FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Overview

Company Name	FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Company Status	Active
Legal Form	Private limited company
Company Number	03263210
Jurisdiction	England/Wales
Date of Creation	Oct 14, 1996

Summary

Has Super Secure PSCs	No
Has Charges	No
Has Insolvency History	No
Registered Office is in Dispute	No

What is the purpose of FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Passenger rail transport, interurban (49100) / Transportation and storage

Where is FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED located?

Registered Office Address	8th Floor The Point 37 North Wharf Road W2 1AF London United Kingdom
Undeliverable Registered Office Address	No

What were the previous names of FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Previous Company Names
Company Name	From	Until
GB RAILWAYS GROUP LIMITED	Jun 17, 2015	Jun 17, 2015
GB RAILWAYS GROUP PLC	Nov 19, 1996	Nov 19, 1996
COINRICH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	Oct 14, 1996	Oct 14, 1996

What are the latest accounts for FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Next Accounts
Overdue	No
Next Accounts Period End On	Mar 31, 2026
Next Accounts Due On	Dec 31, 2026
Last Accounts
Last Accounts Made Up To	Mar 31, 2025

What is the status of the latest confirmation statement for FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Last Confirmation Statement
Last Confirmation Statement Made Up To	Jan 03, 2027
Next Confirmation Statement Due	Jan 17, 2027
Next Confirmation Statement Made Up To	Jan 03, 2026
Overdue	No

What are the latest filings for FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Filings

Date

Description

Document

Type

Jan 06, 2026

Confirmation statement made on Jan 03, 2026 with no updates

3 pages

CS01

Nov 10, 2025

Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to Mar 31, 2025

13 pages

Nov 10, 2025

legacy

3 pages

GUARANTEE2

Oct 20, 2025

legacy

1 pages

AGREEMENT2

Sep 30, 2025

legacy

223 pages

PARENT_ACC

Jan 06, 2025

Certificate of change of name

Company name changed GB railways group LIMITED\certificate issued on 06/01/25

3 pages

CERTNM

Associated Filings
Category	Date	Description	Type
change-of-name	Jan 06, 2025	Change of name by resolution	NM01

Resolutions
Category	Date	Description	Type
change-of-name		Change company name resolution on Jan 06, 2025	RES15

