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The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers
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Previous officers 123
- Patricia Claire Wilson 2021-2022 View profile
- Karen Elizabeth Halton 2021-2026 View profile
- Diana Ruth Wastenage 2016-2026 View profile
- Jonathan Brierley 2016-2025 View profile
- Philip Timothy Peter Allin 2015-2016 View profile
- Peter James Alvis 2015-2026 View profile
- Wonnacott, Karen Elizabeth, Doctor 2015-2016 View profile
- Iain James Mclean 2014-2016 View profile
- Michael Philip King 2014-2026 View profile
- William John Westacott 2014-2026 View profile
- Professor John David Leaver 2013-2016 View profile
- William James Taylor 2011-2013 View profile
- Margaret May Hall 2011-2015 View profile
- John Alvis 2010-2012 View profile
- Guy Trehane 2010-2026 View profile
- Derrick Lewis Davies 2009-2015 View profile
- Andrew Robertson Snodgrass 2009-2015 View profile
- Ian Kenneth Geoffry Macalpine 2008-2018 View profile
- John Merfyn Owen 2008-2023 View profile
- Frank Hartley Armitage 2007-2010 View profile
- Mark Anthony Roach 2007-2013 View profile
- Professor David John Roberts 2007-2013 View profile
- Derek Richard Mead 2007-2009 View profile
- William John Daw 2007-2010 View profile
- Angus Alexander Wielkopolski 2006-2015 View profile
- David Worgan Cotton 2006-2013 View profile
- Andrew Peter Arden 2006-2008 View profile
- Neil James Robertson 2006-2008 View profile
- David Murray Perkins 2005-2007 View profile
- David Francis Sansome 2005-2007 View profile
- Jeremy Jackson 2004-2006 View profile
- Timothy Douglas Dobson 2004-2010 View profile
- Professor David Ellison Beever 2004-2006 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Denis Victor Carter 2003-2006 View profile
- John Hartley Beckett 2003-2006 View profile
- Beverley James Baker 2003-2005 View profile
- Roger Phillip Goodchild 2002-2004 View profile
- Lord Christopher John Grantchester 2001-2003 View profile
- David John Probert 2001-2003 View profile
- Honourable David John Dugdale 2001-2006 View profile
- Richard Thurstan Holland 2001-2003 View profile
- Cavendish, Gerald, His Grace the Duke of Westminster 2000-2001 View profile
- James Esdaile Harrison 2000-2005 View profile
- John William Stanley 2000-2001 View profile
- Andrew Phillip Dyke 2000-2003 View profile
- Andrew Roland Chadwick 2000-2006 View profile
- Robert Alan Clarke 2000-2004 View profile
- Philip Russell Smith 1998-2000 View profile
- Lyndon Roger Charles Edwards 1998-2026 View profile
- John Edward Moffitt 1997-2000 View profile
- Christopher John French 1997-2001 View profile
- Mary Veronica Mead 1996-2010 View profile
- Lord Charles Henry Plumb 1996-1997 View profile
- Lord John Gerald Rayleigh 1995-1996 View profile
- John Sumner 1995-1998 View profile
- William Telfer 1993-1994 View profile
- Henry Christopher Watson 1993-1993 View profile
- Iwan Islwyn Griffiths 1993-1993 View profile
- Christopher Window 1992-1993 View profile
- John Roundell Palmer The Earl of Selborne 1992-1994 View profile
- Graham Ambrose Madeley 1992-1993 View profile
- Charles Brian Montgomery 1992-1993 View profile
- Brian Walter Pocock 1991-1993 View profile
- Eric Kirkby Robarts 1992 View profile
- Richard Norman Cooper 1993 View profile
- Donald Phillips 1993 View profile
- Timothy Guy Williams 1993 View profile
- Ian Douglas Baker 1993 View profile
- Clive William Lidstone 1993 View profile
- Frank Henderson 1992 View profile
- Peter Howard Mills 1993 View profile
- Leslie William Clayton Cox 1993 View profile
- Arthur Charles Woodley 1993 View profile
- William Henry David Hobson 1993 View profile
- Robert Michael James Gascoyne Cecil 1993 View profile
- Sir William Macgregor Henderson Frs 1994 View profile
- Digby Richard Gribble 1993 View profile
- William Hamilton Whiteford 2026 View profile
- Nevill, John Henry Guy, the Marquess of Abergavenny 1992 View profile
- Cynthia May Hall 1993 View profile
- Kenneth Charles Timbury 1993 View profile
- John Malcolm Stansfield 1993 View profile
- Richard Warren Kimber 1997 View profile
- Benjamin Brownie Kent 1993 View profile
- John Montague Stallard 1992 View profile
