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Watbus

Other passenger land transport

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 42

  1. Ray Douglas Luckett 2013-2018 Director View profile
  2. Claire Lucy Blake 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Karen Cox 2012-2016 Director View profile
  4. Trevor Gordon Bell 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Dawn Williams-Sanderson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. John Tully 2011-2014 Director View profile
  7. Ian Robert Stappard 2009-2011 Director View profile
  8. Yvonne Anderson 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. June Murphy 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Loise Jane Moore 2007-2008 Director View profile
  11. Julie Walsh 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. William Smith 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Gareth John Armstrong 2006-2007 Director View profile
  14. Stuart Jeffrey Hipkin 2006-2007 Director View profile
  15. Carol Worfell 2006-2014 Director View profile
  16. Robert Moore 2005-2008 Director View profile
  17. Alyson Sharp 2005-2006 Director View profile
  18. Fiona Louise Ewart 2005-2006 Director View profile
  19. Richard John Rothwell 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Gary Robertson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Beattie 2003-2004 Director View profile
  22. Frederick Ridley 2002-2003 Director View profile
  23. Barbara Kay Kergon 2002-2005 Director View profile
  24. Robert William Perry 2002-2007 Director View profile
  25. Marjorie Halliwell 2002-2006 Director View profile
  26. Neil Simmons 2002-2004 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Robert Bromley 2002-2006 Director View profile
  28. Maureen Middlemass 2001-2002 Director View profile
  29. Neal Rice 2001-2001 Director View profile
  30. Brent Evans 2001-2002 Director View profile
  31. Margaret Robertson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  32. Peter Burn 2000-2007 Director View profile
  33. Carolyn Louise Hook 1999-2001 Director View profile
  34. Albert William Crouth 1999-2001 Director View profile
  35. Elaine Violet Whitewick 1999-2000 Director View profile
  36. Robert Coulson 1999-2002 Director View profile
  37. Kim Brown 1999-2000 Director View profile
  38. Keith Edward Knox 1998-2006 Director View profile
  39. Elizabeth Ann Burleigh 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  40. Shirley Knox 1999-2006 Secretary View profile
  41. Leslie Paton 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  42. Barry Egen 1998-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other passenger land transport
Incorporated
24/08/1998
Registered office
Ashington
Also a registered charity
Watbus

Grants received

9 grants · £409,713 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 · £348,913 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £40,800
  • Community Foundation North East · £20,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

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.

6 directors on the board

12y median 12.8y
average tenure
26.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Health and social care 1

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
03620232
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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