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Buffer Bear Nurseries Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Heather Adele Richardson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Patrick Hugo Gray 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Helen Rita Wiseman 2015-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ruth Joyce Fitzjohn 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Olivia Birch 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Isobel Burbridge 2012-2015 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Ridler 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Dr Kay Turner 1995-2010 Director View profile
  9. Simon Richard Plunkett 2026-2026 Secretary View profile
  10. Andrew David Seddon 2026-2026 Secretary View profile
  11. Edward Geoffrey Parker 2010-2026 Secretary View profile
  12. Ian Cross 2000-2010 Secretary View profile
  13. Martin Elliott Ranwell 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  14. Bernard Robert Williams 1995-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/12/1995

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. Buffer Bear Nurseries Limited is controlled by Buffer Bear Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Buffer Bear Limited is controlled by Central England CO-Operative Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-01-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Central England CO-Operative Limited.

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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.

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.

3 directors on the board

4y median 2.7y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Retail and trade 27Education 24Business services 19Professional services 17Tech and media 15Dormant 6Transport 6Utilities 6

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03137571
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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