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Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 58

  1. Charles Edward Wright 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rita Crowe 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Edmund Ellison 2016-2022 Director View profile
  4. Carolyne Jane Cree 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Thomas William Fillingham Hounsfield 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. Frederick Richard Forshaw 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Richard Gretton Thomas 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Leslie Crockford 2010-2021 Director View profile
  9. Phillip Guy Staniforth 2009-2019 Director View profile
  10. James Basil Reid 2009-2017 Director View profile
  11. John Paul Brydon 2009-2025 Director View profile
  12. Robert Dunning 2009-2017 Director View profile
  13. Charles Clifford Seager Lawrence 2008-2025 Director View profile
  14. Emma Jane Harriett Hawthorne 2004-2019 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Michael Walker 2001-2015 Director View profile
  16. Roger William Kew Parlby 1999-2011 Director View profile
  17. Keith Edward Sercombe 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. William Ford Whysall 1996-2021 Director View profile
  19. Thomas Andrew Hounsfield 1995-2001 Director View profile
  20. Cedric Dennis Ford 1994-2013 Director View profile
  21. Angela Margaret Barton 1993-2013 Director View profile
  22. Malcolm Ellison 1992-2000 Director View profile
  23. Ronald Michael 1992-1996 Director View profile
  24. John Stephen Walker 1991-2013 Director View profile
  25. Gordon Frank Palmer 1991-2002 Director View profile
  26. John Nullis 1991-1993 Director View profile
  27. Frank Abbot Reynolds 1991-2025 Director View profile
  28. Ralph Stephenson 1991-2005 Director View profile
  29. Matthew Edward Twidale 1991-2006 Director View profile
  30. John Thomas Pykett 1991-1995 Director View profile
  31. Geoffrey Oliver Spence 1991-2006 Director View profile
  32. Charles Anthony Watson 1991-2014 Director View profile
  33. James Wilhelmus Squires 1991-2017 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Peter Waddington 1991-2008 Director View profile
  35. Sir Michael Joseph Nall 1991-1991 Director View profile
  36. Richard Guy Staniforth 1991-1999 Director View profile
  37. Michael Bradley Sheldon 1991-2021 Director View profile
  38. Thomas Eric Seal 1991-2011 Director View profile
  39. Alan Edward Tivey 1991-2010 Director View profile
  40. Frank Michael Lockwood 1983-1999 Director View profile
  41. John Michael Hounsfield 1994 Director View profile
  42. John David Frank Cressey 2004 Director View profile
  43. David Edgar 2005 Director View profile
  44. Philip William Frost 1996 Director View profile
  45. Terence Desmond Hanson 1992 Director View profile
  46. Joseph Hallam 2009 Director View profile
  47. Peter Croft 2021 Director View profile
  48. Robert Collingham 1999 Director View profile
  49. Colin Horner 2007 Director View profile
  50. Roger Frederick Coulter 2016 Director View profile
  51. Brian Russell Dunn 2015 Director View profile
  52. Robert Cecil Hallam 2021 Director View profile
  53. John Desmond Hollingworth 1999 Director View profile
  54. William David Crane 1991 Director View profile
  55. Adrian Michael Alexander Johnston 1996-2019 Secretary View profile
  56. Michael John Saxby 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  57. Gillian Mary Lewis 1994-2018 Secretary View profile
  58. John Neville Armitage 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/04/1983
Also a registered charity
Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

Ownership

Owned by (15) 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.

Group

  1. Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society is controlled by Clive Ian Applewhite
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clive Ian Applewhite.

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.

31 directors on the board

14.1y median 12.6y
average tenure
34.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (20)

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 12Professional services 8Arts and leisure 4Hospitality 4Business services 3Property 3Retail and trade 3Dormant 2

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
01716766
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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