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Ripple Farms Limited

Ripple Farms Limited is an active UK company (number 02579228), incorporated 1991, with 2 current directors, Susanna Jane Simpson and Joanna Kate Swinerd. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. John Denis Ledger 2019 Director View profile
  2. Heather Rosemary Ledger 2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/02/1991

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.

  • Susanna Jane Simpson
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-16
  • Joanna Kate Swinerd
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-16
  • John Denis Ledger ceased 2019-03-16
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Ripple Farms Limited is controlled by Susanna Jane Simpson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susanna Jane Simpson.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,415,701
Cash
£1,012
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2024-12-31Not reported£1,415,701
2024-09-30Not reported£1,407,782

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £329,178 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £329,178 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £46,4532024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £24,4342024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £63,6422023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,5452023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £80,7842022-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

10.7y median 10.7y
average tenure
10.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 2

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02579228
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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