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Water Research Centre Limited

Other engineering activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Andrew Blackhall 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew William Walker 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gareth Rought Jenkins 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Ian Harry Strudwick 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Kerr Griffiths 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Ronald Eric Chapman 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Jayne Elizabeth Matwiejczyk 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  8. Patricia Lorraine Williams 2018-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

7 contracts · £82,958 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

What it does
Other engineering activities; Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
26/01/2018
Registered office
Helsby

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.

Group

  1. Water Research Centre Limited is controlled by RSK Environment Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-08-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. RSK Environment Limited is controlled by RSK Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. RSK Group Limited is controlled by Alasdair Alan Ryder
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alasdair Alan Ryder.

108 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £6,709 total

360Giving 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £6,709

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £6,7092022-11-10
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.

2 directors on the board

5y median 5y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Construction 6Professional services 3Business services 1Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
11172223
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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