Company · Thirsk
Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart Company Limited
Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- John Timothy Garside 2015-2023 View profile
- Thomas Peter Taylor Bell 2010 View profile
- Timothy James Swiers 2015 View profile
- Alan Armstrong 2020 View profile
- Chistopher Meggison 1994 View profile
- Harry Woodhead 2014 View profile
- Richard Edward Machin 2006 View profile
- John Charles Greensit 2004 View profile
- Edward William Taylor 1994 View profile
- Ian Clarke Metcalfe 1993 View profile
- William George Swiers 2002 View profile
- Andrew Roberts 2022-2023 View profile
- Michael Thomas Stephenson 2014-2022 View profile
- Thomas Stephen Lockwood Kirby 2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods; Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Incorporated
- 25/01/1907
- Registered office
- Thirsk
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- James Ian Woodhead
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart Company Limited
is controlled by James Ian Woodhead
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Ian Woodhead.
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
- £4,821,225
- Total assets
- £6,770,827
- Cash
- £24,279
- Employees
- 24
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Rodney Lawrence Cordingley Director · appointed 2015
- James Ian Woodhead Director
- Brian Phillips Director · appointed 2005
- Ian Dinsley Bowe Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Rodney Lawrence Cordingley Director · appointed 2015
- Brian Phillips Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Brian Phillips Director · appointed 2005
- Ian Dinsley Bowe Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Rodney Lawrence Cordingley Director · appointed 2015
- James Ian Woodhead Director
Also govern a charity
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
- 00091818
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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