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The Beltex Sheep Society Limited

The Beltex Sheep Society Limited is an active UK company (number 02547862), incorporated 1990, with 12 current directors including Liam Thomas Swinnerton and Richard Grant Findlay. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Kevin Raymond Buckle 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dylan Ffestin Hughes 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Adrian John Price Evans 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Andrew David Bishop 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Henry Clifford Jewitt 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Matthew David Prince 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. James Ritchie Kennedy 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Stuart Wood 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. John Fergus Harbinson 2015-2021 Director View profile
  10. Philip Wade Mccrabbe 2015-2019 Director View profile
  11. Thomas Stephen Palmer 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Rob Rattray 2014-2019 Director View profile
  13. David James Thornley 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. John Logan Mcmillan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Charles Mark Jennings 2014-2021 Director View profile
  16. Kelly Louise Armitage 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. John Walker Cowan 2013-2019 Director View profile
  18. Leslie Hewitt 2013-2019 Director View profile
  19. Susan Elspeth Wilkinson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  20. Brendan Paul Mcquaid 2012-2015 Director View profile
  21. William Mcallister 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. John Jamieson Barclay 2010-2017 Director View profile
  23. Michael Owens 2009-2013 Director View profile
  24. David Robert Findlay 2008-2014 Director View profile
  25. Fergus Harbinson 2007-2011 Director View profile
  26. Hefin Hughes 2007-2014 Director View profile
  27. Steve Gibbons 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Helen Mary Paterson 2006-2014 Director View profile
  29. Helen Margaret Ashton 2006-2012 Director View profile
  30. Caroline Louise Moorhouse 2005-2014 Director View profile
  31. Graham Craig Burke 2002-2010 Director View profile
  32. David Robert Jones 2001-2007 Director View profile
  33. Nicholas John Frazier 2001-2007 Director View profile
  34. John Logan Mcmillan 2000-2001 Director View profile
  35. Colin Alexander Barnes 2000-2012 Director View profile
  36. Kevin Mccarthy 1998-2007 Director View profile
  37. Brian Leslie Hitchman 1998-2006 Director View profile
  38. Philip Arthur Hodges 1996-2001 Director View profile
  39. Tudor Wyn Jones 1996-2006 Director View profile
  40. Brendan Arthurs 1995-2000 Director View profile
  41. Marion Reed 1995-1998 Director View profile
  42. Mary Helen Cadzow Dunlop 1995-2013 Director View profile
  43. John Mcilwraith 1995-2002 Director View profile
  44. William Carson 1995-2005 Director View profile
  45. John Gordon Morris Belcher 1995-2008 Director View profile
  46. John Robert Hall 1995-2014 Director View profile
  47. Tempest, William Michael, Doctor 1996 Director View profile
  48. Thomas Ashton 2010 Director View profile
  49. Patricia Ann Tempest 1995 Director View profile
  50. Barbara Ruth Huddleston 2013-2023 Secretary View profile
  51. Rachel Buckle 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  52. Helen Margaret Ashton 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/10/1990
Also a registered charity
The Beltex Sheep Society

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Fergus Harbinson ceased 2021-09-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-11-03
  • Charles Mark Jennings ceased 2021-12-09
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-16
  • Kevin Raymond Buckle ceased 2023-12-07
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-12-09
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Beltex Sheep Society Limited is controlled by John Fergus Harbinson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-11-03, ceased 2021-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Fergus Harbinson.

1 other company 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.

12 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.6y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Agriculture 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

  • 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
02547862
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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