Jan 03, 2025

Confirmation statement made on Jan 03, 2025 with updates

4 pages

CS01

Nov 22, 2024

Director's details changed for Mr Stuart Jones on Nov 22, 2024

2 pages

CH01

Nov 17, 2024

Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to Mar 31, 2024

12 pages

Nov 17, 2024

legacy

268 pages

PARENT_ACC

Nov 17, 2024

legacy

1 pages

AGREEMENT2

Nov 17, 2024

legacy

3 pages

GUARANTEE2

Jul 31, 2024

Appointment of Mr Stuart Jones as a director on Jul 31, 2024

2 pages

AP01

Jul 31, 2024

Termination of appointment of Andrew Mark James as a director on Jul 31, 2024

1 pages

TM01

Jul 31, 2024

Termination of appointment of Clive Burrows as a director on Jul 31, 2024

1 pages

TM01

Jul 31, 2024

Appointment of Ms Frances Kimberley Barrett as a director on Jul 31, 2024

2 pages

AP01

Jul 31, 2024

Termination of appointment of Barbara Mary Salter as a secretary on Jul 31, 2024

1 pages

TM02

Jul 31, 2024

Appointment of Mr Stephen Henry Montgomery as a director on Jul 31, 2024

2 pages

AP01

Jan 03, 2024

Confirmation statement made on Jan 03, 2024 with no updates

3 pages

CS01

Nov 23, 2023

Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to Mar 31, 2023

12 pages

Nov 23, 2023

legacy

240 pages

PARENT_ACC

Nov 23, 2023

legacy

3 pages

GUARANTEE2

Nov 23, 2023

legacy

1 pages

AGREEMENT2

Jan 18, 2023

Confirmation statement made on Jan 03, 2023 with no updates

3 pages

CS01

Oct 17, 2022

Confirmation statement made on Oct 15, 2022 with no updates

3 pages

CS01

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Who are the officers of FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Officers
Name	Appointed On	Resigned On	Role	Address	Country of Residence	Nationality	Date of Birth	Number
BARRETT, Frances Kimberley 37 North Wharf Road W2 1AF London The Point, 8th Floor England	Jul 31, 2024		Director	37 North Wharf Road W2 1AF London The Point, 8th Floor England	United Kingdom	British	1980-5	325655780001
JONES, Stuart The Point 37 North Wharf Road W2 1AF London 8th Floor United Kingdom	Jul 31, 2024		Director	The Point 37 North Wharf Road W2 1AF London 8th Floor United Kingdom	United Kingdom	British	1984-8	325657030001
MONTGOMERY, Stephen Henry King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Scotland	Jul 31, 2024		Director	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Scotland	Scotland	British	1962-12	178387430001
BARRIE, Sidney King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395	Dec 20, 2005	Jul 15, 2011	Secretary	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395		British		86630001
HAMPSON, Michael King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom	Jul 22, 2016	Feb 20, 2017	Secretary	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom				217266090001
LEWIS, Paul Michael King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom	Jul 15, 2011	May 19, 2014	Secretary	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom				162092690001
RUPPEL, Brenda Louise 26 Broadhinton Road SW4 0LT London	Jul 08, 2005	Dec 20, 2005	Secretary	26 Broadhinton Road SW4 0LT London		British		59744930003
SALTER, Barbara Mary King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom	Feb 20, 2017	Jul 31, 2024	Secretary	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom				225496250001
SMITH, Marie 10 Hatch Place KT2 5NB Kingston Upon Thames Surrey	Jul 15, 2004	Dec 31, 2004	Secretary	10 Hatch Place KT2 5NB Kingston Upon Thames Surrey		British		40935980001
STEINKOPF, Max David Flat 82 25 Porchester Place W2 2PF London	Nov 19, 1996	Jul 08, 2005	Secretary	Flat 82 25 Porchester Place W2 2PF London		Canadian		71373290001
WELCH, Robert John King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Scotland	May 19, 2014	Jul 22, 2016	Secretary	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Scotland				189199270001
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Church Street NW8 8EP London 26	Oct 14, 1996	Nov 19, 1996	Nominee Secretary	Church Street NW8 8EP London 26				900008300001
BARKER, Vernon Ian Capital House 25 Chapel Street NW1 5DH London 4th Floor United Kingdom	Sep 19, 2011	Apr 17, 2015	Director	Capital House 25 Chapel Street NW1 5DH London 4th Floor United Kingdom	England	British	1959-11	177985540002
BURROWS, Clive 1 Milford Street SN1 1HL Swindon Milford House Wiltshire United Kingdom	Mar 31, 2011	Jul 31, 2024	Director	1 Milford Street SN1 1HL Swindon Milford House Wiltshire United Kingdom	England	British	1958-8	51460450001
DRAKE, Richard Francis 21 Crown Mill Elmswell IP30 9GF Bury St Edmunds Suffolk	Jul 03, 2000	Dec 16, 2005	Director	21 Crown Mill Elmswell IP30 9GF Bury St Edmunds Suffolk		British	1956-9	99221830001
GAUSBY, David Clement King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Aberdeenshire	Dec 19, 2005	Dec 31, 2016	Director	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 Aberdeenshire	United Kingdom	British	1961-2	74702700001
GRANT, Mary Alexander King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom	Aug 17, 2009	Mar 31, 2011	Director	King Street AB24 5RP Aberdeen 395 United Kingdom	United Kingdom	British	1969-12	69815990010
GUNN, Christopher Simon The Old Rectory Denton CT4 6QZ Canterbury Kent	Dec 02, 1996	Jan 07, 1998	Director	The Old Rectory Denton CT4 6QZ Canterbury Kent		British	1954-3	78797710001
HAINES, Andrew Yew Tree Barn The Paddocks, East Hanney OX12 0XH Wantage Oxfordshire	Jul 11, 2005	Nov 28, 2008	Director	Yew Tree Barn The Paddocks, East Hanney OX12 0XH Wantage Oxfordshire	England	British	1964-4	106848080002
JAMES, Andrew Mark 1 Milford Street SN1 1HL Swindon Milford House Wiltshire	Nov 12, 2009	Jul 31, 2024	Director	1 Milford Street SN1 1HL Swindon Milford House Wiltshire	United Kingdom	British	1966-3	147654850001
LANAGHAN, Iain Malcolm, Mr. Ernan Lodge 82 Beechgrove Terrace AB15 5EY Aberdeen	Oct 02, 2003	May 31, 2004	Director	Ernan Lodge 82 Beechgrove Terrace AB15 5EY Aberdeen	Scotland	British	1955-5	58524600004
LONG, Jeremy Paul Warwick Minchin Court OX33 1EH Forest Hill Oxfordshire	Dec 02, 1996	Apr 07, 2005	Director	Minchin Court OX33 1EH Forest Hill Oxfordshire	United Kingdom	British	1953-3	7764450004
MORGAN, James Gullen Brettfields Fen Lane Hitcham IP7 7NL Ipswich Suffolk	Jul 04, 2005	Nov 13, 2009	Director	Brettfields Fen Lane Hitcham IP7 7NL Ipswich Suffolk	United Kingdom	British	1948-1	11489950004
POTTS, Derek 55 East Street Coggeshall CO6 1SJ Colchester Essex	Jul 01, 1998	Dec 03, 1999	Director	55 East Street Coggeshall CO6 1SJ Colchester Essex	United Kingdom	British	1958-10	52485510001
SCHABAS, Michael Huntly Grand Avenue N10 3BB London 28	Nov 19, 1996	Mar 31, 2009	Director	Grand Avenue N10 3BB London 28	England	British	1956-11	42401480001
SHEPPARD, Allen John George, The Right Honourable Lord Didgmere Hall Low Hill Road Roydon CM19 5JN Harlow Essex	Dec 02, 1996	May 06, 2004	Director	Didgmere Hall Low Hill Road Roydon CM19 5JN Harlow Essex	Great Britain	British	1932-12	66789210001
STEINKOPF, Max David Flat 82 25 Porchester Place W2 2PF London	Nov 19, 1996	Jul 08, 2005	Director	Flat 82 25 Porchester Place W2 2PF London	Canada	Canadian	1955-10	71373290001
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Mitchell Lane BS1 6BU Bristol 1 Avon	Oct 14, 1996	Nov 19, 1996	Nominee Director	Mitchell Lane BS1 6BU Bristol 1 Avon				900008290001
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Church Street NW8 8EP London 26	Oct 14, 1996	Nov 19, 1996	Nominee Director	Church Street NW8 8EP London 26				900008300001

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Who are the persons with significant control of FIRST RAIL OPEN ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED?

Persons with significant controls

Name

Notified On

Address

Ceased

Firstgroup Plc

Apr 06, 2016

King Street

AB24 5RP Aberdeen

395

Scotland

Legal Form	Public Limited Company
Country Registered	Scotland
Legal Authority	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Place Registered	Companies House
Registration Number	Sc157176

Natures of Control

The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of the shares in the company.
The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of the voting rights in the company.
The person holds the right, directly or indirectly, to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the company.

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Data Source

UK Companies House
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