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The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 24

  1. Alan Jules Franco 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lisa Jane Astbury 2015-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ian Raymond Astbury 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Harry Taylor 2014-2014 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Hammond 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Jennifer Mary Hindshaw 2012-2025 Director View profile
  7. John Patrick Lynn 2011-2014 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Barton 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Harry Dent 2009-2017 Director View profile
  10. Mildred Bootland 2005-2012 Director View profile
  11. Arnold Benjamin Williams 2002-2011 Director View profile
  12. Steven John Parker 1998-1999 Director View profile
  13. Frances Gillian Parkinson 1997-2010 Director View profile
  14. Michael Anthony Donlan 1996-2008 Director View profile
  15. Graham Edward Fielding 1995-2014 Director View profile
  16. Mavis Charnock 1995-2012 Director View profile
  17. Richard Chester-Browne 1995-2002 Director View profile
  18. Kevin Charnock 1995-1999 Director View profile
  19. Leslie Duncan Brooks 1995-2009 Director View profile
  20. John Charles Fletcher 1995-2011 Director View profile
  21. Pamela Christine Chester-Browne 1995-2002 Director View profile
  22. Philip Arthur Wilcock 1995-1996 Director View profile
  23. Margaret Fletcher 1995-2006 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Donlan 1995-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/06/1995
Also a registered charity
The Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 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 Community Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-07-05
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.

7 directors on the board

9.6y median 10.6y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03074574
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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