Company · Portishead
The Portishead Lifeboat Trust
Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Philip Martin SmithDirector · since 2026
- Emma Elizabeth BergerDirector · since 2022
- Paul Richard WestonDirector · since 2014
- Michael RobertsDirector · since 2014
- Robert John Raymond CraneDirector · since 2008
Previous officers (29)
- Philip Martin SmithDirector · 2022–2026
- Andrew Michael PhillipsDirector · 2012–2014
- Ian Clifford LazenbyDirector · 2011–2015
- John MccorquodaleDirector · 2011–2015
- Ian Michael ReedDirector · 2011–2012
- David Allan SlackDirector · 2010–2012
- Adam Peter ForrestDirector · 2010–2013
- Helen Louise Anne DawesDirector · 2010–2010
- David Owen HodgesDirector · 2009–2011
- Kelvin Stewart AdamsDirector · 2005–2010
- Brett HigginsDirector · 2005–2010
- Justin Anthony OliverDirector · 2002–2009
- David Alan HerbertDirector · 2002–2009
- Charles Selby MurphyDirector · 1999–2001
- Colin Michael BurginDirector · 1998–2006
- Tony WalmsleyDirector · 1998–1998
- John GittingsDirector · 1998–2015
- Sarah Jane Dingley-BrownDirector · 1997–1998
- Keith Douglas BerryDirector · 1996–1997
- Raymond HerbertDirector · 1995–2001
- Donald Mclean RemnantDirector · 1995–1998
- Martyn Robert CruseDirector · 1995–1998
- Roger James DerrickDirector · 1995–1996
- Elaine Joy DavisSecretary · 2014–2022
- Neil Andrew SutorSecretary · 2006–2014
- Peter Mclagan YoungSecretary · 2004–2006
- Peter John PerkinsSecretary · 2000–2005
- Andrew Kevin HarrisSecretary · 1997–2001
- Colin Gordon John WilsonSecretary · 1995–2009
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Mishmish Properties Limited 1 shared director
- Shimshon Developments Limited 1 shared director
- The 85ERS CIC 1 shared director
- Chronapharm Limited 1 shared director
- Black Claw Investments Limited 1 shared director
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About
- What it does
- Sea and coastal passenger water transport
- Incorporated
- 21/08/1995
- Registered office
- Portishead
- Also a registered charity
- The Portishead Lifeboat Trust
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Michael Roberts Director · appointed 2014
- Robert John Raymond Crane Director · appointed 2008
- Emma Elizabeth Berger Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Richard Weston Director · appointed 2014
- Philip Martin Smith Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Roberts Director · appointed 2014
- Robert John Raymond Crane Director · appointed 2008
- Paul Richard Weston Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Michael Roberts Director · appointed 2014
- Robert John Raymond Crane Director · appointed 2008
Portfolio (3)
- Emma Elizabeth Berger Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Richard Weston Director · appointed 2014
- Philip Martin Smith Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Philip Martin Smith Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03093266
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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