The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society

Company 03074574 Active

Registered charity: The Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society

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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.

7
directors on the board
9.6y median 10.6y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
2
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

Number03074574
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated30/06/1995
AddressSTANLEY GATE BARN CHORLEY OLD ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 6QA
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (33)

  • Spann, Darren Craig Director · appointed 2025
  • Marsden, Stephen Secretary · appointed 2023
  • Barnes, David Director · appointed 2023
  • Nash, Christopher Director · appointed 2016
  • Kennion, Samuel Charles Director · appointed 2015
  • Clark, Matthew Director · appointed 2015
  • Marsden, Stephen Director · appointed 2014
  • Hodson, Alan Geoffrey Director · appointed 2008
  • Hindle, Brian Paul, Dr Secretary · appointed 1999
  • Franco, Alan Jules Former Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
  • Astbury, Lisa Jane Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2023
  • Astbury, Ian Raymond Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2022
  • Taylor, Harry Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2014
  • Hammond, Stuart Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
  • Hindshaw, Jennifer Mary Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2025
  • Lynn, John Patrick Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
  • Barton, Stephen Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2011
  • Dent, Stephen Harry Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2017
  • Bootland, Mildred Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2012
  • Williams, Arnold Benjamin Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2011
  • Parker, Steven John Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1999
  • Parkinson, Frances Gillian, Mrs. Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2010
  • Donlan, Michael Anthony Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2008
  • Donlan, Elizabeth Former Secretary · appointed 1995 · resigned 2020
  • Fielding, Graham Edward Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2014
  • Charnock, Mavis Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2012
  • Chester-Browne, Richard Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2002
  • Charnock, Kevin Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
  • Brooks, Leslie Duncan Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2009
  • Fletcher, John Charles Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2011
  • Chester-Browne, Pamela Christine Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2002
  • Wilcock, Philip Arthur Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
  • Fletcher, Margaret Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2006

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