FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST

Company summary

Company number: 05317683
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 20 December 200421 years
Registered office: Bury Knowle House North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
Accounts due: 31 December 2027
Confirmation statement due: 2 January 2027
Active officers: 8
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption
Address
Bury Knowle House North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
Nature of business
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Previous company names
POND CONSERVATION : THE WATER HABITATS TRUST

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
REDDING, Ruth ACTIVE	Secretary	24 Oct 2023				Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
BROWN, Colin ACTIVE	Director	12 Apr 2024		England	September 1966	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
HAYNS, Sally Ann ACTIVE	Director	03 Jan 2025		England	June 1961	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
INGHAM, Kathryn ACTIVE	Director	03 Jan 2025		England	October 1992	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
JEFFERIES, Michael James, Dr ACTIVE	Director	27 Jul 2021		United Kingdom	March 1958	29, Salisbury Gardens, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1HP, United Kingdom
SHAH, Sonia Himatlal ACTIVE	Director	01 Jul 2022		England	July 1972	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
THOMPSON, Luen Anne ACTIVE	Director	03 Jan 2025		England	July 1963	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
WILLIAMS, Neil Rodney ACTIVE	Director	12 Apr 2024		United Kingdom	August 1944	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
CHALLONER, Natasha Liane RESIGNED	Secretary	25 Feb 2019	28 Oct 2021			Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
FEVER, Joanne Marie RESIGNED	Secretary	13 Jul 2011	20 Feb 2019			Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
HEAD, Stephen Michael, Dr RESIGNED	Secretary	20 Dec 2004	25 Oct 2006			17 Honey Lane, Cholsey, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9NL
MITCHAM, Andrew John RESIGNED	Secretary	25 Oct 2006	13 Jul 2011			School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
WEI, Yingli RESIGNED	Secretary	26 Oct 2021	15 Jun 2023			Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
ABBOTT, Brian RESIGNED	Director	29 Oct 2019	27 Jul 2021	England	June 1955	61, Grange Road, Orpington, BR6 8EB, England
AVERY, Mark Ian, Dr RESIGNED	Director	13 Jul 2010	17 Oct 2012	England	March 1958	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
BARKER, Robert Edwin RESIGNED	Director	14 Dec 2011	20 Mar 2013	England	November 1954	Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
BECKER, John Edward Hugh Neill RESIGNED	Director	25 Oct 2006	17 Jul 2013	United Kingdom	August 1948	Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
BLACKWELL, Craig Alan RESIGNED	Director	13 Jul 2010	20 Mar 2013	England	November 1946	Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
BROADBENT, Christopher Barclay RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	23 Apr 2007	United Kingdom	May 1950	Swallowtail Hill Farm, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, East Sussex, TN31 6TT
BRYANT, Stewart Rex RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	20 Oct 2005		December 1955	16 Bunyan Close, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3RE
DOWNS, Mark Edward Anthony, Dr RESIGNED	Director	27 Jul 2016	01 Aug 2022	England	November 1962	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
GREENHALGH, Nigel Hugh RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	13 Jul 2010	United Kingdom	November 1953	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
HEAD, Stephen Michael, Dr RESIGNED	Director	18 Jul 2007	17 Jul 2013	United Kingdom	October 1950	Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
HILTON, Jennifer, Baroness RESIGNED	Director	11 Jul 2012	27 Jul 2021	England	January 1936	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
HILTON, Jennifer, Baroness RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	13 Jul 2011	England	January 1936	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
HOPE JACOBSON, Anne RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	20 Oct 2005		January 1932	Pikes Peak, Reading Road Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4RD
HYDE, Roger RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	13 Jul 2011	England	November 1943	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
JACKSON, Paul William RESIGNED	Director	17 Jul 2013	24 Jul 2019	England	June 1965	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
JONES, Leslie David RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	13 Jul 2011	United Kingdom	January 1946	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
JOWIT, Juliette Mary RESIGNED	Director	23 Mar 2011	09 Oct 2017	United Kingdom	September 1970	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
LADDS, Kasia RESIGNED	Director	17 Jan 2017	13 Nov 2017	England	February 1987	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
LAWREY, Keith RESIGNED	Director	27 Jul 2021	22 Jul 2025	England	August 1940	23, Tudor Crescent, Otford, Sevenoaks, TN14 5QS, England
LAWREY, Keith RESIGNED	Director	23 Jul 2014	28 Jul 2020	England	August 1940	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
LAYER, Martin Geoffrey RESIGNED	Director	15 Dec 2010	09 Oct 2017	England	May 1956	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
MALTBY, Lorraine, Professor RESIGNED	Director	26 Jul 2017	25 Jul 2023	United Kingdom	February 1960	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
MALTBY, Lorraine, Professor RESIGNED	Director	13 Jul 2010	19 Oct 2016	United Kingdom	February 1960	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
O'CONNELL, Mark, Dr RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	31 Aug 2006	United Kingdom	July 1961	Midhaven, Springfield Road Uplands, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1TP
PHILLIPS, Geoffrey Leonard, Dr RESIGNED	Director	17 Jul 2013	24 Jul 2019	England	December 1949	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England
POWELL, Anne Margaret, Dr RESIGNED	Director	20 Dec 2004	13 Jul 2011	United Kingdom	June 1939	School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
SPRAY, Martin Coulson RESIGNED	Director	16 Dec 2005	08 Jan 2008	England	June 1951	Millham Cottage, The Millham, West Hendred, Oxfordshire, OX12 8RN
SYKES, Edward, Dr RESIGNED	Director	24 Jul 2018	22 Jul 2025	England	May 1980	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
TANN, Deborah Janine RESIGNED	Director	24 Jul 2019	25 Jul 2023	England	June 1967	113, Archers Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9BE, England
THOMAS, Dennis Roger RESIGNED	Director	29 Jul 2015	27 Jul 2021	Wales	January 1953	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY
THOMAS, Dennis Roger RESIGNED	Director	25 Oct 2006	23 Jul 2014	Wales	January 1953	Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

