Company · Welwyn Garden City
Digswell Lake Society
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Jason Alistair PayneDirector · since 2021
- Paolo Domenico ValenteDirector · since 2021
- Simon Brent StebbingsDirector · since 2015
- Shirley Anne DobrinDirector · since 2000
- James GodboldDirector · since 1992
Previous officers (23)
- Zofia JordanDirector · 2021–2022
- Colin David HullDirector · 2017–2019
- David John WhiteDirector · 2015–2026
- Deborah Anne SmithDirector · 2015–2026
- Sally Ann BurmanDirector · 2014–2016
- Carole Anne DaleDirector · 2006–2015
- Mary BartonDirector · 2006–2007
- Treacher, Piers David, DrDirector · 2005–2021
- Nicholas Jonathan InnocentDirector · 1999–2005
- Robert Mathieson LeysDirector · 1998–2021
- Donald FisherDirector · 1997–2011
- Mary Ann RobinsDirector · 1995–1997
- Warrington, Stuart, DoctorDirector · 1995–2004
- David Michael MarquesDirector · 1994–2000
- Arthur Edwin Joseph Thomas JonesDirector · –1992
- Mary Ann TrevarthenDirector · –1995
- Neville, Peter Warwick, CllrDirector · –2017
- Nigel David TrevarthenDirector · –2007
- Michael John ClementsDirector · –1995
- Robert George HallsDirector · –1999
- George Charles WigginsDirector · –2004
- Ernest Geoffrey BeynonSecretary · 1995–2010
- Mary Frances ClementsSecretary · –2009
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Hatfield Hyde Sports Club Limited 1 shared director
- The Pines (Welwyn Garden City) Management Limited 1 shared director
- Digswell Hill Management Company Limited 1 shared director
- J & D Resources LTD 1 shared director
- Firearms Dealer UK Limited 1 shared director
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Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
- Incorporated
- 22/04/1987
- Registered office
- Welwyn Garden City
- Also a registered charity
- Digswell Lake Society
Board analysis for researchers
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.
5 directors on the board
- Simon Brent Stebbings Director · appointed 2015
- Jason Alistair Payne Director · appointed 2021
- Paolo Domenico Valente Director · appointed 2021
- James Godbold Director · appointed 1992
- Shirley Anne Dobrin Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Brent Stebbings Director · appointed 2015
- James Godbold Director · appointed 1992
- Shirley Anne Dobrin Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Simon Brent Stebbings Director · appointed 2015
- Jason Alistair Payne Director · appointed 2021
- Shirley Anne Dobrin Director · appointed 2000
Portfolio (2)
- Paolo Domenico Valente Director · appointed 2021
- James Godbold Director · appointed 1992
Left in the last 12 months
- David John White Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
- Deborah Anne Smith Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 02125155
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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