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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Finegan Gibson Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Significant improvements have been made to the facilities at both Connolly shed and Inchicore works in Dublin to address the imbalance between there and Whitehead.”
- “The major restoration undertaken during the year was on locomotive No.171 "Slieve Gullion".”
- “Mrs Lisa Adair retired from the post of General Manager at Whitehead. ... Mrs Yvonne Mcllree was appointed General Manager in August and has already demonstrated her aptitude in marketing in promoting the society.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCANN, Paul Joseph | Secretary | 1990-03-23 | — | British |
| CLARKE, Audrey Helen | Director | 2025-10-14 | May 1963 | British |
| DEVLIN, Martin | Director | 2022-09-24 | Nov 1949 | Irish |
| HARRIS, Rachael | Director | 2023-10-07 | Mar 1997 | British |
| MCCANN, Paul Joseph | Director | 1990-03-23 | May 1959 | British |
| MCKEOWN, Joseph | Director | 2011-05-07 | Apr 1953 | Irish |
| MOONEY, Gerry | Director | 2026-02-14 | May 1976 | Irish |
| PARKER, Mark | Director | 2023-10-07 | May 1959 | British,Irish |
| RIGNEY, Peter | Director | 2018-07-07 | Jan 1956 | Irish |
| WALSH, Mark Stewart | Director | 2022-09-24 | Mar 1983 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Eileen | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2021-02-22 |
| BAILEY, Mark Francis, Dr | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2023-11-10 |
| BEAUMONT, John | Director | 1975-07-18 | 2000-03-11 |
| CLANCY, Seán | Director | 2018-07-22 | 2019-10-08 |
| CLINTON, Jonathan | Director | 2022-09-24 | 2025-10-11 |
| COMISKEY, Stephen | Director | 2017-01-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| COMISKEY, Stephen | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2016-10-14 |
| COULTER, Graham, Mr. | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2021-06-30 |
| CREANER, John Francis | Director | 1975-07-18 | 2000-03-11 |
| DARRAGH, Mervyn | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2023-10-07 |
| EAGLESON, Ian | Director | 2019-11-02 | 2020-04-03 |
| FOSTER, Norman Richard Stanley | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2015-01-24 |
| FOSTER, Norman Richard Stanley | Director | 2000-03-11 | 2005-04-16 |
| FRIEL, Edward | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2018-07-07 |
| GARRIOCH, William David | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2018-07-07 |
| GLENDINNING, Acheson Harden John | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2017-05-13 |
| GLENDINNING, Acheson Harden John | Director | 2005-04-16 | 2010-05-01 |
| GRIMSHAW, Denis | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2017-09-23 |
| GUEST, Michael Thompson | Director | 2019-04-07 | 2021-05-10 |
| HARPUR, Susan Diana | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2025-05-07 |
| HEALY, Mark | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2016-02-13 |
| HOUSTON, David | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2018-07-07 |
| HOUSTON, John David | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2014-01-11 |
| KELLY, Niall | Director | 2014-11-16 | 2015-06-19 |
| KENNEDY, Mark Lynd | Director | 2018-07-07 | 2023-10-01 |
| LOCKETT, John | Director | 2011-01-30 | 2012-03-04 |
| MACKIE, Dermot Paul, Dr | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2019-09-21 |
| MARSDEN, Peter Clarke | Director | 2007-11-25 | 2010-09-26 |
| MCATEER, Stephen | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-11-25 |
| MCDONNELL, Fergus | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2022-09-24 |
| MCKEGNEY, John Wade, Revd Canon | Director | 2017-09-23 | 2022-08-15 |
| MCMAHON, Michael | Director | 2017-08-19 | 2018-05-23 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Stacey | Director | 2025-02-18 | 2025-08-08 |
| NEWELL, Phillip | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2022-09-24 |
| O'HARA, Dermot | Director | 2019-04-07 | 2024-10-18 |
| O'NEILL, James | Director | 2022-09-24 | 2024-04-10 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Anthony James | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2014-10-13 |
| ORR, David John | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2013-06-16 |
| POOTS, Ernest Irwin Nelson | Director | 2000-03-11 | 2007-04-21 |
| RICHARDS, Francis John Goodwin | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2015-03-05 |
| RICHARDSON, Alasdair | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2013-11-01 |
| SCOTT, Peter Alexander | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2021-12-13 |
| STARK, Peter Stanley Robert | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2025-11-24 |
| WALSH, Mark Stewart | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2018-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
Latest filed period vs the prior one