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The North of England Horticultural Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 34

  1. Dianne Kilburn 2015–2024 Director View profile
  2. Susan Margaret Brown 2015–2024 Director View profile
  3. Trevor Nicholson 2011–2014 Director View profile
  4. Donald Andrew 2007–2016 Director View profile
  5. Christine Stewart 2007–2023 Director View profile
  6. Margaret Ann Dabell 2005–2024 Director View profile
  7. Joseph Reeder Maiden 2005–2015 Director View profile
  8. Peter Douglas Sutcliffe 2000–2005 Director View profile
  9. Dr Bruce Rigby 1999–2014 Director View profile
  10. Jean Lock 1999–2014 Director View profile
  11. Josephine Mary Makin 1997–2023 Director View profile
  12. Maisie Joy Bevis 1995–2014 Director View profile
  13. Richard Robert Randall Inman 1994–2004 Director View profile
  14. Janet Hayton 1994–1995 Director View profile
  15. Philip Robinson 1994–2004 Director View profile
  16. Eileen Constance Lister 1993–1995 Director View profile
  17. John Victor Milton 2005 Director View profile
  18. Elizabeth Mary Prosser 1996 Director View profile
  19. Margaret Greenough 2005 Director View profile
  20. Stourton, Charlotte Mary, Honourable 1994 Director View profile
  21. David Matthewman 2011 Director View profile
  22. Philip David Hartley 1995 Director View profile
  23. Dennis Brian Hutchinson 2021 Director View profile
  24. Smith, Stephen Hattersley, Mr. 2015 Director View profile
  25. Walter Ronald Hudson 2000 Director View profile
  26. Margaret Cameron 1999 Director View profile
  27. Mary Patterson 1994 Director View profile
  28. Kenneth Hudson 2007 Director View profile
  29. Paul Louis Stackhouse 2008 Director View profile
  30. Samuel Frederick Cryer 2010 Director View profile
  31. William Grover Allen 1992 Director View profile
  32. Elmode Smithson Mars 1992 Director View profile
  33. Jane Kitchen 1998–2019 Secretary View profile
  34. Alan Ravenscroft 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/09/1989
Also a registered charity
The North of England Horticultural Society

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.

Group

  1. The North of England Horticultural Society is controlled by Christopher Stephen Hattersley Smith
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-08-03, ceased 2023-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Stephen Hattersley Smith.

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 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.

12 directors on the board

13.2y median 11.3y
average tenure
32.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 2Health and social care 1Manufacturing 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
  • 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
02419964
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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