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Genus Breeding Limited

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

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Previous officers 30

  1. Jonathan Lester 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Hugh James Ratcliffe 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alison Jane Henriksen 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Janet Ann Duane 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Stephen David Wilson 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Robert Thompson 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Alexander Maclennan 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Karim Bitar 2011-2019 Director View profile
  9. Ian Biggs 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. John Graham Worby 2009-2013 Director View profile
  11. David Patrick John Crosby 2008-2014 Director View profile
  12. Stewart Alexander Rankin Proctor Crichton 2008-2013 Director View profile
  13. Thomas Philip Acton 2008-2012 Director View profile
  14. Robert James Holliday 2008-2012 Director View profile
  15. Martin Brett Boden 2007-2009 Director View profile
  16. Michael Roy David Roller 2003-2003 Director View profile
  17. Stephen John Amies 2000-2010 Director View profile
  18. Richard Kenneth Wood 1999-2011 Director View profile
  19. Thomas John Kelly 1997-2000 Director View profile
  20. Joseph Glyn Thomas 1997 Director View profile
  21. David William Wrigley 1995 Director View profile
  22. John Armitage Pye 1997 Director View profile
  23. John Alexander Menmuir Watt 1997 Director View profile
  24. Cara Crichton 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  25. Ian Brian Farrelly 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  26. David Peter Timmins 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Christopher John Vickers 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  28. Francis Hall 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  29. Lawrence David Fairall 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  30. George Mason Pye 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/11/1974

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Genus Investments Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-29
  • Genus PLC ceased 2023-06-29
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Genus Breeding Limited is controlled by Genus Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Genus Investments Limited is controlled by Genus PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Genus PLC.

22 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £94,342 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 · £94,342 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,4212024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,8422024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8,4672024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £18,7492023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £23,0762022-04-01
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

6.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Finance 17Agriculture 8Professional services 7Other services 5Dormant 2Retail and trade 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
01192037
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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