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Microferm Limited

Microferm Limited is an active UK company (number 01947718), incorporated 1985, with 4 current directors including Graham Nicholas Beggin and David Bruce Shorthouse. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Alison Dowley 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christopher David Gamble 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Marc Philip Kinjet 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Brewer 2020-2020 Director View profile
  5. Martyn James Bridger 1999-2000 Director View profile
  6. Michael Paul Brady 1995-2020 Director View profile
  7. Brian Wilson Holton 1996 Director View profile
  8. Patricia Louise Marsh 1991 Director View profile
  9. Carol Avis Day 1995 Director View profile
  10. Ian David Wright 2001 Director View profile
  11. Joan Coates 1996-2016 Secretary View profile
  12. Elizabeth Hilary Holton 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/09/1985

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.

  • Leslie Auchincloss
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2017-10-01

Group

  1. Microferm Limited is controlled by Leslie Auchincloss
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2017-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Leslie Auchincloss.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£9,790,860
Total assets
£10,306,852
Cash
£2,738,614
Employees
31
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (audited).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-11-30Not reported£9,790,860
2025-11-30Not reported£9,790,860

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

14.2y median 16.5y
average tenure
23.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 4

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01947718
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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