You're absolutely right, when it's Nominet's actions that actually inspire a lack of trust in .co.uk, given they've been a bit of a hot mess since the early 2010's-ish.

;)

(Edit: although I should add that I'm hopeful that things have improved there over the last few years).

> given they've been a bit of a hot mess since the early 2010's-ish

No.

Oversimplified summary:

There was a period around 2010 when the management at the time wanted to follow a more commercial route with various unrelated "investments".

Nominet members made it impeccably clear in a very loud manner to management that it would not be tolerated.

Management insisted on a vote which they inevitably lost.

Management departed.

TL;DR Don't piss off Nominet members