Water Companies(Pension Fund)Trustee Company(the)

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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.

8 directors on the board

Michael Leslie Horn Director · appointed 2026
Stephen Barry Kay Director · appointed 2001
Stephen Paul Cockbill Director · appointed 2019
Anna Maughan Director · appointed 2004
Ian Davies Director · appointed 2017
Ryan Bebbington Director · appointed 2025
Anthony John David Ferrar Director · appointed 2010
Joseph Richard Carter Director · appointed 2022

10.4y median 7.7y

average tenure

25.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Stephen Barry Kay Director · appointed 2001
Stephen Paul Cockbill Director · appointed 2019
Anna Maughan Director · appointed 2004
Ian Davies Director · appointed 2017
Anthony John David Ferrar Director · appointed 2010

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Stephen Barry Kay Director · appointed 2001
Joseph Richard Carter Director · appointed 2022

Portfolio (6)

Michael Leslie Horn Director · appointed 2026
Stephen Paul Cockbill Director · appointed 2019
Anna Maughan Director · appointed 2004
Ian Davies Director · appointed 2017
Ryan Bebbington Director · appointed 2025
Anthony John David Ferrar Director · appointed 2010

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sarah Mary Brown Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
Robert James O'Malley Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
Alan Parsons Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025

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.

Professional services 14Construction 3Dormant 3Business services 2Finance 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Other services 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Connected through a shared director

Omega RED Group Limited 1 shared director
The Oakhaven Trust 1 shared director
G Stow Limited 1 shared director
Onsite Central Limited 1 shared director
The Crossing AT ST Paul's Limited 1 shared director
Advanced Engineering Solutions Limited 1 shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	01163491
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated	18/03/1974
Address	EDMUND CARR LLP, 146 NEW LONDON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM2 0AW
Accounts next due	31/12/2026
Accounts last made up	31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (0)

No persons with significant control recorded.

Officers (39)

Michael Leslie Horn Director · appointed 2026
Ryan Bebbington Director · appointed 2025
Joseph Richard Carter Director · appointed 2022
Stephen Paul Cockbill Director · appointed 2019
Ian Davies Director · appointed 2017
Anthony John David Ferrar Director · appointed 2010
Anna Maughan Director · appointed 2004
Stephen Barry Kay Director · appointed 2001

Show 31 former officers

Sarah Mary Brown Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
Robert James O'Malley Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
Oliver Stephen Twydell Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
Alan Parsons Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
Robert Weeden Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2018
Graham Norman Saul Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
David James Guest Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2014
Kevin James Ensell Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2017
Adrian Peter Page Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2020
Andrew Simon Nield Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2007
Philip Bernard Holder Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2010
Thomas Pierre Hilbery Lachelin Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
John Anthony Haley Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 1999
John Moger Woolley Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1998
Kevan Mark Wride Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
Robert Burgin Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
Thomas Hugh Norman Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2005
Graham Arthur Wilford Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1997
Valerie Adele Lowther Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2004
Simon Maclachlan Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1998
Brian Stuart Jenkins Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2004
Jeremy Leigh Pemberton Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1995
David Baldwin Sankey Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2022
John Anthony Fooks Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 1999
Michael Andrew Swallow Secretary · resigned 1995
William Rae Cullimore Director · resigned 1994
Forbes, Colin Lachlan, Dr Director · resigned 1993
Wills, John Vernon, Sir Director · resigned 1998
Christopher Paul Baker Director · resigned 1991
Geoffrey Mark Hoskins Director · resigned 1993
James Frederick Mcgown Director · resigned 1995

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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