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Wirral Community Narrowboat Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 49

  1. Barbara Helen Yeardsley 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Stuart Dawson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Patricia Boyce 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Colin Ralston 2024-2026 Director View profile
  5. Gary William Bestwick 2023-2025 Director View profile
  6. Philip Mobbs 2023-2026 Director View profile
  7. Paul Minnis 2021-2022 Director View profile
  8. Keith James Dodd 2020-2024 Director View profile
  9. John Harrison Grice 2020-2023 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Robert Hill Pepler 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. George Richard Davies 2019-2026 Director View profile
  12. Colin Ashton 2018-2023 Director View profile
  13. Nigel Eric Carpenter 2017-2026 Director View profile
  14. Steven John David Lander 2017-2017 Director View profile
  15. Simon James Tomlinson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Mark Dale Webster 2016-2019 Director View profile
  17. David Braithwaite 2016-2019 Director View profile
  18. Clifford Kenneth Hewitt 2015-2020 Director View profile
  19. Richard John Ellison 2015-2017 Director View profile
  20. William Cotton 2015-2019 Director View profile
  21. Robert Leslie Rawlinson 2014-2014 Director View profile
  22. Michael Joseph Evens 2014-2020 Director View profile
  23. Patricia Woodger 2013-2013 Director View profile
  24. Alan Carson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  25. Kenneth Glass 2012-2012 Director View profile
  26. Robert Daniel Wilson 2010-2017 Director View profile
  27. Brian Leonard Hall 2010-2020 Director View profile
  28. Susan Tomlinson 2010-2017 Director View profile
  29. David Dryer 2009-2010 Director View profile
  30. William Charles Braidford 2009-2010 Director View profile
  31. John Kenneth Albert Morton 2008-2015 Director View profile
  32. Michael Rodger Friend 2008-2014 Director View profile
  33. Keith Saunders 2007-2014 Director View profile
  34. Samuel Larmour 2007-2012 Director View profile
  35. George William Guy 2006-2011 Director View profile
  36. Alan Davis 2004-2005 Director View profile
  37. Pauline Pollard 2004-2020 Director View profile
  38. Peter Daniel 2003-2007 Director View profile
  39. Arthur Raymond Barnes 2002-2003 Director View profile
  40. John Michael Humphreys 2002-2005 Director View profile
  41. John Eric Owen 2002-2008 Director View profile
  42. Kenneth Wilfred Pittard 2002-2009 Director View profile
  43. Raymond Barry Watkinson 2001-2008 Director View profile
  44. Ian Coulthard 2001-2007 Director View profile
  45. Anthony John Hotchkiss 1999-2001 Director View profile
  46. Robert Daniel Wilson 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  47. Barrie Jones 2008-2013 Secretary View profile
  48. John Robertson 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  49. David Phillips 1999-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/10/1999
Also a registered charity
Wirral Community Narrowboat 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.

  • Keith James Dodd ceased 2024-06-11
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-02-01

Group

  1. Wirral Community Narrowboat Trust is controlled by Keith James Dodd
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-02-01, ceased 2024-06-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith James Dodd.

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

Net assets
£315,219
Total assets
£315,219
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £25,000 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

  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £25,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £15,0002025-11-05
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £10,0002023-11-01
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.

7 directors on the board

7y median 7.4y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 2

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
  • 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03853212
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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