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Butterfly Conservation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Ruth Dorcas WatersDirector · since 2024
- Lynnette Mary LeesonDirector · since 2024
- Shaun Roger ThomasDirector · since 2024
- Carrie Anne HumeDirector · since 2024
- Steve AlmondDirector · since 2024
- Catrin Jayne EvansDirector · since 2023
- Dr Elaine Janice KingDirector · since 2021
- Professor Laurence Marius HarwoodDirector · since 2019
- Simon SavilleDirector · since 2018
- Dr Simon Robert SpencerDirector · since 2005
- Julie Marie WilliamsSecretary · since 2005
Previous officers 78
- Martin Coulson Spray 2022-2025 View profile
- Glenn Fraser Whyte Allison 2021-2024 View profile
- Hugh Brooke Ellerton 2020-2025 View profile
- Apithanny Bourne 2018-2024 View profile
- Fiona Barclay 2018-2020 View profile
- Karen Fiona Goldie-Morrison 2016-2023 View profile
- Chris Winnick 2015-2024 View profile
- Ilija Vukomanovic 2015-2023 View profile
- Alan Martin 2014-2016 View profile
- Dr Andy Barker 2014-2020 View profile
- Kathryn Dawson 2013-2019 View profile
- Nigel Symington 2012-2022 View profile
- Dr Susan Elizabeth Foden 2012-2021 View profile
- Michael Dean 2012-2021 View profile
- Michael Frederick Johnston 2011-2020 View profile
- Sue Smith 2011-2018 View profile
- Roger Clive Dobbs 2011-2020 View profile
- Vanessa Jane Williams 2010-2011 View profile
- Andrew Christopher Howard Brown 2010-2019 View profile
- Peter John Bradbury 2008-2013 View profile
- Dr Ian Stewart Small 2007-2016 View profile
- Professor John William Dover 2007-2011 View profile
- George Hugo Hastings Brooke 2006-2012 View profile
- Neil Thompson 2006-2015 View profile
- Dr Mark Richard Young 2006-2015 View profile
- David Arthur Dennis 2005-2014 View profile
- Maurice Frank Avent 2003-2012 View profile
- Jennifer Bridget Mallett 2003-2012 View profile
- Charles David Ogilvy Barrie 2003-2007 View profile
- Amanda Jane Gluth 2002-2011 View profile
- Dr Ian Gordon Duncan 2002-2005 View profile
- James Asher 2002-2019 View profile
- John Norman Randall 2002-2006 View profile
- Marjory Taylor 2001-2010 View profile
- Adrian Spalding 2001-2002 View profile
- Dudley Wallis Cheesman 2000-2009 View profile
- Stephen Dunstan 2000-2002 View profile
- Alan Frederick Bird 2000-2002 View profile
- Dr Andrew Stuart Pullin 2000-2007 View profile
- Dr Andrew John Barker 2000-2005 View profile
- Professor David Philip Howson 2000-2005 View profile
- Dr John Patrick Barkham 1999-2003 View profile
- Lesley Elizabeth Jacqueline Wallington 1999-2002 View profile
- Dr Roger John Kemp 1999-2004 View profile
- David William Hanson 1998-2018 View profile
- Dr Stephen Lindsay Jeffcoate 1998-2003 View profile
- Roger David Sutton 1997-1999 View profile
- Dr Mark Ian Avery 1997-2000 View profile
- Neil Donald Grant Mackenzie 1996-2001 View profile
- George Martin 1996-1999 View profile
- Neil Wallbey Jones 1995-2009 View profile
- Christopher John Burbanks 1995-1995 View profile
- Cole, Philip Hamish, Doctor 1995-2000 View profile
- Roy Neeve 1994-2007 View profile
- Austin John Francis Barradell 1994-1999 View profile
- David Leslie Redhead 1993-2001 View profile
- Martin Graham Catt 1993-2000 View profile
- Simon Guy Glover 1993 View profile
- John Peter Robert Newton-Lewis 1993 View profile
- Graham Edward Hart 1994 View profile
- David James Dunbar 2009 View profile
- Peter John Lewis Foot 1993 View profile
- Dr Harold William Denis Hughes 1999 View profile
- Brian Patrick Leonard Higgs 1994 View profile
- Jeremy Philip Higgs 1996 View profile
- Dr Patrick Ploughden Roper 1994 View profile
- Nicholas Raymond Bowles 1996 View profile
- Martyn Geoffrey Davies 2010 View profile
- Roger Hedley Smith 1994 View profile
- Dr Bernard Richard Watts 1995 View profile
- Gary Mark Roberts 1993 View profile
- Dr David Corke 1993 View profile
- Anthony Malcolm Vincent Hoare 1995 View profile
- Charles Andrew Rugeroni 2001-2005 View profile
- David Bridges 2000-2001 View profile
- Gregory William Herbert 1997-2000 View profile
- John Douglas Gibbins 1996-1997 View profile
- Ian Hardy 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/12/1987
- Also a registered charity
- Butterfly Conservation
Grants received
81 grants · £5,936,649 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,391,251 (47 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £713,900 (7 grants)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £636,826 (18 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £168,057 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,115 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
10 directors on the board
- Professor Laurence Marius Harwood Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Simon Robert Spencer Director · appointed 2005
- Dr Ruth Dorcas Waters Director · appointed 2024
- Shaun Roger Thomas Director · appointed 2024
- Carrie Anne Hume Director · appointed 2024
- Steve Almond Director · appointed 2024
- Simon Saville Director · appointed 2018
- Catrin Jayne Evans Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Elaine Janice King Director · appointed 2021
- Lynnette Mary Leeson Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Laurence Marius Harwood Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Simon Robert Spencer Director · appointed 2005
- Simon Saville Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Dr Simon Robert Spencer Director · appointed 2005
- Shaun Roger Thomas Director · appointed 2024
- Simon Saville Director · appointed 2018
- Catrin Jayne Evans Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (6)
- Professor Laurence Marius Harwood Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Ruth Dorcas Waters Director · appointed 2024
- Carrie Anne Hume Director · appointed 2024
- Steve Almond Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Elaine Janice King Director · appointed 2021
- Lynnette Mary Leeson Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Hugh Brooke Ellerton Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Martin Coulson Spray Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02206468
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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