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The Southport Pier Trust Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Dodd, John, Councillor 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Carran Waterfield 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Blackburne, Janis, Councillor 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Brodie-Brown, Iain, Councillor 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Leslie Thomas Byrom 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Henry Joseph Bliss 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Hands, Richard Ronald, Councillor 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Ronald Fearn 2003-2016 Director View profile
  9. Glover, Thomas Robert, Councillor 2001-2016 Director View profile
  10. Gerald Victor Gottig 2001-2003 Director View profile
  11. Knowles, David Ross, Councillor 1995-2004 Director View profile
  12. William Burke 1995-2004 Director View profile
  13. Jessop, Jean, Councillor 1994-1997 Director View profile
  14. John Archibald Boydell 1994-1999 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Cafferkey 1994-1995 Director View profile
  16. Brian Campbell Mitchell 1994-2016 Director View profile
  17. Robert Fleetwood Hesketh 1994-1999 Director View profile
  18. Angus John Matheson 1994-2000 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
26/10/1994
Registered office
Southport

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. The Southport Pier Trust Limited is controlled by Janet Topping
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Janet Topping.

3 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.

Financials

Total assets
£6,539
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

5 directors on the board

20.2y median 30.5y
average tenure
31.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3Dormant 1Education 1Hospitality 1Other services 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

  • 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
02983401
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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