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Warden Farming Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 3

  1. Dorothy Sylvia Arden 2006 Director View profile
  2. Graham Tom Ward 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  3. Susan Cooper 2001-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/06/1965

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.

  • Meryl Suzanne Ward
    50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2021-10-26
  • John Anthony Shepherdson
    50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2021-10-26
  • Stephen Tom Ward
    50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2021-10-26 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Warden Farming Company Limited is controlled by Meryl Suzanne Ward
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2021-10-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Meryl Suzanne Ward.

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
£5,878,728
Total assets
£8,998,391
Cash
£170,515
Employees
35
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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

11 grants · £320,304 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 · £320,304 (11 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £37,3622024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £79,5692024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £23,1812024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,8952024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £38,6732024-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

4y median 2.9y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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 5Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00853018
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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