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Charybdis Limited
Non-trading company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Lynn Puttock 2003-2020 View profile
- Robert Guest 2003-2005 View profile
- Roger Browning 2013-2021 View profile
- Jeremy Piers Melhuish 2003-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-trading company
- Incorporated
- 01/08/2003
- Registered office
- Sidcup
- Previous names
- Land and Water Group Limited (until 25/03/2019)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish
50-75% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - James Alexander Maclean
25-50% shares · notified 2017-08-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - M.H.J. Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-01
Group
- Charybdis Limited
is controlled by Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish
Evidence
active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish.
13 other companies in this group
- Land & Water Remediation Limited
- Rainham Aggregates Limited
- Land & Water Services (Scotland) Limited
- Land & Water Plant Limited
- M.H.J. Limited
- Terraqua Limited
- Land & Water Special Projects Limited
- Melhuish Holdings LTD
- Land & Water Services LTD
- Waterwise Training Limited
- Geomac Limited
- Sudstainability LTD
- Land and Water Group Limited
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.
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
- Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish Director · appointed 2003
- James Alexander Maclean Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish Director · appointed 2003
- James Alexander Maclean Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Richard Edward Fitzharding Melhuish Director · appointed 2003
- James Alexander Maclean Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 04853360
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- 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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