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North Herts Farmers Grain Limited

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Andrew John Bott 2003-2014 Director View profile
  2. William Ashley 1992-2013 Director View profile
  3. John Walter Murray Wallace 1992-2018 Director View profile
  4. Howard Charles Roberts 1992-1993 Director View profile
  5. Michael Gurney Sheppard 1992-2003 Director View profile
  6. Geoffrey Howard Harding 1992-2010 Director View profile
  7. Scott Hunter Findlay 1992-2021 Director View profile
  8. Charles Henry Arden Bott 1992-2003 Director View profile
  9. Alan Sapsed 1991-2017 Director View profile
  10. John Gerald East 1991-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/05/1991

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. North Herts Farmers Grain Limited is controlled by Federated Farmers Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Federated Farmers Limited is controlled by Michael Lindsay Sheppard
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Lindsay Sheppard.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£8,400,230
Cash
£1,189,076
Employees
0.08
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£1,015,519

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

14.9y median 10.4y
average tenure
34.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

1
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 2Retail and trade 2Utilities 2Manufacturing 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
02610251
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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