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The Sussex Cattle Society

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Previous officers 47

  1. Richard John Horsman 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Thomas Hoad 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Lily Dykes 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Anthony John Robinson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  5. Alan Barr 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Terence Brian Shead 2013-2021 Director View profile
  7. DE LA Warr, William Herbrand, Earl 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Simon John Bish 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. Victoria Beatrice Egarr Morgan Morgan 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Colin Barry Noakes 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Peter James Holdstock 2009-2026 Director View profile
  12. Sophie Jane Maylam 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Michael Kenneth Douglas Hind 2009-2013 Director View profile
  14. Peter Goldsmith 2006-2010 Director View profile
  15. Michael George Hickman 2005-2026 Director View profile
  16. Roger Stewart Dunn 2005-2026 Director View profile
  17. Leslie William Stevens 2005-2011 Director View profile
  18. Sara Jane Newson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  19. Nicole Ann Bish 2004-2007 Director View profile
  20. Keith Dean 2004-2008 Director View profile
  21. Andrew John Walter 2004-2004 Director View profile
  22. John Anthony Covell 2001-2018 Director View profile
  23. John Campbell Lewis 2000-2015 Director View profile
  24. Alan Henry Draper 1999-2003 Director View profile
  25. Michael David Cushing 1998-2002 Director View profile
  26. Richard Peter Mortimore 1998-2002 Director View profile
  27. Laurel Stevens 1997-2008 Director View profile
  28. Sarah Hurley 1997-2006 Director View profile
  29. Derek John Martin 1996-2000 Director View profile
  30. Donald Albert Wells 1996-2000 Director View profile
  31. Michael Herbert Reid 1996-1998 Director View profile
  32. Richard Winton Young 1995-2000 Director View profile
  33. Michael David Cushing 1993-1997 Director View profile
  34. Alan Robert Mummery 1993-2003 Director View profile
  35. Peter John Gander 1993-1997 Director View profile
  36. Bryan Ronald Basset 1993-1996 Director View profile
  37. Trevor William Kemsley 1992 Director View profile
  38. Elizabeth Buchanan 2006 Director View profile
  39. Arthur Nigel Ventham 1995 Director View profile
  40. Keith Patrick Barnard 1995 Director View profile
  41. Paine, Beatrice Maureen, the Estate of 1993 Director View profile
  42. John James Wilson 1992 Director View profile
  43. Michael George Spencer Hickman 1997 Director View profile
  44. Giles Pritchard Gordon 1992 Director View profile
  45. Peter Stoner Szecheyni 1997 Director View profile
  46. James William Foster 1995 Director View profile
  47. Guy Murton Minter 2003 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
13/03/1890
Registered office
Sussex
Also a registered charity
The Sussex Cattle Society (Formerly the Sussex Herd Book Society)

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • William John Hurley
    significant influence · notified 2025-04-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Lewis Stevens ceased 2018-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-04
  • William John Hurley ceased 2021-04-21
    significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • William Peters ceased 2023-04-11
    significant influence · notified 2021-04-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Roger Stewart Dunn ceased 2025-04-22
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-04-11

Group

  1. The Sussex Cattle Society is controlled by William John Hurley
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-04-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William John Hurley.

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

Net assets
£249,624
Total assets
£249,624
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

12 directors on the board

11.8y median 13.2y
average tenure
23.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Agriculture 1Other services 1

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00031031
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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