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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

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

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Previous officers 92

  1. Rebecca Holdsworth 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Gurdev Singh 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Joanna Flower Webb 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Professor Alastair Hugh Fitter 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mike Cooke 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Martin Randle 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Paddy John Creighton Hall 2015-2023 Director View profile
  8. Richard Edward Tripp 2015-2023 Director View profile
  9. Joanna Royle 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. John Dunro Macarthur 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. David Counsell 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Robert Edward Missin 2014-2018 Director View profile
  13. Hugh Williamson 2014-2022 Director View profile
  14. Charles Angus Norrie Mclaren 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Christine Packer 2014-2022 Director View profile
  16. Louise Farnell 2014-2022 Director View profile
  17. Robert Adams 2014-2014 Director View profile
  18. Colin Macintosh 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Anne Taylor 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Vanessa Scholfield 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Gordon Scaife 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Peter Williams 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Richard John Donner 2010-2017 Director View profile
  24. John Willott 2010-2012 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Mendus 2010-2018 Director View profile
  26. Professor Edward Francis Abbott - Halpin 2009-2014 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Paul Clarke 2009-2014 Director View profile
  28. Carolyn Louise Vickery 2008-2014 Director View profile
  29. Maddalena Elizabeth Jago 2008-2009 Director View profile
  30. Paul Sebastian Burgess 2008-2014 Director View profile
  31. Mark James Pratt 2007-2013 Director View profile
  32. Sir John Hartley Lawton 2007-2014 Director View profile
  33. Sarah Butcher 2006-2007 Director View profile
  34. Sally Tierney 2006-2012 Director View profile
  35. Dr Andrew Keith Barraclough 2006-2012 Director View profile
  36. Philip George Thomas 2005-2008 Director View profile
  37. Alan Norman Tharratt 2004-2007 Director View profile
  38. Johanna Susan Tuck 2004-2006 Director View profile
  39. Henry Gerald Tierney 2003-2006 Director View profile
  40. Gordon Jackson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  41. Alice Owen 2001-2004 Director View profile
  42. Sarah Ann Jupp 2000-2006 Director View profile
  43. Sir Anthony Frederick Milbank Bart 2000-2003 Director View profile
  44. Hilda Muir 1999-2008 Director View profile
  45. Kendrick Stuart Hutchinson 1999-2002 Director View profile
  46. David John Sharrod 1998-2010 Director View profile
  47. William Darren Buxton 1998-2001 Director View profile
  48. Warren Dennis Meads 1998-2010 Director View profile
  49. Margaret Mary Hartley 1997-2011 Director View profile
  50. Millard, Andrew Vincent, Doctor 1997-2003 Director View profile
  51. Douglas Keith Bullock 1997-1998 Director View profile
  52. Dr Paul Simmons 1996-2010 Director View profile
  53. Adrian Martin O'Vastar 1996-2005 Director View profile
  54. Dunstan Adams 1996-1999 Director View profile
  55. Irene Whittaker 1996-1999 Director View profile
  56. Jean Lilian Banwell 1995-2001 Director View profile
  57. Michael John Kent 1995-1998 Director View profile
  58. Philip Dearing 1994-1997 Director View profile
  59. Joy Carolyn Watson 1994-1998 Director View profile
  60. David Smuel Summers 1993-1994 Director View profile
  61. Timothy Richard Francis Holman 1993-1994 Director View profile
  62. Wendy Anne Hutchinson 1993-2002 Director View profile
  63. Katy Claire Bottrell 1992-1996 Director View profile
  64. David Charles Smith 1992-1995 Director View profile
  65. David Proctor 1992-2000 Director View profile
  66. Michael Thompson 1996 Director View profile
  67. Audrey Mary Grahmshaw 1994 Director View profile
  68. Dr Derrick John Boatman 1998 Director View profile
  69. Michael Leonard Keeble 1992 Director View profile
  70. Jeremy John Melhvish 1992 Director View profile
  71. Roger David Mitchell 1998 Director View profile
  72. Helen Mary Jackson 2008 Director View profile
  73. Anthony Richard Sharp 1992 Director View profile
  74. John Robert Mather 1996 Director View profile
  75. Dr John David Rayner 2009 Director View profile
  76. Albert Ronald Chapman 1994 Director View profile
  77. Peter Pearson 2001 Director View profile
  78. Jean April Hall 1995 Director View profile
  79. Lancelot Cyril Gilbert Gilling 1994 Director View profile
  80. George Ernest Griffith 1993 Director View profile
  81. Peter Mcalister Martin 1994 Director View profile
  82. Peel, William James Robert, the Earl 1996 Director View profile
  83. Ralph Edward Haley Atkinson 1998 Director View profile
  84. Moffatt, Dennis Alwyn, Father Deacon 2006 Director View profile
  85. Nicholas Graham Alaeric Perks 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  86. Richard Tripp 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  87. Alison Sarah Louise Wright 2008-2015 Secretary View profile
  88. Dr Margaret Ann Atherden 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  89. Robert Michael Longridge 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  90. Joseph Anthony Fleming 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  91. Graham Banwell 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  92. John Anthony Newbould 1994-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Biodiverse Winstead - Collaborative Agreement Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    a) Deliver landscape change with increased biodiversity across the Winestead catchment that creates new habitats and links existing wildlife rich areas. b) Reduce inputs of sediment and nutrients to Winestead Drain to improve water quality …

  • Collaborative Agreement relating to Buffer Strips and Burr Reeds (Engagement) Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    • The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) will recruit a dedicated Farm Engagement Officer who will engage as many farmers as possible in the catchment, to build relationships with them, and will help them to collaborate with each other through …

About

Incorporated
02/05/1946
Also a registered charity
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

109 grants · £20,430,760 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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £13,770,039 (75 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,959,762 (23 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £927,545 (5 grants)
  • Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government · £410,916
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £261,140 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £224,8532025-12-12
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002024-09-09
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £15,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £7,5002024-04-01
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.

10 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.7y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Other services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00409650
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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