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Astbury Mere Trust
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Who leads it
- Clare Alexandra HudsonDirector · since 2025
- David Thomas BrownDirector · since 2024
- George Robert EdwardsDirector · since 2023
- Philip HowellDirector · since 2021
- Margaret GartsideDirector · since 2020
- Graham Francis CresswellDirector · since 2019
- Richard Brian MortDirector · since 2019
- Sarah Jane DeanDirector · since 2018
- Caroline Jennet WhitingDirector · since 2003
- Sarah Jane DeanSecretary · since 2018
Previous officers 38
- Mark Edwardson 2024-2026 View profile
- Gillian Barbara Taylor 2023-2023 View profile
- Akers Smith, Suzanne Marie, Cllr 2021-2024 View profile
- Peter Speed 2020-2025 View profile
- Lorraine Iris Mort 2019-2025 View profile
- Alison Cresswell 2019-2023 View profile
- Edward David Whitehead 2018-2018 View profile
- John Matthew Whitehead 2018-2023 View profile
- Peter Clowes 2016-2020 View profile
- Gavin Wolfenden 2016-2025 View profile
- Baxendale, Gordon, Cllr 2015-2019 View profile
- Wardlaw, Elizabeth, Cllr 2015-2020 View profile
- John Saville Crowther 2013-2015 View profile
- Topping, David, Councillor 2011-2015 View profile
- Nigel John Bayley 2009-2020 View profile
- Baxendale, Gordon, Councillor 2009-2011 View profile
- Nicholas Charles Burns 2009-2015 View profile
- Gerard Ryan 2007-2014 View profile
- Robert Whiting 2003-2011 View profile
- Gary John Provis 2003-2014 View profile
- Orville John Taylor 2000-2016 View profile
- David John Frederick Steers 1998-2000 View profile
- Margaret Mary Williamson 1996-2015 View profile
- Josephine Diane Papadopoulos 1993-1998 View profile
- Peter Grossick 1993-2012 View profile
- Anthony Vasilios Papadopoulos 1990-1998 View profile
- Thomson, Kathleen Ann, Coun 2006 View profile
- Robert Muncaster 2003 View profile
- Dr Stephen John Foster 2017 View profile
- Janet Elizabeth Dawson 2005 View profile
- John Charles Bernard Snelling 2006 View profile
- John Stanley Pollard 2008 View profile
- Jeannie Silk 2022 View profile
- Ronald Bertie Cook 2003 View profile
- Robert John Minshull 2020 View profile
- Michael James Foster 2017 View profile
- Peter Gillard Minshull 2011-2018 View profile
- Cynthia Rosemary Muncaster 2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other sports activities
- Incorporated
- 29/12/1988
- Registered office
- Congleton
- Also a registered charity
- Astbury Mere Trust
Financials
- Employees
- 0.01
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 · £44,300 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £44,300
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- Sarah Jane Dean Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Gartside Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Jennet Whiting Director · appointed 2003
- Philip Howell Director · appointed 2021
- David Thomas Brown Director · appointed 2024
- George Robert Edwards Director · appointed 2023
- Clare Alexandra Hudson Director · appointed 2025
- Graham Francis Cresswell Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Brian Mort Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Sarah Jane Dean Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Gartside Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Jennet Whiting Director · appointed 2003
- Graham Francis Cresswell Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Brian Mort Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Caroline Jennet Whiting Director · appointed 2003
- Philip Howell Director · appointed 2021
- David Thomas Brown Director · appointed 2024
- George Robert Edwards Director · appointed 2023
- Clare Alexandra Hudson Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Sarah Jane Dean Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Gartside Director · appointed 2020
- Graham Francis Cresswell Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Brian Mort Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Mark Edwardson Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Peter Speed Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Gavin Wolfenden Director · appointed 2016 · 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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02331405
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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