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SEA Watch Foundation - the Cetacean Monitoring Unit

SEA Watch Foundation - the Cetacean Monitoring Unit is an active UK company (number 02671621), incorporated 1991, with 11 current directors including James Philip Gittins and Katherine Elizabeth Baker. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 26

  1. Cathy Mei Ching 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Kelly-Marie Davidson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Michael Jeremy Parkin 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. David Michael Ord 2013-2020 Director View profile
  5. Kelvin John Boot 2013-2019 Director View profile
  6. Colin David Speedie 2011-2024 Director View profile
  7. Ivor Edward Shinnor Rees 2009-2016 Director View profile
  8. Robin Norman Petch 2009-2019 Director View profile
  9. Russell Vallance 2006-2014 Director View profile
  10. David Michael Thomas 2006-2007 Director View profile
  11. Anthony James Wiseman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  12. Dr Andrew John Lack 2005-2018 Director View profile
  13. Joanne Marie Malpass 2005-2010 Director View profile
  14. Professor David Macdonald 2002-2003 Director View profile
  15. Kelvin John Reynolds 2000-2013 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Swann 1999-2002 Director View profile
  17. James Edward Finch Barnett 1999-2002 Director View profile
  18. Iain Allison Thomson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  19. Helen Charlotte Lucy Cardrick 1997-2003 Director View profile
  20. Paul Henry Vodden 1997-2003 Director View profile
  21. Jennifer Ayto 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Nigel Patrick Craig Ellway 1997-2005 Director View profile
  23. David Quixano Henriques 1995-1996 Director View profile
  24. Julian Charles Holmden Walker 1995-2002 Director View profile
  25. Ipe Jacob 1995 Director View profile
  26. Michael Anthony Samuel Kay 1997 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/12/1991
Also a registered charity
SEA Watch Foundation, the Cetacean Monitoring Unit

Financials

Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £233,500 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £133,500
  • Postcode Community Trust · £100,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Community Trust £100,0002024-12-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £133,5002002-05-24
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.

11 directors on the board

4.4y median 4.1y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Manufacturing 2Business services 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02671621
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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