Who owns SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED?

In the current sources, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED is connected to DFT OPERATOR LIMITED, The Secretary Of State For Transport, Dft Operator Limited, The Secretary Of State For Transport. Trace the full chain to the ultimate beneficial owner in the WhiteIntel ownership graph.

What is SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED's risk level?

WhiteIntel flags SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED as low risk. Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership.

Where does SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED appear across sources?

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED is indexed in the WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph (GB), with a source on every claim.

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SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

Name: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED — ownership dossier
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Keywords: corporate ownership, beneficial ownership, UBO, corporate intelligence, OSINT, corporate registry, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED, Company, GB

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The finding

Ownership resolves 8 hops deep toward the ultimate beneficial owner.

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At a glance

Dimensions on file

Owners: 4
Officers: 20
Beneficial owners: 2
UBO hops: 8

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Key facts

Risk signal

Status: active
Incorporated: 1996-10-22
Legal form: ltd
Activity: 49100
Registered office: South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9LQ, England

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Risk

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED is a ltd registered in GB, incorporated 1996-10-22 (active).

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Ownership & control

Links are shown as observed in a source registry — we do not currently hold ownership end dates, so a link here may since have ended. Each row carries its source; check it before relying on currency.

Owners / controllers

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
- DFT OPERATOR LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- The Secretary Of State For Transport· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- Dft Operator Limited· beneficial owner87.5%· via CH PSC

Holdings / subsidiaries

None in current sources.

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Activity timeline

31 Dec 2026Companies House
Accounts due
18 Dec 2026Companies House
Confirmation statement due
31 Mar 2025Companies House
Latest accounts made up
22 Oct 1996Companies House
Registered

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Company profile

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Company no.: 03266760
Status: active
Type: ltd
Incorporated: 1996-10-22
Registered office: South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9LQ, England
SIC: 49100

Officers · 7 active

HODGKINSON, Charlanne Victoria
secretary · appt 2025-05-25
BOWMAN, Lawrence Matthew
director · British · appt 2025-05-21
HARRISON, Richard Charles Vyvyan
director · British · appt 2025-05-25
HYNES, Alexander John
director · British · appt 2026-01-05
LEWIS, Karen Mary
director · British · appt 2025-05-25
RICHARDS, James David
director · British · appt 2026-06-02
TURNER, Samantha
director · British · appt 2026-01-22
BENTLEY, Matthew Philip(resigned)
secretary · appt 2020-09-22
BRAYBROOK, Sonia Anita(resigned)
secretary · British · appt 2005-07-29
CUNNINGHAM, Stephanie Jade(resigned)
secretary · appt 2019-03-05
DAWSON, Trevor(resigned)
secretary · appt 2015-12-31
HYLAND, Matthew William Edward(resigned)
secretary · British · appt 1997-08-18

Beneficial owners · PSC · 1 current

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Dft Operator Limited
corporate PSC · England · since 2019-03-05 · trace owners →
75–100% shares
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Directly Operated Railways Limited
corporate PSC · England · ceased 2019-03-05 · trace owners →
75–100% shares

Persons with significant control, live from Companies House. Ceased entries are retained as ownership history.

FILING & COMPLIANCE

Accounts type: audit exemption subsidiary
Last accounts: 2025-03-31
Accounts due: 2026-12-31
Confirmation stmt due: 2026-12-18

FORMERLY KNOWN AS

DFT OLR5 LIMITED
THAMESLINK LIMITED
GOLDING'S RAIL LIMITED

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Directorship network

34 other roles

Where this entity’s officers also hold (or held) positions — the wider network reached through shared people. Roles are registry records, not a claim of control.

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
TRAIN FLEET (2019) LIMITEDbeneficial owner
SE TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
MIDLANDS EAST TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
GA TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
WM TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITEDbeneficial owner
RAILWAY WEST COAST LIMITEDbeneficial owner
LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
SE TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
TRAIN FLEET (2019) LIMITEDbeneficial owner
THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN LIMITEDbeneficial owner
RAILWAY WEST COAST LIMITEDbeneficial owner
MIDLANDS EAST TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
WM TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
CHILTERN RAIL LIMITEDbeneficial owner
The Secretary Of State For Transportbeneficial owner
LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
GA TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
CROSS COUNTRY RAIL LIMITEDbeneficial owner

The Secretary Of State For Transport

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
C2C RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
CROSS COUNTRY RAIL LIMITEDbeneficial owner
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
CROSS COUNTRY RAIL LIMITEDbeneficial owner
The Secretary Of State For Transportbeneficial owner
C2C RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner
GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITEDbeneficial owner

Dft Operator Limited

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
NOUS INFOSYSTEMS (UK) PVT. LTDbeneficial owner

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