GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
Company details
- Registered name
- GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
- Company number
- 04661194
- Registered office
- WATERLOO GENERAL OFFICE 2ND FLOOR, WATERLOO GENERAL OFFICE, WATERLOO STATION, LONDON, SE1 8SW, UNITED KINGDOM · 33 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 10 February 2003
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 23 years
- Previous names
- DFT OLR4 LIMITED (to 17 Feb 2021) · TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED (to 17 Feb 2021) · SOUTH EASTERN TRAINS LIMITED (to 17 Feb 2021) · WESTMINSTER RAIL LIMITED (to 17 Feb 2021)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 49100 — Passenger rail transport, interurban
- Accounts — next due
- 31 Dec 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Mar 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 31 Jul 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 17 Jul 2026
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- Has traded under 5 names: DFT OLR4 LIMITED, TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED, SOUTH EASTERN TRAINS LIMITED, WESTMINSTER RAIL LIMITED.
- A person with significant control here also controls 13 other companies.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
People with significant control
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Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/02/2021 | Registered name changed | WESTMINSTER RAIL LIMITED | SOUTH EASTERN TRAINS LIMITED |
| 17/02/2021 | Registered name changed | SOUTH EASTERN TRAINS LIMITED | TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED |
| 17/02/2021 | Registered name changed | TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED | DFT OLR4 LIMITED |
| 17/02/2021 | Registered name changed | DFT OLR4 LIMITED | GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED |
| 13/07/2020 | Person with significant control added | — | Dft Operator Limited |
| 05/03/2019 | Person with significant control ceased | Directly Operated Railways Limited | — |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Directly Operated Railways Limited |
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About GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (04661194)
GREATER WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 10 February 2003 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 04661194. Its registered office is at WATERLOO GENERAL OFFICE 2ND FLOOR, WATERLOO GENERAL OFFICE, WATERLOO STATION, LONDON, SE1 8SW, UNITED KINGDOM. The recorded nature of business is passenger rail transport, interurban (SIC 49100). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 March 2025. , and the person with significant control is Dft Operator Limited. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 2 September 2026.
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