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Worstead Farms Limited

Mixed farming

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Alistair John Paterson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  2. Henry James Alston 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Marcia Vivien Paterson 1993-2017 Director View profile
  4. Gavin Alston Paterson 2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Mixed farming
Incorporated
08/10/1952
Registered office
Norfolk

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Worstead Farms Limited is controlled by Gavin James Andrew Paterson
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2024-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gavin James Andrew Paterson.

4 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.

Financials

Net assets
£7,183,810
Total assets
£9,888,520
Cash
£159,815
Employees
16
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

9 grants · £515,356 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 · £515,356 (9 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £51,1782024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £145,6162024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,8752024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £70,0352023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £89,2542022-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

13.5y median 11.9y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Agriculture 2Education 2Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 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
00512118
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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