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Company · Ellesmere Port

The Waterways Trust

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Katherine Michelle Dunwoodie 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Roger Gordon Hanbury 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Robin Edward Rowlinson Evans 2012-2013 Director View profile
  4. Vincent Patrick Moran 2012-2015 Director View profile
  5. Steven Pullinger 2012-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jacqueline Ann Lewis 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. David James Eaglesham 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Harold Hernshaw Mills 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. John Morrison Hay Biggar 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Diana Mary Organ 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Dunlop 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Brenda Ann Harvey 2009-2012 Director View profile
  13. Judith Hope Niner 2008-2011 Director View profile
  14. Adeeba Malik 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. Sir Sir Adrian Alastair Montague 2005-2007 Director View profile
  16. Laurence Richard Simon Newman 2004-2012 Director View profile
  17. Christopher John Mansell Coburn 2004-2012 Director View profile
  18. Richard George Combes 2003-2012 Director View profile
  19. Frances Winifred Done 2003-2012 Director View profile
  20. Christopher David Mitchell 2001-2009 Director View profile
  21. Simon Salem 2001-2004 Director View profile
  22. Professor John Christopher Baines 2001-2007 Director View profile
  23. Helen Margaret Carey 2001-2010 Director View profile
  24. Heather Jane Hancock Lvo Dl 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. John Charles Fletcher 2000-2006 Director View profile
  26. Michael Edward Ware 2000-2000 Director View profile
  27. Sir Neil Cossons 1999-2003 Director View profile
  28. Professor John Robert Hume 1999-2013 Director View profile
  29. Charles Christopher Anthony Neale 1999-1999 Director View profile
  30. David Brownfield Wain 1999-2003 Director View profile
  31. William Albert Schlegel 1999-1999 Director View profile
  32. Stewart Anderson Sim 1999-1999 Director View profile
  33. Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby 1999-2003 Director View profile
  34. Ian David John Valder 1999-2012 Director View profile
  35. Dr David John Fletcher 1999-2008 Director View profile
  36. Yetunde Salami 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  37. Peter Charles Weller Juniper 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  38. Alan Frederick Lutman 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  39. Cornel John Howells 1999-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
03/03/1999
Registered office
Ellesmere Port
Also a registered charity
The Waterways Trust

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.

Group

  1. The Waterways Trust is controlled by Canal & River Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Canal & River Trust.

31 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.

Grants received

23 grants · £1,762,636 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 Heritage Fund · £1,260,513 (10 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £502,123 (13 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9752012-03-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002012-02-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £55,9002011-06-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9682011-02-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002010-09-06
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.

2 directors on the board

8.3y median 8.3y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity
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.

Construction 3Property 2Other services 1Professional services 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

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
03728156
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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