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The Sports Turf Research Institute

The Sports Turf Research Institute is an active UK company (number 00499164), incorporated 1951, with 2 current directors, Lee Anthony Penrose and Mark Godfrey. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 45

  1. Ian Gordon Mckillop 2016-2017 Director View profile
  2. Professor Stuart Mclean Sanderson 2007-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Martin Kippax 2007-2015 Director View profile
  4. Michael Henry Denness 2007-2013 Director View profile
  5. Graham Hurndall Smith 2001-2016 Director View profile
  6. David Max Marsh 1998-2008 Director View profile
  7. William Ian Campion 1995-2010 Director View profile
  8. Edward Paul Kitson 1995-1995 Director View profile
  9. John Vaughan Evans 1995-1995 Director View profile
  10. Philip John Parker 1995-1995 Director View profile
  11. Allan Higgins 1994-1995 Director View profile
  12. Professor John Philip Grime 1994-1995 Director View profile
  13. Robert Bruce Jamieson 1994-1995 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey Charles Thomas 1993-1995 Director View profile
  15. William Henry Loades 1993-1995 Director View profile
  16. Maurice Patrick Lindsay 1993-1995 Director View profile
  17. John Halmshaw 1993-1995 Director View profile
  18. Alexander Cameron Sinclair 1992-1995 Director View profile
  19. Peter Geoffrey Brook 1992-1997 Director View profile
  20. Kevin Barry Heaney 1995 Director View profile
  21. David Sidney Oxley 1992 Director View profile
  22. John Vincent Smith 1992 Director View profile
  23. Victor Frank Carlyon Wood 1993 Director View profile
  24. Charles Alfred Hodgson 1995 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Paul Trickey 1995 Director View profile
  26. Professor Anthony David Bradshaw 1995 Director View profile
  27. John Oreilly 1995 Director View profile
  28. John Hamilton Stutt 1992 Director View profile
  29. Derek James Lewin 2016 Director View profile
  30. Frederick David Dunkley 2007 Director View profile
  31. Isabel Anne Bentley 1995 Director View profile
  32. William Gordon Mckeag 1995 Director View profile
  33. Frank Fawcett 1995 Director View profile
  34. Albert Lee 1995 Director View profile
  35. Herbert Griffith 1995 Director View profile
  36. Douglas Edgar Partridge 1994 Director View profile
  37. Martin Mcdonald 1992 Director View profile
  38. Anthony John Hill 1994 Director View profile
  39. Joseph Anthony Gray 1994 Director View profile
  40. Duncan Macfarlane 1995 Director View profile
  41. Roger Tattersall Robinson 2001 Director View profile
  42. Alan Fearn 1993 Director View profile
  43. Peter Harry Wilson 1995 Director View profile
  44. Trevor Hutchinson 1995-2006 Secretary View profile
  45. Terence Roland Wheeldon 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/09/1951

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.

  • Mark Godfrey
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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. The Sports Turf Research Institute is controlled by Mark Godfrey
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Godfrey.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

14.9y median 14.9y
average tenure
19.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Arts and leisure 4Finance 3Manufacturing 2

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
00499164
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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