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Company · Kidderminster

Forest Garden Limited

Sawmilling and planing of wood

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Richard George Neale 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ben Anthony Chapman 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Henry Poyner 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Aaron John Gomersall 2007-2019 Director View profile
  5. Graham Leonard Pratt 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Simon Mark Ashton 2003-2006 Director View profile
  7. Michael Downes 2000-2001 Director View profile
  8. Barry Leonard Espley 1999-2005 Director View profile
  9. Peter Kevin Bytheway 1999-2020 Director View profile
  10. Richard Charles Lishman 1999-2001 Director View profile
  11. Christopher John Evans 1994-1996 Director View profile
  12. Nicola Jane Poyner 1994-1998 Director View profile
  13. Jean Melville-Smith 1994-1998 Director View profile
  14. Elsie Poyner 1994-1998 Director View profile
  15. Angela Mary Timmis 1998 Director View profile
  16. Alice Mary Timmis 1998 Director View profile
  17. Graeme George Gorthy 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  18. Steven James Whatmore 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  19. Alexander Martin Seaborn 2015-2021 Secretary View profile
  20. Ian Michael Williamson 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  21. Sheena Tyler 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Stephen John Northover 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  23. Michael Charles Smith 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  24. Kenneth Edmund Carr 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  25. John Francis Bailey 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  26. Gerald Henry Poyner 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sawmilling and planing of wood
Incorporated
21/11/1983
Registered office
Kidderminster

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Forest Garden Limited is controlled by Forest Garden (Property) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Forest Garden (Property) Limited is controlled by FG Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. FG Investments Limited is controlled by Forest Garden Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Forest Garden Group Limited is controlled by Michael Andrew Timmis
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Andrew Timmis.

8 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.

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

15.1y median 17.6y
average tenure
23.9y
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.

Professional services 23Retail and trade 5Manufacturing 3Finance 2Business services 1Hospitality 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
01771349
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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