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Stroud Valleys Canal Company

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

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Previous officers 28

  1. John Charles Parker 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Edward Housden 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Robin Layfield 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Norman Swinburne 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Martin David Graham Barnes 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Neville Burgin 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. John Nicholson Brooke Beatty 2020-2024 Director View profile
  8. Colin Hygate 2020-2025 Director View profile
  9. Peter Jonathan Rogol 2020-2025 Director View profile
  10. Matthew Duncan Lee 2020-2024 Director View profile
  11. Neil Martin Cathie 2020-2021 Director View profile
  12. Paul Winstanley 2019-2022 Director View profile
  13. Anthony Richard Swinburne-Johnson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  14. John Martin James Twydell 2018-2024 Director View profile
  15. Reginald John Gregory 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. David John Groom 2016-2025 Director View profile
  17. Philip Shelford Bidwell 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Neville Charles Nelder 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Ian Crowe 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Peter John Best 2013-2020 Director View profile
  21. Dr David John Fletcher 2012-2019 Director View profile
  22. John Morley Rogers 2011-2012 Director View profile
  23. William Steele Robinson 2011-2011 Director View profile
  24. Geoffrey Frank Dyer 2010-2025 Director View profile
  25. Karen Jane Toole 2009-2011 Director View profile
  26. Bruce Newman George Hall 2009-2011 Director View profile
  27. Sheila Harris 2010-2021 Secretary View profile
  28. Sandra Cowley 2009-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/03/2009
Also a registered charity
Stroud Valleys Canal Company

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Peter John Best ceased 2020-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neville Charles Nelder ceased 2020-11-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kenneth Neville Burgin ceased 2020-04-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Stroud Valleys Canal Company is controlled by Peter John Best
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter John Best.

2 other companies 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

2.9y median 2.7y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 1Other services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06860375
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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