The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Lapal Canal Trust

Company 02721675 Active

Registered charity: Lapal Canal Trust

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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
6.3y median 6.5y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
2
also govern a charity
3
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Company details

Number02721675
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated09/06/1992
Address18 ST. GEORGES CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM, B15 3TP
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

50300 - Inland passenger water transport

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (28)

  • Struckett, David William Director · appointed 2026
  • Payne, Michael John Director · appointed 2021
  • Hardie, Andrew David, Doctor Director · appointed 2019
  • Whateley, Tony Louis, Dr Secretary · appointed 2017
  • Humphreys, Hugh Richard Owen Director · appointed 2014
  • Malpass, Justin Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2023
  • Smith, Paul Michael Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
  • Fisher, Peter Thomas Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
  • Burgess, Roy Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
  • Pike, Denis Steven Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
  • Stanton, Paul Terry Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2021
  • Jones, Ray Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2015
  • Jones, Helen Clair Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
  • Caplan, Ivor Henry Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2013
  • AXE, Jon Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2006
  • Hunter, Ian Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2013
  • Thomas, Stanley Edward Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
  • Glynn, Stephen John Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2014
  • Best, Peter James, Dr Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2024
  • Welch, Keith Vaughan Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2013
  • Carson, David Richard Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2013
  • Galley, David William Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
  • Turner, Kenneth Joseph Former Secretary · appointed 1992 · resigned 2000
  • Rawlinson, David Barrie Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2000
  • Westley, Phillip Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1999
  • Necklen, David Keith Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2000
  • Richards, David John Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1998
  • Setchfield, Geoffrey William Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1999

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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