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Abbots Ripton Farming Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 9

  1. Professor Anthony Roger Mellows 1992-1996 Director View profile
  2. Robert Pickard 1992 Director View profile
  3. Sir Archibald Hugh Duberly 2004 Director View profile
  4. Shelton, Sarah, Honourable 2007 Director View profile
  5. Fellowes, Jennifer Julia, the Hon Mrs 2026 Director View profile
  6. Rt Hon Ailwyn Edward Fellowes 1993 Director View profile
  7. Lee Benjamin Halling 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  8. John Brooke Read 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  9. Marie Rose Morgan 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/01/1959

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. Abbots Ripton Farming Company Limited is controlled by Hugo Edward Stainton Jackson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hugo Edward Stainton Jackson.

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
£4,315,393
Total assets
£6,128,497
Cash
£1,509
Employees
56
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£8,005

Filed as Group accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

15 grants · £2,278,564 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 · £2,278,564 (15 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £179,4892024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £104,9642024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £25,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £75,5732024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £892023-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

12.8y median 12.8y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Arts 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00619849
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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