Company
UU Secretariat Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- David Mark Hannon 2009-2023 View profile
- Thomas Stephen Keevil 2008-2011 View profile
- Anthony John Taylor 2007-2010 View profile
- Paul Anthony Davies 2002-2008 View profile
- Joanne Margaret Bream 2001-2003 View profile
- Timothy Michael Rayner 1997-2007 View profile
- Paul Appelbe 1997-1999 View profile
- John William Beckitt 1997-2000 View profile
- Peter Norman Applewhite 1997-2001 View profile
- John Richard Tetlow 1997-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/03/1997
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.
- United Utilities PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- UU Secretariat Limited
is controlled by United Utilities PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - United Utilities PLC
is controlled by United Utilities Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by United Utilities Group PLC.
27 other companies in this group
- United Utilities (Overseas Holdings) Limited
- Rivington Heritage Trust
- United Utilities Utility Solutions Holdings Limited
- United Utilities Utility Solutions (Industrial) Limited
- Castleshaw Developments Limited
- UU (Esps) Pensions Trustee Limited
- United Utilities Property Services Limited
- United Utilities Water Limited
- United Utilities PLC
- United Utilities Bioresources Limited
- United Utilities Healthcare Trustee Limited
- United Utilities North West Limited
- YCL Transport Limited
- Ramsden Clough Developments Limited
- Dunnockshaw Developments Limited
- United Utilities Energy Limited
- UU Group Limited
- United Utilities International Limited
- United Utilities Total Solutions Limited
- Lingley Mere Business Park Development Company Limited
- North West Water International Limited
- United Utilities Water Finance PLC
- Halkyn District Mines Drainage Company Limited
- North West Water Limited
- Lingley Mere Management Company Limited
- United Utilities Pensions Trustee Limited
- United Utilities Group PLC
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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Simon Roger Gardiner Director · appointed 2003
- Robert James Lee Director · appointed 2023
- Jane Lawton Gilmore Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Roger Gardiner Director · appointed 2003
- Jane Lawton Gilmore Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Simon Roger Gardiner Director · appointed 2003
- Robert James Lee Director · appointed 2023
- Jane Lawton Gilmore Director · appointed 1997
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
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
- 03333298
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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