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Canal & River Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Sarah Whitney 2018–2023 Director View profile
  2. Susan Linda Wilkinson 2017–2023 Director View profile
  3. Timothy Iain Reeve 2016–2025 Director View profile
  4. Dame Jennifer Gita Abramsky 2016–2025 Director View profile
  5. Janet Hogben 2016–2025 Director View profile
  6. Nigel Charles Annett 2016–2024 Director View profile
  7. Allan Leslie Leighton 2014–2022 Director View profile
  8. Joseph Benjamin Gordon 2014–2022 Director View profile
  9. Frances Winifred Done 2013–2018 Director View profile
  10. Manish Jayantilal Chande 2012–2018 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Frank Shine 2012–2016 Director View profile
  12. Maria Luisa Cassoni 2012–2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Simon John Thurley 2011–2016 Director View profile
  14. John Stuart Bridgeman 2011–2014 Director View profile
  15. Jane Catherine Cotton 2011–2017 Director View profile
  16. Thomas Gerald Franklin 2011–2016 Director View profile
  17. Gwenda Lynne Berry 2011–2017 Director View profile
  18. John Christopher Dodwell 2011–2017 Director View profile
  19. Antony John Hales 2011–2015 Director View profile
  20. Dr Gill Eastwood 2016–2018 Secretary View profile
  21. Jacqueline Ann Lewis 2015–2016 Secretary View profile
  22. Philip Martin Ridal 2013–2015 Secretary View profile
  23. Nigel Ian Johnson 2011–2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/10/2011
Also a registered charity
Canal & River Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Canal & River Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

31 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 for researchers

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

3.4y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Property 5Finance 4Business services 2Construction 2Education 2Professional services 2Utilities 2Health and social care 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07807276
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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