, Colin Charles as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned Wright, Michael Leslie as Director

2 March 1997

Appointed Casson, Jenny as Secretary

2 March 1997

Appointed Kelsey, Alan Howard Mitchell as Director

2 March 1997

Appointed Houssemayne Du Boulay, Marion Louise as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned Dixon, Charles Richard as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned King, Paul Frederick, Dr as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned Nichols, Alan John as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned Hewett, Peter Graham as Nominee Secretary

2 March 1997

Appointed White, Philip Michael as Director

2 March 1997

Appointed Mackintosh, Frederick William as Director

2 March 1997

Resigned Hadley, Gareth Morgan as Director

24 January 1997

Appointed Nichols, Alan John as Director

24 January 1997

Appointed Dixon, Charles Richard as Director

17 November 1996

Appointed Wright, Michael Leslie as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Jarratt, Stephen Mark as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Hadley, Gareth Morgan as Director

10 January 1995

Appointed Hewett, Peter Graham as Nominee Secretary

10 January 1995

Appointed King, Paul Frederick, Dr as Director

10 January 1995

Appointed Causebrook, Mark Jeremy as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

National Express Trains Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 22 November 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 1949696

Former controllers (1)

22 November 2016

Ceased National Express Trains Regional Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 50 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Mobico Group PLC

National Express Finance Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Group Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Intermediate Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express European Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Spanish Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Group Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Airlinks the Airport Coach Company Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

Eurolines (U.K.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Operations Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Rail Replacement Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Speedlink Airport Services Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express North America Holdings Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Transport Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

N E Canada Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

NE Europe Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Travel Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Altram L.R.T. Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Liverpool Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Manchester Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express South Yorkshire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express UK Central Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express West Yorkshire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Travel Coventry Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Travel West Midlands Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Travel WM Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Travel Yourbus Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

W M Ventures Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Accessible Transport Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

West Midlands Bus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WM Travel Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express International Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Trains Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Central Trains Limited This company Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Maintrain Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Midland Main Line Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express Middle East PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

National Express Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

NE No.2 Ltd Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

NE Trains South Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

London Eastern Railway Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

NE No. 3 Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

NE No.1 Ltd Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Silverlink Train Services Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

West Anglia Great Northern Railway Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Nxec Trains Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Scotrail Railways Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

National Express UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
10 November 2026	First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off
30 October 2026	Application to strike the company off the register
5 March 2026	Insolvency filing
5 March 2026	Share capital filing
5 March 2026	Statement of capital