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10 directors on the board
- Andrew John Woodall Director · appointed 2022
- Denese Lynn Swann Director · appointed 2022
- Kirsty Ann Mcleod Director · appointed 2019
- Carolyn Finn Director · appointed 2024
- Barbara Louise Staniland Director · appointed 2022
- Margaret Jane Bellwood Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Murphy Director · appointed 2018
- David Arthur Nesham Director · appointed 2006
- Knapp, Jeremy Stephen, Dr Director · appointed 2013
- Rachel Margaret Gander Director · appointed 2024
7.3y median 5.5y
average tenure
19.7y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Kirsty Ann Mcleod Director · appointed 2019
- Margaret Jane Bellwood Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Murphy Director · appointed 2018
- David Arthur Nesham Director · appointed 2006
- Knapp, Jeremy Stephen, Dr Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (10)
- Andrew John Woodall Director · appointed 2022
- Denese Lynn Swann Director · appointed 2022
- Kirsty Ann Mcleod Director · appointed 2019
- Carolyn Finn Director · appointed 2024
- Barbara Louise Staniland Director · appointed 2022
- Margaret Jane Bellwood Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Murphy Director · appointed 2018
- David Arthur Nesham Director · appointed 2006
- Knapp, Jeremy Stephen, Dr Director · appointed 2013
- Rachel Margaret Gander Director · appointed 2024
0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Company details
| Number | 03423104 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 21/08/1997 |
| Address | 12 WEST END LANE, HORSFORTH, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS18 5JP |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
91040 - Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (33)
- Carolyn Finn Director · appointed 2024
- Rachel Margaret Gander Director · appointed 2024
- Barbara Louise Staniland Director · appointed 2022
- Denese Lynn Swann Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew John Woodall Director · appointed 2022
- Kirsty Ann Mcleod Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Murphy Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Jane Bellwood Director · appointed 2016
- Knapp, Jeremy Stephen, Dr Director · appointed 2013
- David Arthur Nesham Director · appointed 2006
- Peter Murphy Secretary · appointed 2004
Show 22 former officers
- John Joseph Hart Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Penelope Jayne Smith Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019
- Ian James Willoughby Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2023
- Graham John Barlow Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2024
- John Watson Brook Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2023
- Dean Nicholas Lambert Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Peter John Strickland Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Brian Mcgregor Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- Rosemarie Mandy Parker Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2003
- Michael Sheldon Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Barbara Margaret Thompson Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
- John Conlin Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
- Michael Green Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
- John Ackroyd Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2003
- John Stanley Kenyon Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2001
- Katy Claire Hockridge Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
- James Andrew Mcdermid Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2007
- Richard John Fuller Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2014
- Timothy Robert Page Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2003
- Alan Patchett Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2014
- Shirley Carson Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2008
- Anthony Rymer Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2003
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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