Company · Swadlincote

Ashby Canal Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Previous officers 28

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Pamela Mary Posnett 2017-2018 Director View profile
Stephen Robert Scotney 2016-2025 Director View profile
Sean David Sheahan 2013-2017 Director View profile
Jean Audrey Boston 2011-2013 Director View profile
Glynis Anne Cokayne 2010-2011 Director View profile
John Geoffrey Coxon 2008-2011 Director View profile
Stephen Richard Leary 2008-2010 Director View profile
John Charles Beaney 2003-2007 Director View profile
Edward Palmer 2003-2007 Director View profile
Michael Gerard Dyer 2002-2026 Director View profile
Michael Allen Finch 2002-2017 Director View profile
David Anthony Sprason 2002-2007 Director View profile
Dean Colin Davies 2002-2019 Director View profile
Bernard Roderick Wilson 2002-2026 Director View profile
Alan Martin Kirby 2002-2005 Director View profile
Christopher George Freeman 2002-2021 Director View profile
Tom Henshaw 2002-2012 Director View profile
Reginald Ward 2000-2019 Director View profile
Derek Bews 2000-2012 Director View profile
Gerald Burton Box 2000-2004 Director View profile
Jeremy Neville Sanders 2000-2013 Director View profile
Horace Sankey 2000-2002 Director View profile
Paul Cosgrove 2000-2002 Director View profile
Michael Anthony Handford 2000-2026 Director View profile
Wendy Anne Wiggan 2000-2005 Director View profile
Stephen John Goode 2000-2002 Director View profile
Brian Waring 2000-2020 Director View profile
Gloria Elizabeth Marriott 2000-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated: 22/02/2000
Registered office: Swadlincote

Financials

Net assets: £43,868
Total assets: £43,868
Employees: 0
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-02-28. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

Michael Ballantyne Director · appointed 2002
David John Geraint Jones Director · appointed 2010
Peter Oakden Director · appointed 2014
Geoffrey Edward Pursglove Director · appointed 2016
Keith Vaughan Welch Director · appointed 2017
Dr Orest Peter Mulka Director · appointed 2017
Philip Geoffrey Sharpe Director · appointed 2014

13.4y median 12.3y

average tenure

24.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Michael Ballantyne Director · appointed 2002
David John Geraint Jones Director · appointed 2010
Peter Oakden Director · appointed 2014
Geoffrey Edward Pursglove Director · appointed 2016
Keith Vaughan Welch Director · appointed 2017
Dr Orest Peter Mulka Director · appointed 2017
Philip Geoffrey Sharpe Director · appointed 2014

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

David John Geraint Jones Director · appointed 2010
Geoffrey Edward Pursglove Director · appointed 2016
Dr Orest Peter Mulka Director · appointed 2017
Philip Geoffrey Sharpe Director · appointed 2014

Portfolio (3)

Michael Ballantyne Director · appointed 2002
Peter Oakden Director · appointed 2014
Keith Vaughan Welch Director · appointed 2017

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Michael Gerard Dyer Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026
Michael Anthony Handford Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2026
Bernard Roderick Wilson Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026

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.

Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Health and social care 1Transport 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: 03931093
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due: 30/11/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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