Management Company
About London Yard
The London Yard Management Company Ltd (LYMC) was established to oversee governance, legal compliance and administrative matters relating to the estate.
The Company:
- Operates on a not-for-profit basis
- Is run by volunteer shareholder directors
- Ensures compliance with the Memorandum & Articles of Association
- Works with Parc Properties to ensure estate procedures are followed
- Provides communication and transparency for residents
London Yard Overview
London Yard Limited was created on a not-for-profit basis to manage the affairs relating to the freehold property known as London Yard. It was created in 1984 by the developers and the LDDC as the premier residential development on the Isle of Dogs and paved the way for the many other residential developments here today. The company is run by volunteer directors from different walks of life who have a positive desire to support and maintain London Yard. They are all shareholders and strive to ensure that the Development they have bought into is run cost effectively and efficiently and they bring their professional skills and expertise to bear to support this. They represent a cross-section of the community as far as possible. They are unpaid for all activities they undertake for London Yard.
The Company is run in accordance with its Memorandum & Articles of Association, which have been updated to take into account current legislature and were approved at the November 2011 Annual General Meeting. A copy of these are available via the link on the right hand side of this page.
London Yard Board members are co-opted and elected in accordance with these M&AA and must be elected/re-elected regularly.
Any shareholders who believe they too could make a positive difference to London Yard are invited to volunteer either by emailing the Board or contacting our Managing Agent, Parc, direct.
Details on current Board members can be found via the link opposite.
Board of Directors
Quick Links
- Board of Directors
- Board Minutes
- Memorandum & Articles of Association (pdf)
- Managing Agent
- Board Archive
Getting Involved
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
LYMC Board of Directors
Undernoted you will find the names of current Directors and a brief outline from them on their skills and why they want to be on the Board. Directors who retired are listed on the archive page.
Claire Mills (Director). Co-opted Nov 2019. I have been a freehold resident of London Yard since 2007. I live on the estate with my husband and two children, who both attend a local primary and secondary school. Having lived on the Isle of Dogs myself for over 20 years and with my husband and his family living here all their lives we are exceptionally familiar with the area. I would like to ensure that London Yard remains a safe and lovely place to live for all, and help to make a difference on the estate for the better.
Gerhard Woertche (Director). Co-opted January 2020. I have been living in the Isle of Dogs since January 2016 and bought a flat in Frans Hals Court in November 2019. I am very passionate about making the London Yard a great place to live. I have experience in speaking with all kinds of stakeholders and a keen eye for detail. With my skill set, attitude, and motivation, I am well positioned to work closely with the team, especially Parc Properties finance officers to ensure we make the best use of the funds across the estate.
Clive Hawkes (Director). Co-opted March 2020. For the last 30 years of my life, I have worked solely in the field of managing large residential estates and individual properties and was in fact the Managing Agent for London Yard for a 12 year period up to 1999 – at which point this side of our business was acquired by a PLC. Shortly thereafter, and at the request of the then Board, I served on the Board of London Yard for another 5 years. I do believe and hope therefore that I can add a wealth of experience and historical knowledge to the London Yard Board and the Estate as a whole.
Helen Green (Director). Co-opted March 2020. I am an accountant by trade, turned restaurateur since 1994. I have owned and run a local 500-cover Chinese restaurant for over 25 years. My role in the business includes controlling finances, marketing, pricing & quality control, administration and not least managing a 40-strong team. Over the years I have made a lot of business contacts, financial, legal and other contractors; some of whom may be useful for reference in providing quotations required. I love living in this development. For some time, I have been concerned about the level of service charge for the amenities we enjoy. I felt It may be time to review the short-term and long-term expenditure programme to look for possible cost savings, efficiencies and adequacy of reserves. These factors may eventually affect the value of our properties if not controlled. The best way I can assist is by offering my time and possible business experience in joining the Board of Directors of LYMC. I am a female of ethnic origin, Hong Kong Chinese, educated in England since 1970, married to an Englishman, mother of two grown up daughters and an OAP.
Theo Alatas (Director). Co-opted May 2018 and elected at the AGM in June 2018. I am a leaseholder in Frans Hals Court since October 2017. I work as a Project Manager and have over 10 years experience in energy and construction projects. I hope my experience will prove useful and help add value to the development.
