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The Conway Merchant Navy Trust

First-degree level higher education

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Dr Stephen Bonsall 2014-2025 Director View profile
Paul George Wright 2014-2024 Director View profile
Michael William Bloy 2014-2023 Director View profile
Matthew Edward Winter 2010-2026 Director View profile
Rodney Stewart Clench 2008-2023 Director View profile
Michael Trew 2008-2025 Director View profile
Glenys Jackson 2008-2026 Director View profile
John Wilfred Harper Fullerton Dickie 2001-2009 Director View profile
Turner, Neil Macdonald, Captain 1995-1998 Director View profile
Speed, Anthony John, Captain 1993-2023 Director View profile
David Michael Long 2025 Director View profile
Paul Robert Rodgers 2000 Director View profile
Thompson, Laurence James, Captain 1996 Director View profile
John Heath 2012 Director View profile
Alan Graeme Dunlop 2004 Director View profile
Francis John Whitworth 2019 Director View profile
Michael Richard Hindle 2008 Director View profile
Smith, David Terence, Captain 2013 Director View profile
Tyrrell, Andrew James Reginald, Captain 2020 Director View profile
William Carswell 2011 Director View profile
Warwick, William Eldon, Captain 1996 Director View profile
Eric Storey 2010 Director View profile
Donald John Houghton 2020 Director View profile
Paton, Thomas Stuart, Captain 1993 Director View profile
Claude Albert Walder 1997 Director View profile
Davidson, Malcolm Henry, Captain 1993 Director View profile
Eric Nevin 2009 Director View profile
Julian Holt 1995 Director View profile
John Rhys Hughes 2009 Director View profile
Donald John Weight 2010-2026 Secretary View profile
Patricia Elwood 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: First-degree level higher education; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated: 25/04/1963
Registered office: London
Also a registered charity: The Conway Merchant Navy Trust

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

Nicholas Drew Dowden Director · appointed 2016
Andrew William Hines Director · appointed 2019
Richard Crichton Matthew Director · appointed 1993
Hesketh, Leslie, Captain Director · appointed 2019
Matthew Bruce Burrow Director · appointed 2001
Barbara Kelly Director · appointed 2020
Reeves, Michael Martin, Captain Director · appointed 2007

15.3y median 10.5y

average tenure

32.6y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Nicholas Drew Dowden Director · appointed 2016
Andrew William Hines Director · appointed 2019
Richard Crichton Matthew Director · appointed 1993
Hesketh, Leslie, Captain Director · appointed 2019
Matthew Bruce Burrow Director · appointed 2001
Barbara Kelly Director · appointed 2020
Reeves, Michael Martin, Captain Director · appointed 2007

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Andrew William Hines Director · appointed 2019
Richard Crichton Matthew Director · appointed 1993
Hesketh, Leslie, Captain Director · appointed 2019
Barbara Kelly Director · appointed 2020
Reeves, Michael Martin, Captain Director · appointed 2007

Portfolio (2)

Nicholas Drew Dowden Director · appointed 2016
Matthew Bruce Burrow Director · appointed 2001

Also govern a charity

Nicholas Drew Dowden Heritage Marine Foundation

Left in the last 12 months

Matthew Edward Winter Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
Glenys Jackson Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2026

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 2Manufacturing 2Education 1Transport 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 00758795
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due: 30/06/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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