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Plantnetwork.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 54

  1. Heather Birkett 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Rachel Warmington 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Will Ritchie 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Nick Lightfoot 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Malcolm Bisson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Juliet Day 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Sara Redstone 2016-2024 Director View profile
  8. Rob Brett 2015-2021 Director View profile
  9. Richard Hallam Barley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Donald Murray 2014-2024 Director View profile
  11. Ian Wright 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Simon Toomer 2013-2021 Director View profile
  13. Faye Elise Tuffrey 2013-2020 Director View profile
  14. Mark Christopher John Paterson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  15. Rupert Guthrum Wilson 2011-2024 Director View profile
  16. Ian Roger Turner 2011-2013 Director View profile
  17. Edwin Mole 2009-2017 Director View profile
  18. Dr Alistair James Kenneth Griffiths 2009-2015 Director View profile
  19. Stephen John Ansdell 2009-2013 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Weddell 2009-2022 Director View profile
  21. Dr Timothy Martin Upson 2008-2017 Director View profile
  22. Jessica Frances Gould 2008-2010 Director View profile
  23. Louise Allen 2008-2010 Director View profile
  24. Thomas Keay 2007-2008 Director View profile
  25. Jonathon Harvey Stephens 2007-2013 Director View profile
  26. Stewart James Henchie 2006-2012 Director View profile
  27. David Gilchrist Knott 2004-2017 Director View profile
  28. William Anthony John Watkins 2003-2007 Director View profile
  29. Christopher Peter Bailes 2003-2009 Director View profile
  30. Alasdair Duncan Hood 2003-2011 Director View profile
  31. Hugh Cory Angus 2002-2013 Director View profile
  32. Fiona Aileen Morecroft 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Joe Anderson Gordon Higher Rowntree 2001-2007 Director View profile
  34. John Alexander Ross Kerby 2001-2003 Director View profile
  35. Wolfgang Bopp 2000-2009 Director View profile
  36. Dr Matthew Hilary Peter Jebb 2000-2015 Director View profile
  37. Mark Charles Edward Sparrow 2000-2009 Director View profile
  38. Dr Nigel Taylor 1999-2005 Director View profile
  39. Michael John Lear 1999-2003 Director View profile
  40. Paul Matthews 1999-2002 Director View profile
  41. Nicholas Jeffrey Wray 1999-2008 Director View profile
  42. Susan Minter 1999-2005 Director View profile
  43. Melissa Simpson 1999-2005 Director View profile
  44. Simon Peter Alexander Jonathon Goodenough 1999-2013 Director View profile
  45. Bernard James Patrick Payne 1999-2000 Director View profile
  46. Timothy Walker 1999-2001 Director View profile
  47. Donal Michael Synnott 1999-2000 Director View profile
  48. Dr Simon Peard Thornton-Wood 1999-2004 Director View profile
  49. Graham Anthony Pattison 1999-2000 Director View profile
  50. Dr David Alasdair Hamley Rae 1999-2003 Director View profile
  51. Stephen Dr. Waldren 1999-2007 Director View profile
  52. Dr Rebecca Jane Slack 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  53. Pamela Kaye Smith 2000-2018 Secretary View profile
  54. Judith Cheney 1999-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
27/05/1999
Registered office
Oxford
Also a registered charity
Plantnetwork

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Alison Crook
    significant influence · notified 2024-11-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Simon Toomer ceased 2021-04-22
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rosamund Jane Burnley ceased 2024-11-12
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-04-22
  • Stephen Charles Herrington ceased 2024-11-12
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-04-22

Group

  1. Plantnetwork. is controlled by Alison Crook
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-11-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alison Crook.

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

Employees
0.02
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

13 directors on the board

5.4y median 5.2y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Professional services 4Other 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03777793
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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