Essex Waterways Limited

Company 05545459 Active

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Board DNA

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directors on the board

14.5y median 13.6y

average tenure

20.5y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Arts and leisure 2Property 1

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Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

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Related organisations

Essex Waterways Navigation Trust 2 shared directors
Triangle Place (Maldon) Management Company Limited 1 shared director
Cloughton Court Management Company LTD 1 shared director

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	05545459
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	24/08/2005
Address	THE NAVIGATION OFFICE, PAPER MILL LOCK NORTH HILL, LITTLE BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4BS
Accounts next due	30/09/2026
Accounts last made up	31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Ownership - persons with significant control (12)

Essex Waterways Navigation Trust
ownership of shares 75-100%
Mr Neil Bruce Edwards ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr David John Carrington ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Colin Mark Hunter Edmond ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Roy Edgar Chandler ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr James Eric Jenkins ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr John Richard Pomfret ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Peter James Martin ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Craig Burns Holliday ceased British
significant influence or control
The Inland Waterways Association ceased
ownership of shares 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
Mr David Terry Smart ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Christopher Glen Leigh Fulton ceased British
significant influence or control

Officers (12)

Smart, David Terry Director · appointed 2019
Holliday, Craig Burns Director · appointed 2015
Edmond, Colin Mark Hunter Director · appointed 2012
Jenkins, James Eric, Dr Director · appointed 2006
Chandler, Roy Edgar Director · appointed 2006
Edwards, Neil Bruce Secretary · appointed 2005
Fulton, Christopher Glen Leigh Former Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
Carrington, David John Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
Martin, Peter James Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
Davis, Colin Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
Pomfret, John Richard Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2025
Beard, Douglas Albert Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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