Skip to content
Governance Register

Company

Manchester Airport PLC

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 104

  1. Janine Bramall 2020–2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Smart 2020–2022 Director View profile
  3. Andrew David Cowan 2017–2020 Director View profile
  4. Neil Philip Thompson 2011–2020 Director View profile
  5. Andrew David Harrison 2011–2011 Director View profile
  6. Penny Ann Coates 2010–2012 Director View profile
  7. Charles Thomas Cornish 2010–2020 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Duncan 2008–2011 Director View profile
  9. Andrew John Cornish 2007–2010 Director View profile
  10. Richard Neil Pike 2005–2007 Director View profile
  11. Rowena Burns 2004–2008 Director View profile
  12. Johnson, John, Cllr 2003–2003 Director View profile
  13. David Roger Jones 2003–2003 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey Muirhead 2003–2010 Director View profile
  15. David Anthony Lancaster 2003–2003 Director View profile
  16. David William Leather 2003–2003 Director View profile
  17. John Byrne 2002–2003 Director View profile
  18. David Mario Kennedy 2002–2002 Director View profile
  19. Michael Geoffrey Medlicott 2002–2003 Director View profile
  20. Acton, David, Councillor 2002–2003 Director View profile
  21. John Richard Clayton Spooner 2002–2003 Director View profile
  22. Norman John Renfrew 2002–2002 Director View profile
  23. Kathleen Theresa Robinson 2002–2003 Director View profile
  24. Howarth, Robert Lever, Councillor 2002–2002 Director View profile
  25. Wiiliam John Heynes 2002–2003 Director View profile
  26. Risby, William Thomas, Cllr 2002–2003 Director View profile
  27. Charles William Victor Hinds 2002–2003 Director View profile
  28. Andrew David Meehan 2002–2003 Director View profile
  29. John Michael Hancock 2002–2002 Director View profile
  30. Margaret Salmon 2002–2002 Director View profile
  31. Philip Martin Ridal 2001–2005 Director View profile
  32. Mather, Brian John, Councillor 2001–2001 Director View profile
  33. Dr Richard David Knowles 2000–2001 Director View profile
  34. Gerald Jones 2000–2000 Director View profile
  35. Howard Sykes 2000–2001 Director View profile
  36. John Flanagan 2000–2001 Director View profile
  37. Morris, Clifford, Councillor 2000–2001 Director View profile
  38. Gordon Conquest 1999–2000 Director View profile
  39. Collins, Leo, Councillor 1999–2001 Director View profile
  40. Candler, Martin Edward, Cllr 1999–2001 Director View profile
  41. Roy Blake Walters 1999–2001 Director View profile
  42. Hugh Barrett 1999–2000 Director View profile
  43. Evans, Glynn, Councillor 1998–2001 Director View profile
  44. Ashley, Simon Charles, Councillor 1998–2001 Director View profile
  45. John David Merry 1998–2001 Director View profile
  46. Shaw, Derek, Councillor 1998–2001 Director View profile
  47. Claire Margaret Mary Nangle 1998–2002 Director View profile
  48. Dr Pauleen Alice Lane 1997–2001 Director View profile
  49. Horace Frederick Ridley 1997–2002 Director View profile
  50. Cooley, Susan, Councillor 1997–2001 Director View profile
  51. Allen John Brett 1997–2002 Director View profile
  52. Margaret Sheila Smith 1997–1999 Director View profile
  53. Roberts, Peter Lewis, Councillor 1997–2002 Director View profile
  54. William Henry Savage 1997–2001 Director View profile
  55. Peter John Joinson 1996–2001 Director View profile
  56. Keller, Joyce Enid, Councillor 1996–2002 Director View profile
  57. Griffith Berry 1996–2001 Director View profile
  58. Pagel, Martin Donald, Councillor 1996–2001 Director View profile
  59. James Dobbin 1996–1997 Director View profile
  60. Rowswell, Kevin John, Councillor 1996–1998 Director View profile
  61. Rt Hon Baroness Beverley June Hughes 1995–1997 Director View profile
  62. Dorothy Anne Rathbone 1995–1999 Director View profile
  63. Jones, John Roger, Councillor 1994–1998 Director View profile
  64. Stephen Richard Perkins 1994–2001 Director View profile
  65. Anthony James Stuart 1994–1997 Director View profile
  66. Geoff Muirhead 1993–2002 Director View profile
  67. Malcolm Charles Edis 1993–1995 Director View profile
  68. Egerton, William, Councillor 1993–1994 Director View profile
  69. Warren, Niel, Councillor 1993–1999 Director View profile
  70. Needham, John Colin, Councillor 1993–1994 Director View profile
  71. Colin Macalister 1993–1999 Director View profile
  72. Paul Anthony Connellan 1992–1996 Director View profile
  73. Raymond Douglas Colley 1992–1996 Director View profile
  74. Frank Henry Eadie 1995 Director View profile
  75. Brian Jerome Strett 2002 Director View profile
  76. Colin Warbrick 1996 Director View profile
  77. Harrison, Brian, Councillor 2003 Director View profile
  78. Lord Peter Richard Charles Smith 2002 Director View profile
  79. Sir Richard Charles Leese 2001 Director View profile
  80. Graham Eric Stringer 1997 Director View profile
  81. Burns, Anthony, Councillor 1999 Director View profile
  82. Wareing, Martin, Councillor 1996 Director View profile
  83. Sir Gilbert Williamson Thompson 1993 Director View profile
  84. Bullas, John Laurence, Councillor 1994 Director View profile
  85. William Moores 1993 Director View profile
  86. John Neil Pantall 1997 Director View profile
  87. Paul John Rowen 1996 Director View profile
  88. Laurence Jackson 1993 Director View profile
  89. John Flanagan 1996 Director View profile
  90. Riley, Margaret, Councillor 1996 Director View profile
  91. Samuel Roy Oldham 2001 Director View profile
  92. Keith Arthur Whitmore 1998 Director View profile
  93. Johnson, Helen, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  94. Dunn, Valerie Elizabeth, Councillor 1996 Director View profile
  95. John Arthur Foster 2000 Director View profile
  96. Silverman, Sidney Carl, Councillor 1993 Director View profile
  97. Bullows, May, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  98. John Bernard Battye 2000 Director View profile
  99. Peter Girvan Hilton 1996 Director View profile
  100. Smith, Winifred, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  101. Nilofar Alderman Siddiqi 2001 Director View profile
  102. David Arthur Teale 2001 Director View profile
  103. Franklin, Kenneth, Councillor 2001 Director View profile
  104. Mark Hendrick 1994 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
18/11/1985

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Manchester Airport PLC is controlled by Manchester Airport Group Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Manchester Airport Group Finance Limited is controlled by Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited is controlled by Manchester Airport Finance Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Manchester Airport Finance Holdings Limited is controlled by Manchester Airports Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Manchester Airports Holdings Limited.

38 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

3 directors on the board

2.8y median 3.7y
average tenure
4.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 29Professional services 21Transport 15Construction 5Finance 5Business services 2Retail and trade 2Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01960988
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data