The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Hydrographic Society UK

Company 05182924 Active

Registered charity: The Hydrographic Society UK

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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.

9 directors on the board

3.1y median 2.2y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Mining 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

  • 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Connected through a shared director

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Company details

Number05182924
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated19/07/2004
Address3RD FLOOR, 2 GLASS WHARF, BRISTOL 3RD FLOOR, 2 GLASS WHARF, BRISTOL, BS2 0EL
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

58141 - Publishing of learned journals82302 - Activities of conference organisers94120 - Activities of professional membership organizations

Owned by (22) 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.

  • David Parker
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Trisha Margaret Buxton
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Mark Alan Poole
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Svetlana Klockova
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-30
  • Tom Broomfield
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-05-16
  • Oliver Foulds
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-05-16
  • Chris Almond
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-05-16
  • Ian Holden ceased 2019-04-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sean Patrick Cullen ceased 2025-07-21
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter John Louis Kelly ceased 2019-10-20
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Andrew Nicholas Dare ceased 2020-01-29
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jeffrey Holtom ceased 2016-09-22
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • William Simon Heaps ceased 2019-04-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • John William Dillon-Leetch ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Clifford Aldersley ceased 2023-04-18
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-01
  • John Peter Macleod Fraser ceased 2021-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-22
  • Helen Louise Atkinson ceased 2020-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2018-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Harold Read ceased 2023-04-18
    significant influence · notified 2019-10-20
  • Glenn Witham ceased 2023-04-18
    significant influence · notified 2019-12-01
  • Simon Canning ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-01-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kevin Gaffney ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2021-04-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gordon Thomas Johnston ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-05

Officers (50)

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