Direct Rail Services Limited

Active03020822 Private limited company

Incorporated: 13 February 1995 (31 years)
Industry: Freight rail transport (49200)
Directors: Haydn Scott Rodgers
Ciara Ann Middlehurst
Ben Whittard
all 5 directors
Controlled by: Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero
Accounts type: Full
Region: North West
Address: Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue
Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR

Website & contact details

Website: directrailservices.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 27 February 2027
Last conf. stmt: 13 February 2026

Charges

Total: 3
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mcmanus, Melissa Angela

Secretary · Appointed 7 June 2026

Rodgers, Haydn Scott

Director · Appointed 1 October 2025

Also at Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited, International Nuclear Services Limited

British

Born December 1985 (40)

Middlehurst, Ciara Ann

Director · Appointed 1 April 2025

Also at Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited, International Nuclear Services Limited, Nuclear Industry Association

British

Born September 1980 (46)

Whittard, Ben

Director · Appointed 1 April 2025

Also at Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited, International Nuclear Services Limited, Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1985 (41)

Goldwag, Wanda Celina

Director · Appointed 1 July 2021

Also at International Nuclear Services Limited, Goldwag Consultancy Limited, Loyalty Services Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1954

Spencer, Geoffrey Michael Silson

Director · Appointed 16 January 2018

Also at Geoff Spencer Consulting Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1966 (60)

Officer history (49 former)

