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The Narrow Boat Trust Limited

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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Nicholas James Lake 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Howard Matthew Williams 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas James Scarcliffe 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Peter Edward Lovett 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Gillian Astley 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Keith Alexander Astley 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Alan Armstrong Robertson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Barry Ashmore 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Colin Anthony Wilks 2015-2016 Director View profile
  10. Ian Stuart Palmer 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Graham William Scothern 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. John Nigel Mills 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. David John Thompson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  14. Stephanie Freda Goodacre 2010-2015 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Frank Smith 2009-2017 Director View profile
  16. Margaret Alexandra Wyncoll 2009-2012 Director View profile
  17. Thomas Benjamin Stewart 2009-2010 Director View profile
  18. Barry Adams 2009-2017 Director View profile
  19. Trevor John Winterbottom 2009-2014 Director View profile
  20. Ian John Stevens 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Victoria Elizabeth Morgan 2007-2012 Director View profile
  22. Gillian Josephine Clutterbuck 2006-2014 Director View profile
  23. Nick Wolfe 2006-2009 Director View profile
  24. Peter Clutterbuck 2006-2017 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Stewart Belton 2005-2008 Director View profile
  26. Roger Neil Hutchinson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  27. William David Davies 2005-2013 Director View profile
  28. Mark Burt 2005-2008 Director View profile
  29. Stephen John Morgan 2005-2017 Director View profile
  30. Peter Anthony Shepherd 2005-2006 Director View profile
  31. Roger Philip Morgan 2003-2009 Director View profile
  32. David Joseph Vickers 2003-2004 Director View profile
  33. David Andrew Cunningham 2001-2002 Director View profile
  34. Fabian Henry Hiscock 2000-2004 Director View profile
  35. Anthony Robert Hartley 1999-2006 Director View profile
  36. Martyn Hugh Denney 1998 Director View profile
  37. Bernard Leslie Smallman 2003 Director View profile
  38. Richard Barry Horne 2002 Director View profile
  39. John Roger Fevyer 2006 Director View profile
  40. Thomas Henshaw 2007 Director View profile
  41. Nicholas Quartly Grazebrook 1991 Director View profile
  42. Barry Ashmore 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  43. Jason Mccabe 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  44. Keith Norfolk 1995-2020 Secretary View profile
  45. Julia Kathryn Bird 1995-2004 Secretary View profile
  46. Wendy Anne Browning 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/05/1983
Also a registered charity
The Narrow Boat Trust Limited

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.

  • Barry Ashmore ceased 2017-12-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Keith Norfolk ceased 2020-05-28
    significant influence · notified 2017-12-02

Group

  1. The Narrow Boat Trust Limited is controlled by Barry Ashmore
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-11-12, ceased 2017-12-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barry Ashmore.

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.

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

5.4y median 5.9y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Property 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
01724935
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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