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Countryside Learning

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

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Previous officers 25

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Paul Richard Clarke 2014-2022 Director View profile
Lord Maurice Burke Roche Fermoy 2013-2015 Director View profile
Harriet Jane Jodelka 2011-2016 Director View profile
Hon John Edward Greenall 2007-2020 Director View profile
Peter David Charles Eckersley 2007-2014 Director View profile
Edward William Eden Andrewes 2006-2008 Director View profile
Colin Michael Gee 2003-2010 Director View profile
Russell Fifteenth Duke of Bedford, Andrew Ian Henry, the 15th Duke of Bedford 2002-2011 Director View profile
Lindsay Alexander Wallace 2000-2002 Director View profile
Simon Thomas Clarke 2000-2006 Director View profile
Stephen Uvedale Lambert 2000-2004 Director View profile
Lord James William Eustace Percy 1999-2015 Director View profile
Jean Bruce Howman 1998-2022 Director View profile
Robert Bernard Waley Cohen 1997-2001 Director View profile
Anthony James Moreton Teacher 1996-1998 Director View profile
Serena Mary Soames 1995-2001 Director View profile
Robert Michael Tones 1994-2013 Director View profile
John Caldwell Beveridge Qc 1997 Director View profile
Samuel Charles Whitbread 2007 Director View profile
Sir Harry Moore 1997 Director View profile
Lord Peter Gilbert Daresbury 2004 Director View profile
John Evelyn Baring Hills 1997 Director View profile
John Ronald Henderson 1994 Director View profile
Dawn Margaret Goodfellow 1993-2005 Secretary View profile
Janine Marjorie Meyer 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 07/03/1986
Also a registered charity: Countryside Learning

Grants received

6 grants · £18,453 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 · £18,453 (6 grants)

Most recent

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,8642024-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,8222023-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,4232023-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,7922023-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,9832022-04-01

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.

12 directors on the board

Natasha Vivien Branston Director · appointed 2013
Anthony Robert Downs Director · appointed 2012
Simon Paul Roberts Director · appointed 2000
Claire Louise Barker Director · appointed 2011
Michael Thomas Elliot Director · appointed 2011
George Edward Spencer Seligman Director · appointed 2004
Peel, Charlotte Clementine, Countess Director · appointed 2002
Susannah Hall Director · appointed 2019
Lord Stafford DL Arags Director · appointed 2010
Antonia Bury Director · appointed 2019
Henry Merton Henderson Director · appointed 2004
Dermot Christopher Daly Director · appointed 2007

16.7y median 15.7y

average tenure

26y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Natasha Vivien Branston Director · appointed 2013
Anthony Robert Downs Director · appointed 2012
Simon Paul Roberts Director · appointed 2000
Claire Louise Barker Director · appointed 2011
Michael Thomas Elliot Director · appointed 2011
George Edward Spencer Seligman Director · appointed 2004
Peel, Charlotte Clementine, Countess Director · appointed 2002
Susannah Hall Director · appointed 2019
Lord Stafford DL Arags Director · appointed 2010
Antonia Bury Director · appointed 2019
Henry Merton Henderson Director · appointed 2004
Dermot Christopher Daly Director · appointed 2007

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Claire Louise Barker Director · appointed 2011
Peel, Charlotte Clementine, Countess Director · appointed 2002
Susannah Hall Director · appointed 2019
Antonia Bury Director · appointed 2019

Portfolio (8)

Natasha Vivien Branston Director · appointed 2013
Anthony Robert Downs Director · appointed 2012
Simon Paul Roberts Director · appointed 2000
Michael Thomas Elliot Director · appointed 2011
George Edward Spencer Seligman Director · appointed 2004
Lord Stafford DL Arags Director · appointed 2010
Henry Merton Henderson Director · appointed 2004
Dermot Christopher Daly Director · appointed 2007

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.

Property 9Professional services 6Other services 3Agriculture 2Education 2Finance 2Retail and trade 2Dormant 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: 01997554
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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