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Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society Limited

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Anthony Michael Bryan 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew William Jackson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Nigel Bland 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Sin Ying Heidi Leung 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Fauzat Olarenwaju Joy Lawal-Fatukasi 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Diana Mary Wardle 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Robyn Lindsay Mcallister 2021-2022 Director View profile
  8. Aikta Varma 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Samuel Lyle Finlay 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Elizabeth Ann Lucas 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Christine Barve 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Darren John Share 2016-2023 Director View profile
  13. Desmond Patrick Bermingham 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Harjinder Singh Kang 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Amit Paul Sharma 2015-2022 Director View profile
  16. Michael David Addison 2015-2015 Director View profile
  17. Philippa Pickavance 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Kathryn Joy Hartigan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  19. Anders John Jones 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. John Ronald Taylor 2013-2022 Director View profile
  21. Peter Hugh Downing White 2011-2022 Director View profile
  22. Rachel Mary Graville 2011-2016 Director View profile
  23. Martyn Liberson 2010-2022 Director View profile
  24. Dr Barry Stanley Cecil Leadbetter 2007-2007 Director View profile
  25. Barry Stanley Cecil Leadbeater 2007-2021 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Joseph Beesley 2006-2014 Director View profile
  27. Carol Ann Hill 2004-2004 Director View profile
  28. William Samuel Graham 2002-2011 Director View profile
  29. Victor Arthur Aspland 2001-2021 Director View profile
  30. Geoffrey Michael Whittall Oakley 1998-2014 Director View profile
  31. Rice, Carl Joseph, Councillor 1997-2002 Director View profile
  32. Michael Gainey Reynolds 1996-2011 Director View profile
  33. Margaret Joy Holmes 1996-1997 Director View profile
  34. Christine Margaret Ransome Wallis 1996-1998 Director View profile
  35. Stephen Michael Raine 1996-2009 Director View profile
  36. Chapman, John, Councillor 1995-1996 Director View profile
  37. William Marsh Good 1994-2006 Director View profile
  38. Scrimshaw, Margaret, Councillor Mrs 1994-1996 Director View profile
  39. Harold Charles Blumenthal 1993-1994 Director View profile
  40. Austin, Stanley, Councillor 1993-1995 Director View profile
  41. Elizabeth Sarah Laverack 1991-1996 Director View profile
  42. Stephen Robert Tilsley 2003 Director View profile
  43. Nicholas John Benbow 1996 Director View profile
  44. Hilary Ann Hall 2012 Director View profile
  45. Dr Richard Neville Lester 2006 Director View profile
  46. Edward Michael Worley 2011 Director View profile
  47. Stanley Pittman 2001 Director View profile
  48. Carl Joseph Rice 1993 Director View profile
  49. Alan Denis Martineau 1999 Director View profile
  50. John Eldred Tricklebank 1992 Director View profile
  51. Julia Lyle 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  52. Digby Henry Rose 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
18/06/1930
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
The Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society Limited

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Desmond Patrick Bermingham ceased 2018-09-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Barry Stanley Cecil Leadbeater ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Hugh Downing White ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kathryn Joy Hartigan ceased 2017-05-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Victor Arthur Aspland ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Ronald Taylor ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Harjinder Singh Kang ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • James William Wheeler ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Darren John Share ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-10-24
  • Catherine Elizabeth Ann Lucas ceased 2020-02-20
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-02-26
  • Samuel Lyle Finlay ceased 2020-01-10
    significant influence · notified 2019-02-25
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society Limited is controlled by Desmond Patrick Bermingham
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-09-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Desmond Patrick Bermingham.

3 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.

Grants received

7 grants · £509,260 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £302,930 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £188,100
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £18,230 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £188,1002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9002007-05-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £3,3302006-11-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,3302006-11-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002005-08-10
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.

13 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.3y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Retail and trade 6Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Education 1Other services 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00248827
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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