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Company · Stowmarket

David Black & SON 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 11

  1. Mark Thomas Black 1999-2012 Director View profile
  2. Jane Black 1996 Director View profile
  3. Miriam Alice Black 2001 Director View profile
  4. Agnes Mary Black 2001 Director View profile
  5. William Thomas Black 2009 Director View profile
  6. Robert James Black 2010 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Black 1997 Director View profile
  8. David Black 2025 Director View profile
  9. Rosemary Jane Black 2006 Director View profile
  10. Robert Henry Irvine 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  11. James Thomas Black 2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Mixed farming
Incorporated
17/03/1956
Registered office
Stowmarket

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Ian David Black
    significant influence · notified 2025-03-24
  • James Thomas Black ceased 2025-03-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. David Black & SON Limited is controlled by Ian David Black
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-03-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian David Black.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£15,698,555
Total assets
£17,435,449
Cash
£963,316
Employees
0.16
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

14 grants · £627,674 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 · £627,674 (14 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £79,7132024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £39,8462024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £12,9232024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £112,7772023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £20,6472023-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

6.5y median 7.1y
average tenure
16.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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 2Manufacturing 2Other 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
00562943
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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