Sally Anne Hill (Director). When I stood down a few years ago, I was working in a Court in Central London, often until the building closed @19:00, so could not guarantee to get back in time for meetings. Nor could I attend the daytime ‘walkabouts’. I retired in November, 2019, however, and am keen to resume service to the Estate .I have been a Freeholder here since June 2004, and my husband, Pete, and I are full time residents. Previously, there were no other Freeholders on the Board, though the people from whom we bought this property had been involved, and I understand that the most recent Chairman is also a Freeholder. Pete and I met when we were both in insurance, in which he continued until his retirement, and he is still on various committees which keep him up to date with developments. When I bought my first flat, in Crystal Palace, in 1982, we ten residents had the option of purchasing the Freehold, which we did; I served on that Board for the ten years I was in residence. I am on three Ward Club committees, in the City of London, so continue with negotiations in other aspects of my life.
Giuseppe Calderaro (Director). I am Giuseppe Calderaro and have been living in London Yard together with my wife Ilona for the past 7 years. I would like to serve on the board to help with the running of the estate and make sure it’s always welcoming and enjoyable to the residents. I bring my experience as director of my own company and the past experience as director of London Yard.
Dimitris Mantesis (Director). I am a freeholder since 2018. I am a father of two boys and I work at a global professional services firm, based in Canary Wharf. I have studied economics and finance and have spent my career in the banking industry. My family and I are really happy living in our estate and community and I feel it is my duty to support in any way that I can. I am keen to join the board of directors so as to use my experience to support the management of the development.
Anushka Bhide (Director). Co-opted June 2022. I have been a resident of London Yard together with my husband since 2008. I am passionate about creating a healthy, supportive and positive community spirit. I’m excited to bring my extensive experience in events management to bring our lovely community closer together.
Board Minutes
Board meetings are usually held monthly in Parc’s office.
Opposite you will find links to Board and AGM minutes for the current year. Board minutes are produced after each Board meeting, reviewed by the Board and then approved at the following Board meeting. Once approved, they are signed off to be uploaded to LYMC’s website and the signed copies kept in Parc’s offices as part of LYMC’s Company Secretary records.
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Memorandum & Articles of Association
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Managing Agent
Managing Agent – Parc Properties Limited
Following a robust tender process, Parc Properties were appointed as London Yard’s Managing Agent in February 2009. (Prior to this it was Wood Management, part of RMG.)
We repeated the tender process in 2013 so we could assure ourselves that our agents were the most cost effective for our needs. Parc again came out as representing best value for money for the development.
Parc contact details can be found under the Contacts page.
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Board Archive
LYMC Directors Archive
This page records details of LYMC Directors who have resigned from the board.
Directors who retired in 2020
Richard Deogun (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012 and re-elected at the AGM in February 2014. I am Richard Deogun, born and raised in Sweden, moved to the UK in 2000 to do my Masters in economics and finance. I bought my Rembrandts Close flat in 2004. In 2008 I moved back to Sweden but kept the flat, at the moment my cousin is living there. London Yard is a special place for me and I want to make sure it has a great future! After all it is probably the only place in London with its own private beach! I work within the world of foreign exchange for one of the largest Swedish banks.
Deepak Rai (Director). Co-opted September 2014 and elected at the AGM in November 2014. I have been a leaseholder in Frans Hals Court since 2005. I joined the Board because I wanted to positively support the direction in which we continue to move and add value to our development, so all leaseholders and freeholders benefit. I have both been a resident and a landlord for my property here and I own other investment properties in the area, which gives me direct knowledge of how other developments are managed. I work for a large Financial institution in Canary Wharf and have a strong commercial and financial background.
Directors who retired in 2019
Lin Dong (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2018. I am a freeholder and a Chartered Accountant. I have been working in both financial and banking industry for over 10 years; my employers include big four accountancy firm, top tier investment banks, well known asset management house and world leading financial markets provider. My job focuses on how businesses are ran and I am able to spot problems and recommend solutions. My skill set means I am well positioned to work with other board members as a team to find the most appropriate solutions that are in the best interests of all owners on the estate.
