The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Grand Western Canal Association Limited

Company 03487632 Active

Registered charity: Grand Western Canal Association Limited

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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.

4
directors on the board
18.2y median 21.2y
average tenure
28.5y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
0
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

Number03487632
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated31/12/1997
Address6 OAKLANDS COURT, TIVERTON WAY, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 6TG
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 (26)

  • Bush, Ivan John Director · appointed 2024
  • Whitcombe, Valerie Helen Director · appointed 2010
  • Hodgson, Robert Lovelace Penrose, Dr Secretary · appointed 2009
  • Whitcombe, Christopher David, Mr. Director · appointed 1999
  • White, Trevor Director · appointed 1997
  • Payne, Bruce Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2023
  • Dodd, Denis Grattan Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2022
  • Bennett, Helen Elizabeth, Ms. Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
  • Ayres, Brian Reginald John Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
  • Grace, Andrew Charles Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
  • Slack, David John Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
  • White, Anthony William Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
  • White, Pauline Rose Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
  • Dodd, Denis, Mr. Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2014
  • Blaxland, Chris, Mr. Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
  • Moore, Gerald Victor Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2008
  • Bendell, Graham Charles Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Dalzell, Hugh Anthony, Mr. Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2019
  • Hodgson, Robert Lovelace Penrose Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2023
  • Flury, James Ellis Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1999
  • Dalgreen, Neil Eric Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
  • Flory, Julie-Ann Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
  • Lenton, Jeremy Michael Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2009
  • Rymell, Francis Anthony Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2004
  • Storr, Maurice Arthur Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
  • Penny, Thomas Gillard Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2009

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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