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The Veterinary Defence Society Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 68

  1. Alan Ford Kirkwood 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard Malcolm Clapham 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jones, Howard Jeffrey, Director 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Gavin James Lawrie 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Brian Malcolm Hamilton Bussell 2016-2023 Director View profile
  6. David Gareth Lloyd 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. David Scrymgeour Green 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Lewis 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Colin William Thomson 2013-2020 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Elizabeth Wolfensohn 2013-2020 Director View profile
  11. Graham Michael Berville 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Julian Andrew Wells 2012-2018 Director View profile
  13. Dr David Hugh Black 2011-2023 Director View profile
  14. Nichola Jane Paull 2011-2020 Director View profile
  15. Trevor Alan Clegg 2011-2020 Director View profile
  16. Heather Irene Thomas 2009-2012 Director View profile
  17. Michael John Pratt 2009-2019 Director View profile
  18. Linda Clarke 2003-2009 Director View profile
  19. Paschal Gibbons 2003-2012 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Martin Grundy 2003-2009 Director View profile
  21. David Raymond Franklin 2002-2009 Director View profile
  22. Dr Christopher May 2002-2016 Director View profile
  23. Alan Leyland 2002-2010 Director View profile
  24. Dr Richard Hamilton Brown 2001-2012 Director View profile
  25. John Edwin Freeman Houlton 2001-2009 Director View profile
  26. David John Sutton 2000-2009 Director View profile
  27. John Ewan Griffiths 2000-2009 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Wilson Miller 1999-2009 Director View profile
  29. Rhisiart Ap Rhys Owen 1999-2004 Director View profile
  30. David Richard Ellis 1999-2009 Director View profile
  31. John Francis Rostron Hird 1998-2009 Director View profile
  32. Francis James Ottavio Anthony 1997-1997 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Charles Barrie Cook 1996-2008 Director View profile
  34. Gillian Frances Simpson 1996-2009 Director View profile
  35. Henry Simon Orr 1996-2013 Director View profile
  36. William Tempest Nutter 1996-1997 Director View profile
  37. MAY, Christopher, Doctor 1996-1998 Director View profile
  38. Mark Howard Guy Winwood 1996-2001 Director View profile
  39. Frederick James Mckeating 1996-2015 Director View profile
  40. William Beaty Mavir 1995-2015 Director View profile
  41. Christine May Magrath 1995-2009 Director View profile
  42. Dr Edward Lawrence Gerring 1993-2002 Director View profile
  43. Michael Kelsey 1993 Director View profile
  44. Jack Brian Walsby 1995 Director View profile
  45. Barrug Desmond Walker Hardy 2001 Director View profile
  46. Colin Michael Gould 1998 Director View profile
  47. Derek Carter 1995 Director View profile
  48. Harry Cowan Wilson 2000 Director View profile
  49. Derek Brian Edwards 1999 Director View profile
  50. Bernard Thomas Wells 1995 Director View profile
  51. Dr Michael Jack Cooper 2003 Director View profile
  52. John Richardson 1996 Director View profile
  53. Charles Frank 1996 Director View profile
  54. Ian Bradshaw Hughes 1996 Director View profile
  55. Michael John Robertson Stockman 1996 Director View profile
  56. John Richard Tindall 1997 Director View profile
  57. David Skilton 2012 Director View profile
  58. Michael Alan Wright 1998 Director View profile
  59. Ernest Victor Fawell 1996 Director View profile
  60. David Barton Pepper 2009 Director View profile
  61. Helen Rowe 2003 Director View profile
  62. John David Mckeown 2015 Director View profile
  63. Richard Keith Ward 2000 Director View profile
  64. Fintan Joseph Edward Cooney 2003 Director View profile
  65. Carolyn Sheila Davidson 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  66. Cecilia Mary Gannon 2011-2023 Secretary View profile
  67. Norman Allan Macfarlane 2003-2019 Secretary View profile
  68. Alexander Cameron Taylor 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £103,022 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

Incorporated
31/08/1987

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Veterinary Defence Society Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 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.

9 directors on the board

4.2y median 3.6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Finance 3Professional services 3Education 2Health and social care 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02159441
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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