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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.
4 directors on the board
- Mark Nield Director · appointed 2006
- Stuart Combs Director · appointed 2016
- Luke Thomas Cox Director · appointed 2026
- Mubashar Ali Director · appointed 2023
8.2y median 6.4y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Nield Director · appointed 2006
- Stuart Combs Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Mark Nield Director · appointed 2006
- Stuart Combs Director · appointed 2016
- Luke Thomas Cox Director · appointed 2026
- Mubashar Ali Director · appointed 2023
0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Company details
| Number | 05889534 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 27/07/2006 |
| Address | HERITAGE WHARF PORTLAND BASIN, PORTLAND PLACE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 0QA |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
50300 - Inland passenger water transport
Owned by (8) 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.
- Mark Nield
significant influence · notified 2016-07-27 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Stuart Combs
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 - Mubashar Ali
significant influence · notified 2023-08-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Luke Thomas Cox
significant influence · notified 2026-05-12 - Agathe Pettit ceased 2019-11-12
significant influence · notified 2016-07-27 - Iain Spencer ceased 2024-01-09
significant influence · notified 2016-07-27 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Andrew Park ceased 2023-01-01
significant influence · notified 2016-07-27 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mark Poncia ceased 2024-01-09
significant influence · notified 2019-11-13
Officers (14)
- Luke Thomas Cox Director · appointed 2026
- Mubashar Ali Director · appointed 2023
- Stuart Combs Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Nield Director · appointed 2006
Show 10 former officers
- Kimberley Newton Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
- Mark Poncia Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2020
- Kane Smith Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2020
- Andrew Park Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2023
- Agathe Pettit Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019
- James Robert Burnell Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- Paul William Peacock Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
- Peter Ruffley Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
- Iain Spencer Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2020
- Barry Edwards Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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