Company
The Murray Downland Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul David StevensDirector · since 2024
- Alice Victoria ParfittDirector · since 2021
- Robert Andrew WindleDirector · since 2017
- Michael HadleyDirector · since 2014
- Nicholas Adrian SherwinDirector · since 2010
- Mike EdwardsDirector · since 2007
- John Girdlestone MurrayDirector · since 2002
- Simon Charles WardDirector · since 1994
- Claire Catherine NorwoodSecretary · since 1997
Previous officers 13
- Mark Colvin 2013-2014 View profile
- Richard Leopold Calvert Williamson 2010-2014 View profile
- David Richard Petche 2008-2011 View profile
- Dr Jean Isobel Perry 2003-2007 View profile
- Jennifer Broadhead 2001-2003 View profile
- Juliet Anne Kay 1997-2007 View profile
- Michael Sparke 1995-1997 View profile
- Reverend Richard Norman Wyatt 1993-1997 View profile
- Dr Arthur Harold Stride 1993-2009 View profile
- Gerard Charles Ryan 1993-2024 View profile
- Philippa Mary Stewart 1993-1994 View profile
- Shirley Evelyn Wright 1994-2000 View profile
- Andrew Hugh Penny 1993-1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/11/1993
- Also a registered charity
- The Murray Downland Trust
Financials
- Employees
- 0
- 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.
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.
8 directors on the board
- Nicholas Adrian Sherwin Director · appointed 2010
- Alice Victoria Parfitt Director · appointed 2021
- Robert Andrew Windle Director · appointed 2017
- Simon Charles Ward Director · appointed 1994
- John Girdlestone Murray Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Hadley Director · appointed 2014
- Mike Edwards Director · appointed 2007
- Paul David Stevens Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Adrian Sherwin Director · appointed 2010
- Robert Andrew Windle Director · appointed 2017
- Simon Charles Ward Director · appointed 1994
- John Girdlestone Murray Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Hadley Director · appointed 2014
- Mike Edwards Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Nicholas Adrian Sherwin Director · appointed 2010
- Alice Victoria Parfitt Director · appointed 2021
- Simon Charles Ward Director · appointed 1994
- John Girdlestone Murray Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Hadley Director · appointed 2014
- Mike Edwards Director · appointed 2007
- Paul David Stevens Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Robert Andrew Windle Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02873432
- 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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