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Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust
Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Tom William TaggDirector · since 2025
- Hilary Jane ChippingDirector · since 2024
- Janet Elizabeth GoodlandDirector · since 2023
- Paul Alexander SmithDirector · since 2020
- Christopher John HilliardDirector · since 2020
- James Alexander BarbourDirector · since 2019
- Stephen Robert AshleyDirector · since 2017
- Beryl Jane BennettDirector · since 2015
- Leigh WillowsDirector · since 2014
- Andrew MarchantDirector · since 2011
- John Vincent Matthew BestDirector · since 2010
- Simon Peter ClewlowSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 16
- Julian Martin Hogarth Armitage 2015-2025 View profile
- Jane Hamilton 2014-2023 View profile
- Patrick Hall 2010-2018 View profile
- Richard John Wood 2009-2016 View profile
- Shan Hunt 2009-2010 View profile
- Hilary Janet Goldsmith 2009-2014 View profile
- Neil William Hayes 2009-2013 View profile
- David Hugh Fowler 2007-2015 View profile
- John Edwin Scott 2006-2009 View profile
- Graham Arthur George Mabbutt 2006-2015 View profile
- Jane Wolfson 2006-2011 View profile
- Ian Desmond Clifton 2006-2009 View profile
- Donald James Allison 2006-2023 View profile
- Woodfines Company Services Limited 2006-2011 View profile
- Professor Marilyn Gail Leask 2006-2015 View profile
- Rodney Ainsworth Evans 2006-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 29/03/2006
- Registered office
- Bedford
- Also a registered charity
- Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
7 grants · £288,532 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 Community Fund · £271,766 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £16,766 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
11 directors on the board
- John Vincent Matthew Best Director · appointed 2010
- Leigh Willows Director · appointed 2014
- Hilary Jane Chipping Director · appointed 2024
- Stephen Robert Ashley Director · appointed 2017
- Paul Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Janet Elizabeth Goodland Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Marchant Director · appointed 2011
- Tom William Tagg Director · appointed 2025
- Christopher John Hilliard Director · appointed 2020
- James Alexander Barbour Director · appointed 2019
- Beryl Jane Bennett Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- John Vincent Matthew Best Director · appointed 2010
- Leigh Willows Director · appointed 2014
- Stephen Robert Ashley Director · appointed 2017
- Paul Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Andrew Marchant Director · appointed 2011
- Christopher John Hilliard Director · appointed 2020
- James Alexander Barbour Director · appointed 2019
- Beryl Jane Bennett Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Stephen Robert Ashley Director · appointed 2017
- Janet Elizabeth Goodland Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Marchant Director · appointed 2011
- Tom William Tagg Director · appointed 2025
- Beryl Jane Bennett Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (6)
- John Vincent Matthew Best Director · appointed 2010
- Leigh Willows Director · appointed 2014
- Hilary Jane Chipping Director · appointed 2024
- Paul Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Christopher John Hilliard Director · appointed 2020
- James Alexander Barbour Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05760839
- 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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