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Who leads it
- Vidett Trust Corporation LimitedCorporate-director · since 2024
- James Patrick ByersDirector · since 2024
- Gemma LyonsDirector · since 2024
- David GriffithsDirector · since 2024
- Gareth Ronald Christopher HughesDirector · since 2023
- Paul Neil RowbothamDirector · since 2021
- Kristian McdermottDirector · since 2016
- Huw PetersDirector · since 2013
- Dr Simon David MerrywestDirector · since 2011
- Ash FieldSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 32
- Tom Raworth 2021-2024 View profile
- Tracy Kaar 2019-2022 View profile
- Richard Reece 2019-2020 View profile
- Jonathan David Ferns 2015-2024 View profile
- Mark Mullin 2014-2019 View profile
- William Thomas Allan 2011-2020 View profile
- Peter Mark Leigh 2010-2019 View profile
- Thomas Cleary 2010-2014 View profile
- Alice Mcdonnell 2010-2013 View profile
- Professor Clive Thomas Agnew 2009-2019 View profile
- Catherine Tansey 2007-2016 View profile
- Dr Stella Vera Frances Butler 2006-2011 View profile
- Colin Walker 2005-2011 View profile
- Michael Harold Carr 2005-2010 View profile
- Jane Nicola Shelton 2003-2024 View profile
- Amanda Rachel Brereton 2002-2007 View profile
- Professor Elizabeth Kay 2001-2006 View profile
- Nigel Norman Foster 2000-2008 View profile
- Professor Nairn Hutchinson Fulton Wilson 1997-2001 View profile
- Albert Neil Roberts 1997-2009 View profile
- Christine Elizabeth Hitchen 1996-2002 View profile
- Gerard Green 1996-2010 View profile
- Alan William Brookes 1996-2005 View profile
- Prof Stuart Alfred Moore 1996-2000 View profile
- Professor Brian Turnbull Robson 1996-1997 View profile
- Ronald Edmund Weston 1996-2003 View profile
- James Donald Hanson 1996-2014 View profile
- James Andrew Waller 1996-2004 View profile
- Heather Fiona Mawson 2005-2021 View profile
- David Mccourt 2002-2004 View profile
- John Peate 2000-2002 View profile
- Philip Robert Jackson 1996-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/11/1995
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.
- The University of Manchester ceased 2016-04-06
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Umss Limited
is controlled by The University of Manchester
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The University of Manchester.
9 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
- £2
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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
- Gareth Ronald Christopher Hughes Director · appointed 2023
- Kristian Mcdermott Director · appointed 2016
- James Patrick Byers Director · appointed 2024
- Gemma Lyons Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Simon David Merrywest Director · appointed 2011
- David Griffiths Director · appointed 2024
- Huw Peters Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Neil Rowbotham Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Kristian Mcdermott Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Simon David Merrywest Director · appointed 2011
- Huw Peters Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Gareth Ronald Christopher Hughes Director · appointed 2023
- Kristian Mcdermott Director · appointed 2016
- James Patrick Byers Director · appointed 2024
- Gemma Lyons Director · appointed 2024
- David Griffiths Director · appointed 2024
- Huw Peters Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Neil Rowbotham Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Simon David Merrywest Director · appointed 2011
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03124410
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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