7 June 2026

Resigned Vadiya, Mehboob as Secretary

7 June 2026

Appointed Mcmanus, Melissa Angela as Secretary

3 February 2026

Resigned Eymer, Gottfried Georg as Director

1 October 2025

Appointed Rodgers, Haydn Scott as Director

30 September 2025

Resigned Leckie, Michael Charles as Director

1 May 2025

Appointed Eymer, Gottfried Georg as Director

1 April 2025

Appointed Middlehurst, Ciara Ann as Director

1 April 2025

Appointed Whittard, Ben as Director

1 April 2025

Resigned Kybird, Seth as Director

7 June 2024

Appointed Leckie, Michael Charles as Director

26 April 2024

Resigned Aylmore, Linda Mary as Director

4 January 2024

Appointed Vadiya, Mehboob as Secretary

3 January 2024

Resigned Bukhari, Khalil as Secretary

12 June 2023

Appointed Aylmore, Linda Mary as Director

17 February 2023

Resigned Greaves, Alaine Louise as Director

30 November 2022

Resigned Connelly, Christopher Antony Peter as Director

2 July 2021

Appointed Greaves, Alaine Louise as Director

2 July 2021

Resigned Leckie, Michael Charles as Director

1 July 2021

Resigned Ellis, Katharine Jane as Director

1 July 2021

Appointed Goldwag, Wanda Celina as Director

1 February 2021

Appointed Bukhari, Khalil as Secretary

1 February 2021

Appointed Kybird, Seth as Director

31 January 2021

Resigned Armett, Alyson Noreen as Director

31 January 2021

Resigned Nixon, Clive Richard as Director

31 January 2021

Resigned Topham, Amanda Dorothy as Secretary

6 March 2020

Appointed Topham, Amanda Dorothy as Secretary

1 March 2020

Resigned Hodgson, Helen Elizabeth as Secretary

28 February 2020

Resigned Francis, Deborah Anne as Director

29 January 2019

Appointed Ellis, Katharine Jane as Director

29 January 2019

Resigned Liefeith, Martin Claus as Director

17 July 2018

Resigned Marshall, Jeffrey as Director

28 March 2018

Appointed Armett, Alyson Noreen as Director

16 January 2018

Resigned Higgins, Robert Andrew Bryson as Director

16 January 2018

Appointed Spencer, Geoffrey Michael Silson as Director

31 December 2017

Resigned Johnston, Sara Eshelby, Dr as Director

27 September 2017

Appointed Leckie, Michael Charles as Director

31 July 2017

Resigned Bush, Antony Steven as Director

4 July 2016

Appointed Francis, Deborah Anne as Director

4 July 2016

Resigned Moore, Alan as Director

1 July 2016

Appointed Higgins, Robert Andrew Bryson as Director

30 September 2015

Resigned Mcnicholas, Neil Dominic Peter as Director

5 January 2015

Resigned Bamforth, John Richard as Director

5 January 2015

Appointed Bush, Antony Steven as Director

5 January 2015

Appointed Marshall, Jeffrey as Director

10 September 2014

Appointed Nixon, Clive Richard as Director

27 January 2014

Resigned Mclaughlin, James as Director

26 January 2012

Appointed Johnston, Sara Eshelby, Dr as Director

26 January 2012

Appointed Connelly, Christopher Antony Peter as Director

26 January 2012

Appointed Bamforth, John Richard as Director

22 November 2011

Resigned Balmer, Sean Lee as Director

31 March 2011

Resigned Hanson, Neil Adrian as Director

24 September 2010

Appointed Mclaughlin, James as Director

19 February 2010

Resigned Roberts, William Mark as Director

19 February 2010

Appointed Liefeith, Martin Claus as Director

14 May 2009

Resigned Clarke, John Simon as Director

14 May 2009

Appointed Balmer, Sean Lee as Director

8 May 2009

Appointed Clarke, John Simon as Director

14 August 2008

Resigned Morse, James Halford as Director

11 April 2008

Appointed Moore, Alan as Director

21 February 2008

Resigned Leggett, Mark Richard as Director

23 January 2007

Resigned Hayes, David Harold as Director

23 January 2007

Appointed Leggett, Mark Richard as Director

24 October 2006

Appointed Hanson, Neil Adrian as Director

14 September 2006

Appointed Hodgson, Helen Elizabeth as Secretary

14 September 2006

Resigned Hammond, Mairi Fiona as Director

14 September 2006

Resigned Hammond, Mairi Fiona as Secretary

28 June 2005

Resigned Graham, Peter Reid as Director

28 June 2005

Appointed Hayes, David Harold as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Roberts, William Mark as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Hammond, Mairi Fiona as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Morse, James Halford as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Hammond, Mairi Fiona as Secretary

1 April 2005

Appointed Graham, Peter Reid as Director

1 April 2005

Resigned Rycroft, Jeremy John Roland as Director

1 April 2005

Resigned Edwards, John Frederick as Director

1 April 2005

Resigned Shuttleworth, Alvin Joseph as Secretary

1 April 2005

Resigned Lamprell, Alaine Louise as Director

1 April 2005

Resigned Morse, James Halford as Secretary

1 April 2005

Appointed Morse, James Halford as Secretary

24 March 2005

Appointed Edwards, John Frederick as Director

18 February 2005

Resigned Davies, Michael Derek as Director

18 February 2005

Appointed Lamprell, Alaine Louise as Director

1 January 2004

Resigned Smitton, Clive, Dr as Director

6 June 2003

Appointed Davies, Michael Derek as Director

9 May 2003

Resigned Burns, Margaret Elizabeth as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Thomas, Alastair Barclay as Director

20 November 2002

Appointed Rycroft, Jeremy John Roland as Director

26 November 1999

Appointed Mcnicholas, Neil Dominic Peter as Director

8 October 1999

Resigned Joule, Maxwell as Director

23 July 1999

Resigned Mrowicki, Richard Edward as Director

7 August 1998

Appointed Smitton, Clive, Dr as Director

8 May 1998

Resigned Watson, Brian as Director

28 January 1998

Appointed Burns, Margaret Elizabeth as Director

29 August 1997

Resigned Laycock, John Hugh Spencer as Director

6 December 1996

Appointed Thomas, Alastair Barclay as Director

25 November 1996

Resigned Readle, Peter Howard as Director

31 March 1995

Appointed Mrowicki, Richard Edward as Director

31 March 1995

Appointed Watson, Brian as Director

31 March 1995

Appointed Joule, Maxwell as Director

31 March 1995

Appointed Laycock, John Hugh Spencer as Director

22 February 1995

Appointed Readle, Peter Howard as Director

22 February 1995

Resigned Reid, Colin Stuart as Director

13 February 1995

Appointed Reid, Colin Stuart as Director

13 February 1995

Appointed Shuttleworth, Alvin Joseph as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero

Legal person · Notified 6 June 2016

Right to appoint and remove directors (as a firm)

Secretary Of State

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
9 February 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
1 October 2025	Appointment of a director
1 October 2025	Termination of appointment of a director
1 May 2025	Appointment of a director
1 April 2025	Termination of appointment of a director