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Belvoir Farming Company Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Vivienne Jill Sparks 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Christopher Bridgens 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. Francis William Fitzgibbons 2005-2016 Director View profile
  4. Lawrence Scott Moore 2005-2016 Director View profile
  5. Edward Foster Edwards 2002-2009 Director View profile
  6. William Andrew Wells 2001-2004 Director View profile
  7. Brian Meakin 1992-2013 Director View profile
  8. Lucy Rachel Harvey-Bathurst 2012 Director View profile
  9. Robert Evelyn Napier Gardiner 2001 Director View profile
  10. Lady Mary Manners 1997 Director View profile
  11. Elizabeth Diana Russell 2012 Director View profile
  12. Lord John Manners 2001 Director View profile
  13. Francis Adlington Stokes 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/12/1946

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.

Group

  1. Belvoir Farming Company Limited is controlled by Belvoir Farming Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Belvoir Farming Company Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard John Peverel Manners
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard John Peverel Manners.

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

10 grants · £929,715 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 · £929,715 (10 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £91,0182024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £65,9682024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,3752024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £146,5082024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £126,2772023-04-01
Board analysis for researchers

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.

3 directors on the board

17y median 17y
average tenure
24.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 4Agriculture 2Business services 1Hospitality 1Professional 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00425609
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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