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The British Society of Plant Breeders Limited

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. William George Compson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Leslie Anne Sharp 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Michael Guest 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. James Taylor-Alford 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Timothy Robert Lacey 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Robin Laurie Wood 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. William John Gilbert 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Andrew David Newby 2015-2023 Director View profile
  9. Samantha Charlotte Brooke 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. Theodor Brunon Labuda 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Hall 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Robert Harvey Miles 2007-2017 Director View profile
  13. Robert John Hiles 2006-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr Richard William Summers 2005-2025 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Henry Moore 2005-2015 Director View profile
  16. Salvador Patrick James Potter 2005-2005 Director View profile
  17. Alain Sicard 2004-2005 Director View profile
  18. Gary Mills-Thomas 2004-2006 Director View profile
  19. Dr Thomas Howard Jolliffe 2004-2021 Director View profile
  20. Jeffrey Stephen Cox 2003-2004 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Gavin Green 2001-2014 Director View profile
  22. John Alexander Blackman 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Stephen John Smith 1998-2003 Director View profile
  24. Paul Christopher Canham 1997-2006 Director View profile
  25. Raymond John Spreadbury 1995-2001 Director View profile
  26. Paul Roland Taylor 1993-1998 Director View profile
  27. Hayter, Anthony Michael, Doctor 1992-1997 Director View profile
  28. David Quentin Taylor 2002 Director View profile
  29. Frederick Michael Collins 1993 Director View profile
  30. Christopher Hugh Shaw 1995 Director View profile
  31. Peter Alfred Gammidge 1992 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Stuart Guthrie 2003 Director View profile
  33. Anthony Gordon Keeling 2007 Director View profile
  34. Stephanie Spiers 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  35. Dr Penelope Anne Maplestone 2004-2020 Secretary View profile
  36. Dr Roger George Turner 1995-2003 Secretary View profile
  37. Donald Gordon Mcneil 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Incorporated
13/04/1966
Registered office
Ely
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.

8 directors on the board

3.1y median 2.4y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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 9Retail and trade 3Business services 1Construction 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00876811
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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