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Shorthorn Sires UK Limited

Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.

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Previous officers 25

  1. Alun Rees 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Paul Norbury 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Robert Stephen Thomas Morgan 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. James Edward Robinson 2010-2021 Director View profile
  5. Edward George Crank 2010-2019 Director View profile
  6. Ian Richard George Collins 2005-2017 Director View profile
  7. Neil Madeley 2005-2010 Director View profile
  8. Matthew John Hayward 2004-2012 Director View profile
  9. Arthur Henry James Whittle 2004-2023 Director View profile
  10. Graham Bell 2004-2026 Director View profile
  11. Richard Geoffrey Baynes 2004-2011 Director View profile
  12. Jay Lindsay 2003-2009 Director View profile
  13. Graham Ambrose Madeley 1998-2005 Director View profile
  14. David Geoffrey Baynes 1997-2004 Director View profile
  15. John David Spalton 1994-1998 Director View profile
  16. Roger Garnett Osborne 1994-2005 Director View profile
  17. David William Dent 1994-2003 Director View profile
  18. John Charles Hayward 1994-2016 Director View profile
  19. John William Howe 1994-1997 Director View profile
  20. Rosalind Elisabeth Rimmer 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  21. James Edward Robinson 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  22. Camilla Louise Fyfe 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  23. Frank Reginald Milnes 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  24. Martin Taggart 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  25. John Harold Wood Roberts 1994-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
Incorporated
10/06/1994
Registered office
Carlisle
Previous names
RED Cattle Genetics (Stoneleigh) Limited (until 15/08/2016)

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. Shorthorn Sires UK Limited is controlled by Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is controlled by Edward George Crank
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-18, ceased 2017-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward George Crank.

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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
£30,995
Total assets
£30,995
Cash
£34,918
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£30,995
2025-12-31Not reported£30,995
2024-12-31Not reported£30,603

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

11 directors on the board

8.3y median 6.4y
average tenure
22.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (11)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Graham Bell Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2026

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.

Other services 11Agriculture 2Business services 1Dormant 1Professional services 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
02937523
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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