Company
Ocean Cruising Club Limited
Ocean Cruising Club Limited is an active UK company (number 04919549), incorporated 2003, with 7 current directors including George Thomas Ehlers and Moira Bentzel. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- George Thomas EhlersDirector · since 2026
- Moira BentzelDirector · since 2025
- Derrick Alan ThorringtonDirector · since 2024
- Malcolm Henry Reginald BarkerDirector · since 2023
- Conrad Philip HeatonDirector · since 2022
- Conrad Philip HeatonDirector · since 2022
- Fiona Jane JonesDirector · since 2021
- Rachelle Caroline TurkSecretary · since 2014
Previous officers 29
- Anthony Charles Griffiths 2020-2026 View profile
- Zdenka Seiner Griswold 2019-2024 View profile
- Paul Brian Furniss 2019-2021 View profile
- Jennifer Helen Crickmore-Thompson 2018-2020 View profile
- Timothy James Bridgen 2018-2020 View profile
- Simon Currin 2017-2024 View profile
- Daria Olena Blackwell 2017-2023 View profile
- Peter Hugo Paternotte 2015-2018 View profile
- Anthony David Gooch 2015-2018 View profile
- Anne Olivia Mary Hammick 2014-2019 View profile
- Peter David Whatley 2013-2015 View profile
- Richard Ernst Guckel 2012-2017 View profile
- John Francis Franklin 2012-2016 View profile
- John Adrian Whyte 2012-2014 View profile
- Sally Anne Currin 2011-2016 View profile
- Dr Mark Burton Holbrook 2010-2014 View profile
- William Russell Mclaren 2009-2012 View profile
- Curtis, Arthur George, Col 2006-2013 View profile
- Martin Harford Thomas 2006-2009 View profile
- Alan John Taylor 2003-2006 View profile
- Andrew Dalton Bray 2003-2006 View profile
- David Caukill 2003-2011 View profile
- Howard Cecil Charles Gosling 2003-2012 View profile
- Erik George Eduard Jacques Vischer 2003-2010 View profile
- Michael Paynter Grubb 2003-2004 View profile
- James Thorne 2003-2003 View profile
- Richard Hastings Anderton 2005-2014 View profile
- Anthea Joyce Cornell 2003-2005 View profile
- Serena Maude Angela Hedley Dent 2003-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/10/2003
Ownership
Owned by (13) 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 Ernst Guckel ceased 2017-04-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Peter Hugo Paternotte ceased 2018-07-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Rachelle Caroline Turk ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Daria Olena Blackwell ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Howard Cecil Charles Gosling ceased 2017-04-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Jennifer Helen Crickmore-Thompson ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Paul Brian Furniss ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anne Olivia Mary Hammick ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - George Thomas Ehlers ceased 2017-09-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anthony David Gooch ceased 2018-04-21
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Zdenka Seiner Griswold ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - Fiona Jane Jones ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Timothy James Bridgen ceased 2019-04-30
significant influence · notified 2018-04-21 - Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Ocean Cruising Club Limited
is controlled by Richard Ernst Guckel
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Ernst Guckel.
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
- £354,012
- Total assets
- £359,424
- Cash
- £227,108
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- £242,270
- Profit/loss
- -£911
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | £242,270 | £354,012 |
| 2025-11-30 | £242,270 | £354,012 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. 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
- Malcolm Henry Reginald Barker Director · appointed 2023
- Conrad Philip Heaton Director · appointed 2022
- George Thomas Ehlers Director · appointed 2026
- Moira Bentzel Director · appointed 2025
- Fiona Jane Jones Director · appointed 2021
- Derrick Alan Thorrington Director · appointed 2024
- Conrad Philip Heaton Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Malcolm Henry Reginald Barker Director · appointed 2023
- Conrad Philip Heaton Director · appointed 2022
- George Thomas Ehlers Director · appointed 2026
- Moira Bentzel Director · appointed 2025
- Fiona Jane Jones Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Derrick Alan Thorrington Director · appointed 2024
- Conrad Philip Heaton Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Anthony Charles Griffiths Director · appointed 2020 · 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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04919549
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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