- Molly Sale 1994 View profile
- Frank Henry John Webb 1993 View profile
- Dr Robert Bruce 1997 View profile
- Robert Stevenson Steven 1993 View profile
- Richard Geoffrey Salisbury 2005 View profile
- Peter Henry Mabille Price 1993 View profile
- Timothy Robin Harding 1993 View profile
- Roger Garnett Osborne 1992 View profile
- David Mcneish Gribbon 1993 View profile
- Peter Jackson 1993 View profile
- James William Stables 1993 View profile
- Frank Lea Dodd 1993 View profile
- Sir Richard Trehane 1993 View profile
- Basil Gordon Reitz 1993 View profile
- Most Honourable Robert Edward Peter Marquess of Salisbury 1993 View profile
- Harold Calvert Knight 1992 View profile
- Beryl Clark 1993 View profile
- John Armstrong Telford 1993 View profile
- Bryan Joseph Shepherdson 1995 View profile
- Philip Metcalf Bolam 1991 View profile
- Sir Stephen James Leake Roberts 1993 View profile
- Richard Morris Kimber 1993 View profile
- Donald John Dawes 1993 View profile
- Anthony O'Dell Fowler 1993 View profile
- Jake Vowles 1993 View profile
- Pamela Mary Murphy 1993 View profile
- Joseph Dickinson 1993 View profile
- John Kerr Kirkwood 1991 View profile
- William Murchie 1993 View profile
- John Pattinson Martin 1993 View profile
- John Douglas Murray 1992 View profile
- John Thomas Charles Reader 1993 View profile
- Baroness Hazel Byford 2008-2008 View profile
- Nicholas Everington 2002-2016 View profile
- Timothy David Alexander Brigstocke 2000-2002 View profile
- Philip Manwaring Gilbert 1998-2000 View profile
- Victoria Martie Barnes 1995-1998 View profile
- Frances Mary Whitticase 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
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- Incorporated
- 01/10/1879
- Registered office
- Stratford upon Avon
- Also a registered charity
- Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Michael Philip King ceased 2019-03-06
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Diana Ruth Wastenage ceased 2023-12-06
significant influence · notified 2022-03-02 - Events for YOU LTD ceased 2023-12-06
75-100% shares · notified 2019-03-06
Group
- The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers
is controlled by Michael Philip King
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-03-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Philip King.
2 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.
Financials
- Employees
- 0.06
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
5 grants · £151,630 total360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £151,630 (5 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
5 directors on the board
- Robert Keith Craig Director · appointed 2017
- William Lockhart Armitage Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Anthony Hitch Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy John Downes Director · appointed 2016
- Sarah Jane Tomlinson Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Robert Keith Craig Director · appointed 2017
- William Lockhart Armitage Director · appointed 2020
- Timothy John Downes Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Robert Keith Craig Director · appointed 2017
- William Lockhart Armitage Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Anthony Hitch Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy John Downes Director · appointed 2016
- Sarah Jane Tomlinson Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Philip King Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- William Hamilton Whiteford Director · resigned 2026
- William John Westacott Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Diana Ruth Wastenage Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
- Guy Trehane Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Karen Elizabeth Halton Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
- Jonathan Brierley Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
- Peter James Alvis Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
- Lyndon Roger Charles Edwards Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00013393
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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