Company
Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Thomas James PalmerDirector · since 2025
- Christopher James WhitehouseDirector · since 2025
- Simon John TillerDirector · since 2025
- Henry Charles WilkesDirector · since 2023
- Tara Leila ArnoldDirector · since 2023
- Sarah Louise MortonDirector · since 2023
- Jane Mary BurchDirector · since 2019
- Anna Karena Martin-EdwardsDirector · since 2017
- Adrian Christopher John WoodDirector · since 2014
- Dr Alan WoodsSecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 12
- Archibald Edward Ruggles Brise 2025-2025 View profile
- Melissa Abbott 2018-2019 View profile
- Cheryl Ann Damen 2014-2017 View profile
- James Raymond Tilbrook 2014-2015 View profile
- Matthew Frederick Holden 2014-2015 View profile
- Martha Meek 2014-2016 View profile
- Andrew Geoffrey Davies 2014-2024 View profile
- William Henry Robinson 2014-2025 View profile
- Christopher Ian Mcarthur 2014-2024 View profile
- Paul Anthony Roberts 2014-2023 View profile
- David Charles Douglas Dignum 2014-2023 View profile
- James Tilbrook 2014-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/01/2014
- Also a registered charity
- Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Andrew Geoffrey Davies ceased 2023-11-13
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-09
Group
- Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust
is controlled by Andrew Geoffrey Davies
Evidence
ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-09, ceased 2023-11-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew Geoffrey Davies.
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
14 grants · £304,521 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
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £288,970 (12 grants)
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation · £15,551 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
9 directors on the board
- Anna Karena Martin-Edwards Director · appointed 2017
- Adrian Christopher John Wood Director · appointed 2014
- Henry Charles Wilkes Director · appointed 2023
- Thomas James Palmer Director · appointed 2025
- Tara Leila Arnold Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher James Whitehouse Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Louise Morton Director · appointed 2023
- Jane Mary Burch Director · appointed 2019
- Simon John Tiller Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Anna Karena Martin-Edwards Director · appointed 2017
- Adrian Christopher John Wood Director · appointed 2014
- Jane Mary Burch Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Anna Karena Martin-Edwards Director · appointed 2017
- Adrian Christopher John Wood Director · appointed 2014
- Thomas James Palmer Director · appointed 2025
- Tara Leila Arnold Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher James Whitehouse Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Louise Morton Director · appointed 2023
- Simon John Tiller Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Henry Charles Wilkes Director · appointed 2023
- Jane Mary Burch 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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08834787
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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