Directors who retired in 2017
Giuseppe Calderaro
Directors who retired in 2016
Claire Easley (Director). Co-opted May 2014 and elected at the AGM in November 2014. I became a leaseholder in 2013 and live in Block 5a. I work for a large financial institution in Canary Wharf, have a strong background in process and organisational skills and am interested in promoting the community of London Yard.
Directors who retired in 2015
Geoff Roynon (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012. I became a leaseholder in 1992 and live at London Yard in Block 4 (Amsterdam Road). I am a retired mainframe computer programmer in my 60s and use my IT skills to help run the LYMC website.
Jon Stanton (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012 and re-elected at the AGM in November 2014. Hi, I am Jon Stanton and I bought a flat in Van Gogh Court in 2005 (leasehold). At the time I was working for Royal Bank of Scotland as an IT professional. A couple of years ago, after 30 years service, I accepted a redundancy package, and I now work for a spinal cord injuries charity with whom I have volunteered for many years. My main reason for becoming a Director is to add some positive support to the board, and to encourage a greater community spirit between all of the LY home owners and shareholders. As a united group I think we are much better able to care for our estate and its maintenance. I guess I’ll bring along a healthy dose of common sense, and an eye on value for money.
Tatyana Kratunova (Director and Company Secretary). Co-opted December 2012 and elected February 2014. I live in a leasehold property in Amsterdam Road which I bought in 2010 and my parents also own properties in London Yard in Frans Hals Court. I joined the Board because I want to help out and improve London Yard. I have a B.A. (Hons) degree in Business Finance from Durham University. I am a software consultant and have worked as a financial software consultant for the majority of my career. I have also done some translation work from French and Russian.
Giulio Ventura (Director). Co-opted December 2012 and elected in February 2014. I became a leaseholder in LY in 2006. I am Italian and I have been living in London for 8 years and before that 4 years in Dublin. I have been positively impressed by the changes in the management of LY in the last two years and I have been kindly offered to join the board. I want to support current board members with different challenges/tasks as they may present. I am interested to create a stronger sense of community brought by an improved place to live and invest. I have a master degree in Business and Economics and diploma in accountancy; I have been working in investment banking for my entire career, with specialisation in managing financial risk.
Jenni Kurinczuk (Director). Co-opted July 2014 and elected at the AGM in November 2014. I became an owner in London Yard in 2014, having rented here for the preceding year and immediately developing a passion for the area! My corporate skills are in the business continuity, audit and project management fields, mostly within large corporations. I decided that I would like to join the London Yard Board to become more involved in the great work they do for the good of all who reside here, and to help ensure that we continue to run it with the appropriate processes and controls in place.
Directors who retired in 2014
Nick Priest (Director and Deputy Chair). Co-opted December 2012 and elected in February 2014, retired November 2014. I became a leaseholder in 2009. My parents are also leaseholders on the estate and have been since it was developed. I have joined the board to assist the current board members with the many challenges that are currently being faced and in order to help maintain the estate as a good place to live and invest in. I work in Wealth Management as a consultant.
Nila Sari (Director). Co-opted March 2014, retired October 2014. I became a leaseholder in 2013 and live at London Yard in Vermeer Court. I have a finance background and a particular interest in London Yard’s extensive gardens.
Frances McKeith (Director and Chair). Retired September 2014. I have been a leaseholder in Vermeer Court since December 2006 and on the Board since 2007. I joined the Board shortly after moving here because I wanted to make a positive difference to living and owning property at London Yard. I wanted to make this a great place to live but also to increase property value ahead of market movement by making it visibly well looked after both in terms of the overall look of the development and of effective and transparent management. My skills are nearly 30 years of experience as an IT project manager and in relationship management, both in global environments and in large scale building moves and fit-outs. I was co-opted in 2007, elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2009, 2010 and February 2014.
Tahir Mahmood (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012. Retired June 2014. I am Tahir Mahmood, born in Birmingham but lived in London for most of my life. I purchased my property in Vermeer Court in 2004 but had been living there since 2003. I am an IT professional involved in transitioning projects from build through to production. My main reasons for joining the board are to support the existing members and to represent the families that live on the estate which there are now more of compared to a few years back.
