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Animalcare Group Limited

Activities of distribution holding companies

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Marc Coucke 2017-2026 Director View profile
  2. Walter Beyers 2017-2017 Director View profile
  3. Jan Marcel Mattieu Maria Boone 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christiaan Andre Cardon 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. George William Gunn 2015-2015 Director View profile
  6. Raymond Bryan Harding 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr Iain David Menneer 2011-2018 Director View profile
  8. Peter Oluwaseyi Robert Warner 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Michael Wildridge 2008-2013 Director View profile
  10. Simon Francis Riddell 2005-2010 Director View profile
  11. James Scott Lambert 2003-2019 Director View profile
  12. Lord Arthur Francis Nicholas Wills Downshire 1997-2022 Director View profile
  13. Neil Scott 1996-1997 Director View profile
  14. Ian Maxwell-Scott 1995-2007 Director View profile
  15. Kim Maria Dun 1995-1998 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Clifford Rhodes 2010 Director View profile
  17. Gordon Harry Fabretti 2007 Director View profile
  18. Dr Iain David Menneer 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  19. Dr Iain David Menneer 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  20. John Tobin 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  21. Stephen Hall 2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of distribution holding companies
Incorporated
14/06/1972
Registered office
York
Previous names
Ritchey PLC (until 15/01/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Animalcare Group Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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.

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

5.7y median 6.1y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Marc Coucke Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026

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.

Professional services 5Retail and trade 2Finance 1Public administration 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
01058015
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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