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Company · Bury St. Edmunds

South Suffolk Agricultural Association Limited

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Previous officers 45

  1. Robert Coles 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Aarran Lee Ellis 2010-2023 Director View profile
  3. Christopher John Glass 2010-2023 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Edward Mann 2010-2019 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Robert Creasy 2009-2023 Director View profile
  6. Gareth Bell 2009-2023 Director View profile
  7. Trevor Jackson 2009-2023 Director View profile
  8. Luke Alexander Goodwin Atwell 2009-2019 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas Keith Challacombe 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Hugh Richard Edgeley 2006-2009 Director View profile
  11. Susan Margaret Bugg 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Stuart Perkins 2004-2024 Director View profile
  13. Paul Richard Trowman 2004-2009 Director View profile
  14. Victoria Mann 2004-2007 Director View profile
  15. William Hugh Shakeshaft 2004-2024 Director View profile
  16. Robert John Colson 2003-2006 Director View profile
  17. Henry Reginald Saltmarsh 2002-2019 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Smith 2001-2023 Director View profile
  19. Daniel Edward Playle 2000-2023 Director View profile
  20. Richard Carey Ames 2000-2006 Director View profile
  21. Robert Eugene Wise 2000-2003 Director View profile
  22. Charles William Mann 1999-2001 Director View profile
  23. Matthew Paul Hawthorn 1999-2011 Director View profile
  24. Garry Richard Neville Toft 1999-2009 Director View profile
  25. Dr Jane Margaret Horsnell 1998-2023 Director View profile
  26. Peter Stephen Gill 1998-2009 Director View profile
  27. Anthea Noelle Freemantle 1998-2001 Director View profile
  28. David Gainsford Jackson 1998-2026 Director View profile
  29. Elizabeth Frances Anne Bridges 1998-2003 Director View profile
  30. Thomas William Bridges 1998-2019 Director View profile
  31. James David Pass 1998-2008 Director View profile
  32. Geoffrey Howard Battle 1998-2002 Director View profile
  33. John Tingley 1998-2001 Director View profile
  34. Michael John Laflin 1998-1999 Director View profile
  35. James Gilbert Romana Powling 1998-1999 Director View profile
  36. Alan William Jesse Ford 1998-2006 Director View profile
  37. Richard Thomas Edgeley 1998-2026 Director View profile
  38. David Roy Stennett 1998-2023 Director View profile
  39. William Bruce Murdoch 1998-2001 Director View profile
  40. Catherine Maria Teale 1998-2015 Director View profile
  41. Bryan Douglas Freemantle 1998-2001 Director View profile
  42. Timothy James Rutter 1998-2002 Director View profile
  43. Christopher Ellis 1998-2009 Director View profile
  44. Frederick Vernon Branwhite 1998-2023 Director View profile
  45. Geoffrey Bailes 1998-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/12/1998
Registered office
Bury St. Edmunds

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. South Suffolk Agricultural Association Limited is controlled by Colin Sapsford
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Sapsford.

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
£110,159
Total assets
£110,159
Employees
0.11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

10 directors on the board

15.9y median 17.8y
average tenure
27.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

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 4Utilities 4Agriculture 2Manufacturing 2Transport 2Arts and leisure 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

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
03685798
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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