# Ricardo Rail Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [03226319](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03226319)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 17 Jul 1996
- **Registered office:** WSP HOUSE, 70 CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, WC2A 1AF
- **Nature of business:** [74909](/sic/74909) Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [WSP Group Limited](/group/8448) (17 companies)


## Previous names

- Lloyd's Register Mha Ltd (until 28 Jan 2004)
- MHA Systems Limited (until 14 Jun 2001)
- Michael Hamlyn Associates Ltd (until 6 Jan 2000)
- Fenshelf 62 Ltd (until 24 Oct 1996)
- Lloyd's Register Rail Limited (until 8 Jul 2015)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 17 Jul 1996 | 17 Oct 1996 |
| MK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 17 Jul 1996 | 17 Oct 1996 |
| MK COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 17 Jul 1996 | 17 Oct 1996 |
| AYLWARD, Roger William | director | 1 May 1999 | 24 May 2001 |
| HAMLYN, Hyun Sook | secretary | 17 Oct 1996 | 24 May 2001 |
| DANIELS, Thomas Christopher James | secretary | 24 May 2001 | 20 Jun 2001 |
| DAM, Cornelis | director | 24 May 2001 | 18 Mar 2002 |
| HAMLYN, Michael John | director | 17 Oct 1996 | 18 Mar 2002 |
| PORTER, Leonard Keith | director | 24 May 2001 | 1 Apr 2003 |
| CHRISTMAS, Graeme Mark | director | 1 May 1997 | 8 Aug 2005 |
| RULE, David John | director | 24 May 2001 | 22 May 2006 |
| LEWIS, Gael Hayden Guthrie | director | 24 May 2001 | 22 May 2006 |
| KIRKBY, Grant Alexander | director | 24 May 2001 | 30 Apr 2007 |
| PORTER, Colin Howard | director | 1 May 2001 | 30 Apr 2007 |
| EVANS, Rodley | director | 20 Mar 2000 | 30 Apr 2007 |
| CLUTTON, Roger | director | 1 May 1997 | 30 Apr 2007 |
| CHEESEMAN, Paul Andrew, Mr. | director | 1 May 1997 | 30 Apr 2007 |
| SELLER, Paul Raymond | director | 9 Dec 2004 | 14 Sep 2007 |
| KAYSER, Michael Arthur | director | 30 Apr 2007 | 20 Mar 2008 |
| THOMAS, Paul Urquahart | director | 24 May 2001 | 7 Jan 2009 |
| KIRKY, Grant Alexander | director | 8 Apr 2008 | 29 Jan 2009 |
| MULLINS, Michelle | secretary | 20 Jun 2001 | 23 Oct 2009 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Meurig | director | 7 Jan 2009 | 15 Feb 2010 |
| WHITE, Timothy Scott | secretary | 23 Oct 2009 | 21 Aug 2014 |
| COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip | secretary | 21 Aug 2014 | 1 Jul 2015 |
| BOWER, Timothy Ian | director | 11 Feb 2009 | 1 Jul 2015 |
| POVEY, Keith Owen | director | 30 Apr 2007 | 1 Jul 2015 |
| BARNES, Christopher Matthew | director | 1 Jul 2015 | 29 Feb 2016 |
| GILES, Martin | director | 23 Nov 2007 | 26 Jan 2017 |
| RYAN, Patricia | secretary | 1 Jul 2015 | 6 Jun 2018 |
| MASON, Claudia Ruth Luise | secretary | 6 Jun 2018 | 25 Jan 2019 |
| SHEMMANS, David John | director | 1 Jul 2015 | 30 Sep 2021 |
| SELLER, Paul Raymond | director | 1 Jul 2015 | 7 Apr 2022 |
| TAYLOR, Gareth William | director | 1 Jul 2015 | 26 May 2023 |
| DANIELS, Elaine Ann | secretary | 25 Jan 2019 | 27 Jun 2023 |
| GIBSON, Ian Jeffrey | director | 8 Apr 2022 | 25 Aug 2023 |
| COTTRELL, Judith | director | 25 Aug 2023 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| RITCHIE, Graham Alastair | director | 8 Apr 2022 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| STRINGER, Rachel Clare | director | 25 Aug 2023 | 13 Mar 2026 |
| CARMICHAEL, Iain Macfadyen | director | 8 Apr 2022 | 26 May 2026 |
| PASCOE, Alexander James | director | 26 May 2023 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| BARNARD, Miles Lawrence | director | 26 May 2026 |  |
| SHARP, Jamie John | director | 24 Mar 2026 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Investments Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |




## Owned by

Ricardo Rail Limited → [Ricardo Investments Limited](/company/02251330) → [WSP Group Limited](/company/02136404)




## Directors' other companies

- [BARNARD, Miles Lawrence](/person/5686061) - director at [Ricardo Investments Limited](/company/02251330)
- [BARNARD, Miles Lawrence](/person/5686061) - director at [WSP Assurance Limited](/company/09481761)
- [BARNARD, Miles Lawrence](/person/5686061) - director at [Ricardo-Aea Limited](/company/08229264)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [Ricardo Pension Scheme (Trustees) Limited](/company/02376569)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [WSP Glamorgan Consultancy Limited](/company/06638751)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [WSP Real Estate Services Limited](/company/03798877)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [WSP Real Estate Management Limited](/company/01984639)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [Cascade Consulting (Environment & Planning) Limited](/company/04176068)
- [SHARP, Jamie John](/person/5686093) - director at [Ricardo-Aea Limited](/company/08229264)



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