Directors who retired in 2013
Shan Lloyd-Packer (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012. I have been a leaseholder in London Yard since 2007 (apart from a 6 month gap when I changed flats) and think that it offers one of the best living environments on the Island. I have re-joined the Board because, like Christine Inglis, I do not want the one or two negative spoilers to undo the good work that the Board, led by Frances, has achieved over the past 5 years, and allow London yard to slip back into the shambolic state it was in back in 2007, through the lack of a proper level of maintenance and investment. I am a Chartered Tax Adviser by profession, specialising in international VAT, but also bring accounting skills to the table. I have worked for multi-national companies and accounting firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, both in the UK and the USA. In my spare time I volunteer for the charity Tax Help for Older People.
Nicola Wildman (Director and Company Secretary). Retired in March 2013. I bought my flat in Van Gogh Court in 2003 and first joined the board in 2008 having been introduced to Frances via a previous director (Catherine Hareb). Pressure of work meant I had to leave shortly afterwards, but I re-joined in 2010. I believe this board has done a lot of work to bring the estate back up to the standard it should be after a lot of neglect and the fruits of all that hard work can now clearly been seen. We try very hard to be inclusive and actively seek representation from all the various blocks as well as from the freeholders on London Yard. My background is in financial services and I have worked for both banks and insurance companies and I bring both people and project management skills to the table.
Christine Inglis (Director). Co-opted October 2012, elected at the AGM 2012. I am a leaseholder in Van Gogh Court and have lived here since 1990. I have been a Director previously, before employment overtook my spare time. Professionally, I am a recruiter doing a lot of interviewing and selection and also a proof-reader – current clients are authors and magazines. For charities I compile and run quizzes, write the odd article and puzzles for magazines and occasionally put together a treasure hunt. I love living here and believe is a very special, individual place to be. I am sorry that a very few spoilers are negative about the Yard and costing us, their neighbours, money, as we have to pay their service charges and legal fees. One of my reasons for rejoining the board is to help fight against this injustice.
Directors who retired in 2012
Gemma Appleby (Director) Retired at the AGM November 2012
Shelley Charik (Director) Retired at the AGM November 2012. I joined the Board in December 2011. I am a retired Civil Servant in my 60s. In 2011 I bought and refurbished a flat in Block 4 (Amsterdam Road) which is let out to tenants. I have university qualifications in Chinese Studies, Economics and Business Administration. I originally trained in industrial marketing and market research in the engineering industry. Later I joined the Civil Service where I did a wide range of jobs before specialising in technology management. I also have experience in legal work and contract management. I have chaired two resident associations.
Mark Ferris (Director) Retired at the AGM November 2012. I have been leaseholder in Vermeer Court since June 2006 and joined the Board in February 2008. I was concerned about abandoned cars, internal decorative repair, the neglected feel of the whole development and the performance of the managing agents (Woods). I wanted to improve London Yard and protect my investment. I am currently employed as Customer Service Director for Buhler Ltd with responsibility for UK, Ireland and Benelux. I have experience in Strategic and Operational Customer Service management, managing personnel, managing projects, implementing new initiatives, customer satisfaction improvement and sales growth. I have a B.Sc. (Hons) 2.1 in French and Economics with International Business and Swedish as subsidiary Language, University of Surrey 1994-98. I am a Member of the Institute of Customer Service.
Roisin Mills (Director). Retired at the AGM 2012. I first came to live at London Yard as a renter in 2004. I became a leaseholder in 2006 and have been letting my flat to tenants. I work as a Business Partner Manager at an Information and Communications Technology company. I have experience in managing projects, processes, events and communications. I have worked as a voice-over actress and also as the Executive Director of the Irish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. I speak four languages, have a teaching diploma in IT skills and am a qualified ISO Auditor.
Catherine Aylward (Director) Retired during the year 2012
Norman Leader (Director). Retired during the year 2012
Jane Miller (Director). Retired during the year 2012
Getting Involved
Shareholders who wish to contribute may contact London Yard to express interest in volunteering or standing for election.
To email the Board of London Yard
directors@lymc.co.uk