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The World Ship Society Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. David Whiteside 2015–2018 Director View profile
  2. Dr Richard Hugh Osborne 2015–2021 Director View profile
  3. David Alan Littlejohn 2012–2023 Director View profile
  4. Stephen James Hacker 2010–2017 Director View profile
  5. James Mcfaul 2008–2015 Director View profile
  6. John Idris English 2007–2018 Director View profile
  7. James Louis Loughran 2007–2011 Director View profile
  8. Anthony William Atkinson 2006–2019 Director View profile
  9. Dr Malcolm Cooper 2004–2007 Director View profile
  10. William John Harvey 2003–2007 Director View profile
  11. Raymond Anthony Smith 2002–2008 Director View profile
  12. Glenn Allan Fenwick Smith 2002–2020 Director View profile
  13. Alan Bishop 2002–2011 Director View profile
  14. David Alastair Sowdon 2002–2010 Director View profile
  15. Harold Stephen Appleyard 2002–2006 Director View profile
  16. Sven Oliver Sesemann 2002–2016 Director View profile
  17. Henry Charles Spong 2002–2012 Director View profile
  18. Robinson, George, Mr. 2002–2005 Director View profile
  19. Morris, Roger Oliver, Rear-Admiral 2002–2003 Director View profile
  20. James Alexander Poole 2002–2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/05/2002
Also a registered charity
World Ship Society LTD.
Board analysis for researchers

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.

10 directors on the board

11.5y median 8.7y
average tenure
24.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Property 2Manufacturing 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
04449095
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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