DQMC

History of Deganwy Quay

Deganwy Quay is over 125 years old and it has evolved from a dock to a residential development. Its history is outlined in this excellent document published by the Deganwy History Group. At the bottom of this page, there are pictures (circa 2001) of Deganwy Quay before development.

DQMC

The estate has common areas (and associated services) that require management and this is the primary responsibility of the Deganwy Quay Management Company (DQMC). DQMC was formed in February 2012; it is a non-trading company with its company’s address at Premier Estates, Macclesfield. The common areas are the roads and footpaths, estate and apartment gardens. DQMC also provides services to the apartment blocks.

The Directors of DQMC are home owners on Deganwy Quay and one representative each from The Quay Hotel and Deganwy Marina. The Directors form the Board of DQMC and are appointed for a year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

DQMC is governed by its ‘Articles of Association’ which are lodged at Companies House, Cardiff. These Articles describes DQMC, its objectives and rules by which the Company must be run.

How DQMC works

The Board’s objectives are to:

1. Manage the annual service charge expenditure to ensure that the development maintains standards.
2. Manage the rolling maintenance programme and site improvements that are approved at the AGM.
3. Present a review of the previous year’s activities and expenditure together with proposed future activities for approval at the AGM.
4. Manage relationships with all third-party suppliers and other organisations on behalf of DQMC.
5. Appoint, manage and monitor the annual performance of and cost effectiveness of the Managing Agent to ensure value for money and efficacy for the property owners and businesses.
6. Manage the process for approval or otherwise of all external building alterations in line with the lease and related covenants.

The Board meet quarterly to fulfil these objectives. The minutes of Board meetings are taken and maintained by the Managing Agent in their role as Company Secretary. The minutes of the Board meetings are available to property owners on request. A full description of the Board’s objectives and operations is available here.

Directors’ Roles

The Directors are involved in a number of activities to ensure the smooth running of the development. These activities may be continually on going or and have a definite conclusion (i.e. tasks).

Continuous Projects require the expert input of a nominated Director on an ongoing basis. The present continuous projects (and the nominated Directors for 2025) are:

• Communal Gardens                                   Paul Kent, Chris Owens, Saxon Ridley
• Network Rail                                                Neil Appleton
• Accounts                                                       Bill Coleman
• Electrics/Maintenance                              Gaynor Green
• Planning                                                        Neil Appleton, Paul Kent, Gaynor Green
• Sea Defences Saxon Ridley, Chris Owens, Neil Appleton
• eNewsletter & Website Saxon Ridley

Tasks are shorter projects, delivering specific activities on a defined timeline. Such tasks may be identified throughout the year by the Board. Their aim is help the Board achieve its objectives within an agreed timescale and expenditure. A full description of Directors’ roles and responsibilities is available here.

Directors for 2025

Before development