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Woods River Cruises Limited

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

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Previous officers 8

  1. Sir Robert Stephen O'Brien 2005-2015 Director View profile
  2. Richard James Emslie 2004-2007 Director View profile
  3. Brett Macintyre 1999-2001 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Francis Duder 1995-1999 Director View profile
  5. Peggy Ann Quiddington 1992-1998 Director View profile
  6. Alan Phillips 1997 Director View profile
  7. Paul Ludwig 2004 Director View profile
  8. Janet Callaghan 2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/09/1973

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Alan Thomas Woods
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jane Lesley Woods
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Woods River Cruises Limited is controlled by Alan Thomas Woods
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Thomas Woods.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£16,837,080
Total assets
£22,089,214
Cash
£632,967
Employees
41
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£16,837,080
2024-12-31Not reported£16,694,145

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £87,147 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £87,147

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £87,1472023-12-15
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.

4 directors on the board

21.5y median 22.5y
average tenure
26.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Transport 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01132553
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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