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Waterman Group PLC

Waterman Group PLC is an active UK company (number 02188844), incorporated 1987, with 6 current directors including Mark Ashley Emberton and Toshihiro Tsuruno. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Michiaki Iwata 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Keiichi Kanai 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Norio Tomonaga 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Masakazu Maeda 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Michael John Strong 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Michael Peter Lawton Baker 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Richard John Piper 2013-2017 Director View profile
  8. Simon Donald Harden 2007-2013 Director View profile
  9. Geoffrey Harcroft Wright 2007-2016 Director View profile
  10. John Francis Graham Waiting 2005-2013 Director View profile
  11. Roger Stewart Fidgen 2004-2014 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas John Taylor 2003-2025 Director View profile
  13. John Gordon Archibald 2003-2013 Director View profile
  14. Craig William Keith Beresford 2003-2023 Director View profile
  15. Barry John Gore 1998-2011 Director View profile
  16. William Mathieson 1993-2005 Director View profile
  17. Graham Robert Hiscocks 1993-2016 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Gordon Thomson 1997 Director View profile
  19. James Arthur Austin 2011 Director View profile
  20. Frederick Arthur Clampitt 2000 Director View profile
  21. Alexander Charles Burton 2008 Director View profile
  22. Robert Hugh Campbell 2007 Director View profile
  23. David Oliver Horne 2003 Director View profile
  24. James Henry Mathys 2004 Director View profile
  25. John Samuel Johnstone 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/11/1987

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Waterman Group PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

10 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

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.

6 directors on the board

6.9y median 6.9y
average tenure
16.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 16Business services 2

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02188844
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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