Company
Rigsby Farming Company Limited
Rigsby Farming Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00687099), incorporated 1961, with 4 current directors including Barbara Jean Read and Stephen Mark Read. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Alison Mary Read 2013-2014 View profile
- Nicola Jayne Read 2013-2014 View profile
- Richard Frederick Read 2014 View profile
- Michael Richard Jack Read 1992-2014 View profile
- Kathleen Mary Read 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/03/1961
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Stephen Mark Read
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Paul Anthony Read
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Barbara Jean Read ceased 2021-10-09
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Rigsby Farming Company Limited
is controlled by Stephen Mark Read
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Stephen Mark Read.
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
- £1,108,755
- Total assets
- £1,172,101
- Cash
- £434,922
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
6 grants · £107,421 total360Giving 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 · £107,421 (6 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Stephen Mark Read Director · appointed 2013
- Barbara Jean Read Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Anthony Read Director · appointed 2013
- William Blyth Read Director
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Mark Read Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Anthony Read Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Stephen Mark Read Director · appointed 2013
- Barbara Jean Read Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Anthony Read Director · appointed 2013
- William Blyth Read Director
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00687099
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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