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The North of England Zoological Society
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jacob Samuel ThompsonDirector · since 2026
- Emma Jane DeggDirector · since 2026
- Tina Elizabeth MitchellDirector · since 2026
- Dr Stephanie WrayDirector · since 2025
- Dr Vikas Sagar ShahDirector · since 2024
- Gareth Edward ThomasDirector · since 2024
- Yvonne Emmett CannellDirector · since 2023
- Dr Simon CrippsDirector · since 2023
- Neill Jonathan SkinnerDirector · since 2023
- Dr Romain PizziDirector · since 2022
- David Wootton CBEDirector · since 2022
- Professor Rhys Edward GreenDirector · since 2022
- Lee RawlinsonDirector · since 2019
- Professor Richard Alun GriffithsDirector · since 2015
- Simon Peter VenablesDirector · since 2014
- Malcolm Stephen ArdronDirector · since 2006
- Aarco Services LimitedCorporate-secretary · since 2014
Previous officers 71
- Angela Bridie Robinson 2023-2025 View profile
- Martin Clive Harper 2023-2024 View profile
- Brandon Howard Leigh 2022-2022 View profile
- Amit Singh Kalley 2021-2021 View profile
- David Simon Chinn 2020-2023 View profile
- Jen Carter 2019-2026 View profile
- Professor David Macdonald 2018-2025 View profile
- Edwin Paul Collis Christmas 2017-2023 View profile
- Penelope Ann Coates 2017-2026 View profile
- Penny Ann Coates 2017-2017 View profile
- Paula Louise Spence 2017-2018 View profile
- Prof Malcolm Bennett 2016-2017 View profile
- Sandra Donnelly 2015-2022 View profile
- William John Beale 2015-2023 View profile
- Angela Pinnington 2013-2020 View profile
- Professor Russell Newton 2013-2020 View profile
- Professor Malcolm Bennett 2010-2016 View profile
- Bruce Anthony Ursell 2010-2022 View profile
- David Owen Pickering 2010-2015 View profile
- Prof Stefan Tadeusz Buczacki 2009-2016 View profile
- Dr Simon Derek Dowell 2009-2015 View profile
- Rebecca Anne Burke-Sharples 2009-2017 View profile
- Dr Judith Olivia Skerritt 2009-2015 View profile
- Catherine Margaret Buckley 2009-2018 View profile
- Stephen Edward Docking 2006-2013 View profile
- Iain James Hall 2006-2013 View profile
- Leslie Neville Chamberlain 2004-2013 View profile
- Brian Michael Child 2003-2015 View profile
- Robert James Mee 2003-2015 View profile
- Christopher Stanley Clifford 2003-2004 View profile
- Christopher Martin Mahon 2003-2009 View profile
- Dr Caroline Elizabeth Evans 2003-2009 View profile
- Tony Williams 2002-2017 View profile
- Playfer, Jeremy, Doctor 2002-2008 View profile
- Judith Olivia Skerritt 2002-2008 View profile
- Alan Arthur Watson 2001-2007 View profile
- David Joseph Wall 2000-2006 View profile
- Prof Peter Edward Wheeler 2000-2017 View profile
- Karen Davies 1998-2003 View profile
- Alan Sharples 1998-2003 View profile
- Derek Lyon 1998-2004 View profile
- Brian Nicholas Livingstone 1997-2003 View profile
- John Gibb Brown 1997-2005 View profile
- Graham Michael Pollard 1997-2003 View profile
- Brian Hugh Coles 1997-2003 View profile
- John Boardman Makinson 1996-2005 View profile
- Kathryn Edwards 1996-2002 View profile
- Brian George Gardiner 1996-2002 View profile
- Brian John Moffett 1996-1996 View profile
- Dr David Alexander Pealing Cooke 1995-2001 View profile
- Jean Pickering Dixon 1994-2000 View profile
- Nigel Keith Maybury 1994-2002 View profile
- Beatrice Josephine Jones 1998 View profile
- Elizabeth Mary Livingstone 1997 View profile
- Margaret Carrell Parslow 1995 View profile
- Derek Brian Edwards 1994 View profile
- Dr John Spencer Madden 1992 View profile
- Andrew Lyndsay Balfour Thomson 1992 View profile
- Graeme Kevin Jump 1996 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth Betts 1994 View profile
- Patrick Jerzy Wisniewski 1998 View profile
- Jennifer Reta Jardine 1996 View profile
- Dr John Rendle Baker 1996 View profile
- John Hamilton Howatt 1997 View profile
- Arthur Rennie Barnes 1997 View profile
- Alan Sidney Guy 1994 View profile
- Nicholas John Wandesford Wilson 1998 View profile
- Alan Richard Sykes 2000-2014 View profile
- Michael Arnold Russell Johnson 1995-2000 View profile
- Ewart Alan Du Cros 1995-1995 View profile
- Dr Michael Rogers Brambell 1992-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/05/1934
- Also a registered charity
- The North of England Zoological Society
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The North of England Zoological Society on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
9 grants · £5,053,194 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,780,495 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £154,533
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £118,166 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
16 directors on the board
- Dr Stephanie Wray Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2014
- Jacob Samuel Thompson Director · appointed 2026
- Malcolm Stephen Ardron Director · appointed 2006
- Dr Vikas Sagar Shah Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Romain Pizzi Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Richard Alun Griffiths Director · appointed 2015
- David Wootton CBE Director · appointed 2022
- Emma Jane Degg Director · appointed 2026
- Yvonne Emmett Cannell Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Rhys Edward Green Director · appointed 2022
- Gareth Edward Thomas Director · appointed 2024
- Lee Rawlinson Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Simon Cripps Director · appointed 2023
- Neill Jonathan Skinner Director · appointed 2023
- Tina Elizabeth Mitchell Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2014
- Malcolm Stephen Ardron Director · appointed 2006
- Professor Richard Alun Griffiths Director · appointed 2015
- Lee Rawlinson Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Jacob Samuel Thompson Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Rhys Edward Green Director · appointed 2022
- Lee Rawlinson Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Simon Cripps Director · appointed 2023
- Neill Jonathan Skinner Director · appointed 2023
- Tina Elizabeth Mitchell Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (10)
- Dr Stephanie Wray Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2014
- Malcolm Stephen Ardron Director · appointed 2006
- Dr Vikas Sagar Shah Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Romain Pizzi Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Richard Alun Griffiths Director · appointed 2015
- David Wootton CBE Director · appointed 2022
- Emma Jane Degg Director · appointed 2026
- Yvonne Emmett Cannell Director · appointed 2023
- Gareth Edward Thomas Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
- Dr Stephanie Wray Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, The Mammal Society
- Dr Romain Pizzi British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Professor Richard Alun Griffiths Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, The Herpetological Conservation Trust
- Emma Jane Degg The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. Mary on the Hill, Chester
- Yvonne Emmett Cannell Hospice of the Good Shepherd LTD
Left in the last 12 months
- Penelope Ann Coates Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
- Angela Bridie Robinson Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
- Jen Carter Director · appointed 2019 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00287902
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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