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Friends of the South Downs

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 84

  1. David Frederick Ross Coldwell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Steibelt 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Charles Brown 2020-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Wilkinson 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. John Frederick William Templeton 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Isaac 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Caroline Margaret Alexander Douglas 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Owen Flitton 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. David William Sawyer 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Denise Scott Fears 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Patrick Sutcliffe Haworth 2015-2025 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Peter Frey 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Alison Merrilees Tingley 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Richard William Partridge 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Robert Andrew Jackson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Baroness Janet Alison Whitaker 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. David Frank Brookshaw 2012-2014 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Browning 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Elliott, Ian Richard Wellesley, Member of Council 2012-2017 Director View profile
  20. Trevor Antony Beeston 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. John Douglas Godfrey 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Graham Clive Ault 2011-2011 Director View profile
  23. Glynn Hugh Jones 2011-2022 Director View profile
  24. Ian Paterson Leslie 2011-2014 Director View profile
  25. Victoria Elcoate 2010-2011 Director View profile
  26. Penelope Ruth Murray 2010-2011 Director View profile
  27. Richard Mason 2010-2010 Director View profile
  28. Robert John Self 2010-2017 Director View profile
  29. David Peter Taylor 2009-2011 Director View profile
  30. Dr Arthur Owen Plunkett 2009-2011 Director View profile
  31. Richard Charles Patrick Piers Spofforth 2008-2010 Director View profile
  32. Richard Partridge 2007-2011 Director View profile
  33. Robert Cheesman 2007-2017 Director View profile
  34. Wendy Stafford 2007-2009 Director View profile
  35. Alan Frederick Bradford 2006-2006 Director View profile
  36. John Vallum Songhurst 2006-2010 Director View profile
  37. Reed, Richard Hugh, Member of Council 2006-2023 Director View profile
  38. Hugh William Passmore 2006-2009 Director View profile
  39. Brian Cheater 2006-2009 Director View profile
  40. Peter Richard Allen 2005-2008 Director View profile
  41. Hazel Irene Mckay 2005-2007 Director View profile
  42. Margaret Ann Paren 2005-2009 Director View profile
  43. Peter Frederick Jackson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  44. Dr Peter Frank Brandon 2004-2011 Director View profile
  45. Thomas Arnold Hollobone 2002-2004 Director View profile
  46. Gordon Patrick William Scoble 2002-2003 Director View profile
  47. James Johnathan Worsley 2001-2003 Director View profile
  48. Alison Winifred Bullar 2001-2006 Director View profile
  49. Leonard Joseph John Clark 2001-2004 Director View profile
  50. Jon Martin 2001-2007 Director View profile
  51. John Robert Burton 2000-2001 Director View profile
  52. Graham Ingrey Fuller 2000-2002 Director View profile
  53. Robin Hooper 1999-2009 Director View profile
  54. Christine Yvonne Melville 1998-2004 Director View profile
  55. Brenda Mann 1998-2003 Director View profile
  56. Dr Pauline Lesley Cook 1997-2004 Director View profile
  57. Juliet Anne Kay 1997-2001 Director View profile
  58. James William Tong 1997-1999 Director View profile
  59. Ronald Stephen Keen 1997-2001 Director View profile
  60. Lord Anthony John Leslie Lloyd 1996-2004 Director View profile
  61. Harry Comber 1996-1998 Director View profile
  62. Roy Medhurst Marchant 1996-1999 Director View profile
  63. Derek Laurence Hogg 1996-1999 Director View profile
  64. John Maurice O'Riley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  65. John Anthony Jennings 1996-1998 Director View profile
  66. James Albert Hoare 1995-1996 Director View profile
  67. Derek Langston Jones 1995-1996 Director View profile
  68. Peter Claude Pinfield 1995-1997 Director View profile
  69. Jeffery, Thomas Alan George, Member of Council 1994-1997 Director View profile
  70. Gerard Charles Ryan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  71. Peter Redvers Harris 1993-2015 Director View profile
  72. Saxby, Gordon Montague, Member of Council 1996 Director View profile
  73. Lord Roger Carol Michael Nathan 1993 Director View profile
  74. Spicer, Peter James, Member of Council 1993 Director View profile
  75. Hazell, Mary, Member of Council 1995 Director View profile
  76. Perkins, Benedict Antony Webb, Member of Council 2005 Director View profile
  77. Kearon, Michael, Member of Council 1996 Director View profile
  78. Dr Arthur Harold Stride 1995 Director View profile
  79. Leigh, Hilary, Member of Council 2004 Director View profile
  80. Sims, Brian Edward Charles, Member of Council 1995 Director View profile
  81. Green, Douglas Arnold, Treasurer & Member of Council 1999 Director View profile
  82. Adamson, Robert, Member of Council 1995 Director View profile
  83. Michael Brian Thomas 1997-2008 Secretary View profile
  84. Cumming, John, General Secretary 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/10/1936
Also a registered charity
Friends of the South Downs

Grants received

5 grants · £280,050 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 · £280,050 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £70,7002024-08-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £59,7502021-11-10
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,2002019-09-05
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,6002014-09-24
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,8002011-03-30
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.

8 directors on the board

4.2y median 3y
average tenure
13.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 1Health and social care 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

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

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00319437
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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