REDDING, Ruth ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 24 Oct 2023
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

BROWN, Colin ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Apr 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1966
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

HAYNS, Sally Ann ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1961
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

INGHAM, Kathryn ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1992
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

JEFFERIES, Michael James, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Jul 2021
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1958
Address: 29, Salisbury Gardens, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1HP, United Kingdom

SHAH, Sonia Himatlal ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1972
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

THOMPSON, Luen Anne ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1963
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

WILLIAMS, Neil Rodney ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Apr 2024
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1944
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

CHALLONER, Natasha Liane RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 25 Feb 2019
Resigned on: 28 Oct 2021
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

FEVER, Joanne Marie RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 13 Jul 2011
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2019
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

HEAD, Stephen Michael, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 25 Oct 2006
Address: 17 Honey Lane, Cholsey, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9NL

MITCHAM, Andrew John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 25 Oct 2006
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2011
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

WEI, Yingli RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 26 Oct 2021
Resigned on: 15 Jun 2023
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

ABBOTT, Brian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Oct 2019
Resigned on: 27 Jul 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1955
Address: 61, Grange Road, Orpington, BR6 8EB, England

AVERY, Mark Ian, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Jul 2010
Resigned on: 17 Oct 2012
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1958
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

BARKER, Robert Edwin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Dec 2011
Resigned on: 20 Mar 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1954
Address: Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom

BECKER, John Edward Hugh Neill RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Oct 2006
Resigned on: 17 Jul 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1948
Address: Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom

BLACKWELL, Craig Alan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Jul 2010
Resigned on: 20 Mar 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1946
Address: Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom

BROADBENT, Christopher Barclay RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 23 Apr 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1950
Address: Swallowtail Hill Farm, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, East Sussex, TN31 6TT

BRYANT, Stewart Rex RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 20 Oct 2005
Date of birth: December 1955
Address: 16 Bunyan Close, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3RE

DOWNS, Mark Edward Anthony, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Jul 2016
Resigned on: 01 Aug 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1962
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

GREENHALGH, Nigel Hugh RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2010
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1953
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

HEAD, Stephen Michael, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Jul 2007
Resigned on: 17 Jul 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1950
Address: Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom

HILTON, Jennifer, Baroness RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Jul 2012
Resigned on: 27 Jul 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1936
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

HILTON, Jennifer, Baroness RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1936
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

HOPE JACOBSON, Anne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 20 Oct 2005
Date of birth: January 1932
Address: Pikes Peak, Reading Road Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4RD

HYDE, Roger RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1943
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

JACKSON, Paul William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Jul 2013
Resigned on: 24 Jul 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1965
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

JONES, Leslie David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1946
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

JOWIT, Juliette Mary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Mar 2011
Resigned on: 09 Oct 2017
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1970
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

LADDS, Kasia RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Jan 2017
Resigned on: 13 Nov 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1987
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

LAWREY, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Jul 2021
Resigned on: 22 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1940
Address: 23, Tudor Crescent, Otford, Sevenoaks, TN14 5QS, England

LAWREY, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Jul 2014
Resigned on: 28 Jul 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1940
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

LAYER, Martin Geoffrey RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Dec 2010
Resigned on: 09 Oct 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1956
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

MALTBY, Lorraine, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jul 2017
Resigned on: 25 Jul 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1960
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

MALTBY, Lorraine, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Jul 2010
Resigned on: 19 Oct 2016
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1960
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

O'CONNELL, Mark, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2006
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1961
Address: Midhaven, Springfield Road Uplands, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1TP

PHILLIPS, Geoffrey Leonard, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Jul 2013
Resigned on: 24 Jul 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1949
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

POWELL, Anne Margaret, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Dec 2004
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1939
Address: School Of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP

SPRAY, Martin Coulson RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Dec 2005
Resigned on: 08 Jan 2008
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1951
Address: Millham Cottage, The Millham, West Hendred, Oxfordshire, OX12 8RN

SYKES, Edward, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jul 2018
Resigned on: 22 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1980
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

TANN, Deborah Janine RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jul 2019
Resigned on: 25 Jul 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1967
Address: 113, Archers Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9BE, England

THOMAS, Dennis Roger RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Jul 2015
Resigned on: 27 Jul 2021
Country of Residence: Wales
Date of birth: January 1953
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY

THOMAS, Dennis Roger RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Oct 2006
Resigned on: 23 Jul 2014
Country of Residence: Wales
Date of birth: January 1953
Address: Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9HY, England

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