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The Hydrographic Society UK

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 40

  1. Elyar Schaeper 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lloyd Ferguson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Mark David Andrew Beloeil-Smith 2025-2026 Director View profile
  4. John William Dillon-Leetch 2023-2026 Director View profile
  5. Layla Rami 2023-2024 Director View profile
  6. Gordon Thomas Johnston 2021-2026 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Gaffney 2021-2026 Director View profile
  8. Simon Canning 2020-2026 Director View profile
  9. Glenn Witham 2019-2023 Director View profile
  10. Richard Harold Read 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Mark Alan Poole 2017-2026 Director View profile
  12. John Peter Macleod Fraser 2016-2021 Director View profile
  13. Paul Clifford Aldersley 2016-2023 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Nicholas Dare 2015-2020 Director View profile
  15. Maik Weidt 2015-2016 Director View profile
  16. André Vittorio Cocuccio 2013-2014 Director View profile
  17. Harry William Sealey 2013-2014 Director View profile
  18. Bruce Calderbank 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Jeffrey Holtom 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Mitchell Neilly 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. Samuel Joseph Harper 2012-2014 Director View profile
  22. David John Bowden 2011-2015 Director View profile
  23. Sean Patrick Cullen 2009-2025 Director View profile
  24. Mike Flaherty 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Ian Holden 2009-2019 Director View profile
  26. James Robert Williams 2009-2010 Director View profile
  27. Adil Ali 2009-2013 Director View profile
  28. David Parker 2006-2026 Director View profile
  29. Michael Patrick Tranah 2005-2016 Director View profile
  30. Stephen Johns 2005-2009 Director View profile
  31. Henry Paul Julian Edge 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. David Bingham 2005-2009 Director View profile
  33. Peter John Louis Kelly 2004-2019 Director View profile
  34. William Simon Heaps 2004-2019 Director View profile
  35. Christopher Allan Mott 2004-2005 Director View profile
  36. Julian Alfred Henry Grant 2004-2005 Director View profile
  37. Mark Beloeil-Smith 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  38. Helen Louise Atkinson 2005-2020 Secretary View profile
  39. Michael Sebbage 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  40. Clarks Nominees Limited 2004-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of learned journals; Activities of conference organisers; Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
19/07/2004
Registered office
Bristol
Also a registered charity
The Hydrographic Society UK

Ownership

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

Group

  1. The Hydrographic Society UK is controlled by David Parker
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Parker.

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.

Financials

Employees
0.02
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05182924
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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