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The Dorset Down Sheep Breeders' Association
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Who leads it
- Peter Robert VellacottDirector · since 2026
- Robert Geoffrey HydeDirector · since 2026
- Henry Edward Richard BriceDirector · since 2026
- Deborah Claire LewisDirector · since 2024
- William John HydeDirector · since 2023
- Alun Wyn EvansDirector · since 2019
- Alexander Charles GibbsDirector · since 2018
- Robert Henry BurroughDirector · since 2018
- Leigh Rachel HextDirector · since 2017
- Ruth Elspeth WilkinsDirector · since 2014
- Richard John HebditchDirector · since 2007
- James David Randolph ToryDirector · since 2007
- Nicholas James BondDirector · since 2003
- Thomas William Kenneth OsborneDirector · since 2003
- Benn LugsdenDirector · since 2002
- Mcminn, Jane, DoctorDirector · since 2000
- Diane Susan RowberryDirector · since 1996
- Timothy Andrew WardDirector · since 1996
- Richard HollowayDirector · since 1993
- Carolyn Judith OpieSecretary · since 2006
Previous officers 26
- Mason Bailey Worsfold-Gregg 2024-2026 View profile
- Bethan Louise Brice 2023-2026 View profile
- Stephen Stamp 2020-2024 View profile
- James Douglas Legg 2012-2018 View profile
- Philippa Jane Bignell 2012-2024 View profile
- Stuart John Barnes 2011-2023 View profile
- Alexander Hamilton Walters 2010-2019 View profile
- Catherine Yvonne Broomfield 2008-2011 View profile
- Frederick John Verney 2006-2023 View profile
- Lynda Dianne Kiverstein 2006-2017 View profile
- Victoria Catherine Osborne 2004-2010 View profile
- David Paul Winter 2004-2007 View profile
- Colin Wilfred Kenneth Atyeo 2003-2017 View profile
- Ian Alistair Drummond Todd 2001-2014 View profile
- Elaine Mary Coulthard 1999-2002 View profile
- Roger Edmund Attwood 1999-2006 View profile
- Charles Geoffrey Hyde 1999-2002 View profile
- Randolph James Tory 1998-2002 View profile
- John Randall 1997-2015 View profile
- Jack Geoffrey Fowler 1997-2001 View profile
- John Michael Ward 1997-2007 View profile
- Kenneth John Osborne 1997-2006 View profile
- Robert Henry Burrough 1993-2012 View profile
- Trevor Glasper 2003-2006 View profile
- June Dixon Pither 1996-2003 View profile
- David Vernham Child 1991-1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/06/1905
- Also a registered charity
- Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association
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.
19 directors on the board
- Robert Henry Burrough Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Charles Gibbs Director · appointed 2018
- William John Hyde Director · appointed 2023
- Deborah Claire Lewis Director · appointed 2024
- Mcminn, Jane, Doctor Director · appointed 2000
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins Director · appointed 2014
- Henry Edward Richard Brice Director · appointed 2026
- Richard John Hebditch Director · appointed 2007
- Leigh Rachel Hext Director · appointed 2017
- Diane Susan Rowberry Director · appointed 1996
- Timothy Andrew Ward Director · appointed 1996
- Benn Lugsden Director · appointed 2002
- Richard Holloway Director · appointed 1993
- Robert Geoffrey Hyde Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas James Bond Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborne Director · appointed 2003
- James David Randolph Tory Director · appointed 2007
- Alun Wyn Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Robert Vellacott Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Robert Henry Burrough Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Charles Gibbs Director · appointed 2018
- Mcminn, Jane, Doctor Director · appointed 2000
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins Director · appointed 2014
- Richard John Hebditch Director · appointed 2007
- Leigh Rachel Hext Director · appointed 2017
- Diane Susan Rowberry Director · appointed 1996
- Timothy Andrew Ward Director · appointed 1996
- Benn Lugsden Director · appointed 2002
- Richard Holloway Director · appointed 1993
- Nicholas James Bond Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborne Director · appointed 2003
- James David Randolph Tory Director · appointed 2007
- Alun Wyn Evans Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (13)
- Deborah Claire Lewis Director · appointed 2024
- Mcminn, Jane, Doctor Director · appointed 2000
- Ruth Elspeth Wilkins Director · appointed 2014
- Richard John Hebditch Director · appointed 2007
- Leigh Rachel Hext Director · appointed 2017
- Diane Susan Rowberry Director · appointed 1996
- Benn Lugsden Director · appointed 2002
- Richard Holloway Director · appointed 1993
- Robert Geoffrey Hyde Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas James Bond Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas William Kenneth Osborne Director · appointed 2003
- Alun Wyn Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Robert Vellacott Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (6)
- Robert Henry Burrough Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Charles Gibbs Director · appointed 2018
- William John Hyde Director · appointed 2023
- Henry Edward Richard Brice Director · appointed 2026
- Timothy Andrew Ward Director · appointed 1996
- James David Randolph Tory Director · appointed 2007
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Mason Bailey Worsfold-Gregg Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Bethan Louise Brice Director · appointed 2023 · 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00084799
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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