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The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society
Inland passenger water transport
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Charuni Wijerathne Dissanayaka MudiyanselageDirector · since 2025
- Naylor, Sam, CllrDirector · since 2025
- Dr Emma Evelyn NapierDirector · since 2025
- Andrew James KingDirector · since 2025
- Lewis James RobertsDirector · since 2025
- Michael John CooksleyDirector · since 2021
- Michael Joseph MoranDirector · since 2020
- Victor Bernard WelshSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 40
- John Alexander Mclintock 2022-2026 View profile
- Dr Richard Peter Scott 2022-2025 View profile
- Thomas Giles Singleton 2022-2022 View profile
- James Antony Seddon 2020-2025 View profile
- Robert Peter Gwynne 2020-2025 View profile
- Angela Joan Daulby 2020-2021 View profile
- Jim Graves 2018-2026 View profile
- Louise Elizabeth Parnell 2018-2020 View profile
- Keith Steven Levin 2018-2021 View profile
- Annette Nicole Parker 2016-2019 View profile
- Professor Nigel Peter Weatherill 2015-2018 View profile
- Rachel Margaret Mulhearn 2015-2018 View profile
- Dr David Fleming 2015-2021 View profile
- Michael Timothy Carr 2015-2018 View profile
- Martin John Heighton 2015-2016 View profile
- George Heyes 2014-2015 View profile
- Andrew Allen Dobbs 2014-2015 View profile
- Kevin William Price 2014-2017 View profile
- Angela Hazel Peacock 2013-2018 View profile
- Leslie Joseph Green 2012-2024 View profile
- Joseph Butler 2011-2015 View profile
- David William Brown 2010-2013 View profile
- David John Pickup 2010-2015 View profile
- Kevin John Lytton 2010-2015 View profile
- Stuart Douglas Wood 2009-2025 View profile
- Christopher Alwyn Sowler Todd 2009-2010 View profile
- Michael Williams 2008-2017 View profile
- Graham William Dean 2008-2011 View profile
- John Edward Broomby 2008-2014 View profile
- John Edward Deakin 2005-2010 View profile
- Neil Marsden 2005-2008 View profile
- Diana Margaret Skilbeck 2005-2009 View profile
- Reginald John Griffiths 2005-2007 View profile
- Colin Leonard 2005-2015 View profile
- Daniel James Cross 2004-2020 View profile
- Alan John Hughes 2004-2008 View profile
- Patrick Anthony Crecraft 2004-2008 View profile
- John Harold Luxton 2004-2008 View profile
- George Robinson 2008-2017 View profile
- Anthony John Hirst 2004-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Inland passenger water transport; Cultural education; Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 30/03/2004
- Registered office
- Liverpool
- Also a registered charity
- The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Andrew James King
appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2026-02-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Stuart Douglas Wood ceased 2026-02-05
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-07-02
Group
- The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society
is controlled by Andrew James King
Evidence
active appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2026-02-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew James King.
1 other company in this group
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.
Grants received
12 grants · £4,368,480 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,157,978 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £151,000
- Cheshire Community Foundation · £51,702 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,800
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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
- Dr Emma Evelyn Napier Director · appointed 2025
- Michael John Cooksley Director · appointed 2021
- Andrew James King Director · appointed 2025
- Naylor, Sam, Cllr Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Joseph Moran Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Charuni Wijerathne Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Director · appointed 2025
- Lewis James Roberts Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Joseph Moran Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Michael John Cooksley Director · appointed 2021
- Naylor, Sam, Cllr Director · appointed 2025
- Lewis James Roberts Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Emma Evelyn Napier Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew James King Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Joseph Moran Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Charuni Wijerathne Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jim Graves Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Stuart Douglas Wood Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2025
- Dr Richard Peter Scott Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- John Alexander Mclintock Director · appointed 2022 · 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
- 05088619
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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