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

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Previous officers 47

  1. Gary Lee Baron 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Steven Richard Fraser 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Steven Lewis Mogford 2011-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Russell Houlden 2010-2020 Director View profile
  5. Michael Carmedy 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Dr John David Gibson Mcadam 2008-2008 Director View profile
  7. Paul Warwick Capell 2007-2007 Director View profile
  8. Dr Catherine Elisabeth Dorcas Bell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Peter Weller 2006-2010 Director View profile
  10. Philip Nevill Green 2006-2011 Director View profile
  11. Paul Heiden 2005-2008 Director View profile
  12. Thomas Waterworth Drury 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas Robin Salmon 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. David Harold Jones 2005-2008 Director View profile
  15. Charles Thomas Cornish 2004-2010 Director View profile
  16. John Andrew Pinder 2001-2008 Director View profile
  17. Leslie William Dawson 2000-2003 Director View profile
  18. Simon George Batey 2000-2006 Director View profile
  19. John Edward Roberts 1999-2006 Director View profile
  20. Norman Neill Broadhurst 1999-2008 Director View profile
  21. Sir Christopher George Francis Harding 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Richard Harry Evans 1997-2008 Director View profile
  23. Gordon Arthur Ivan Waters 1997-2006 Director View profile
  24. Priscilla Jane Newell 1996-2006 Director View profile
  25. Malcolm George Faulkner 1996-1998 Director View profile
  26. John Junior Seed 1996-2005 Director View profile
  27. John William Beckitt 1995-2000 Director View profile
  28. Brian Lynn Staples 1994-1997 Director View profile
  29. Sir Peter Edward Middleton 1994-2007 Director View profile
  30. Eric Clark 1993-1999 Director View profile
  31. Robert James Ferguson 1992-2000 Director View profile
  32. Alan Martin Dean 1994 Director View profile
  33. Alan George Pendleton 1996 Director View profile
  34. Rodney Leach 1999 Director View profile
  35. William Dennis Grove 1993 Director View profile
  36. Mary Clare Bolton 1995 Director View profile
  37. Sir Desmond Henry Pitcher 1998 Director View profile
  38. Frank Sanderson 1997 Director View profile
  39. Robert Peter Thian 1993 Director View profile
  40. Derek Green 2000 Director View profile
  41. Stephen Frederick Mcadam 1992 Director View profile
  42. Archibald Mackenzie Ramsay 1993 Director View profile
  43. Thomas Stephen Keevil 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  44. Paul Anthony Davies 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  45. Timothy Michael Rayner 1998-2007 Secretary View profile
  46. Peter Norman Applewhite 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  47. John Richard Tetlow 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/04/1989

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. United Utilities PLC is controlled by United Utilities Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by United Utilities Group PLC.

27 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £365,233 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £304,039 (2 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £61,194 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £30,5142024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8402024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £29,8402023-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £34,0962022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £269,9432021-04-01
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

7.7y median 5.6y
average tenure
16.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 11Utilities 11Tech and media 2Business services 1Dormant 1Property 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
02366616
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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