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The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Judith Margaret Batchelar 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rachel Louise Hallos 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Levett 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. John Stacey Haynes 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Karen Jayne Quinton 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Jane Louise King 2021-2021 Director View profile
  7. Thomas William Bradshaw 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Edward David Fursdon 2021-2025 Director View profile
  9. Owen William Piper 2021-2026 Director View profile
  10. Dr David George Llewellyn 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Helen Louise Woolley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  12. Simon James Gadd 2019-2021 Director View profile
  13. Lord Donald Thomas Younger Curry 2019-2021 Director View profile
  14. Richard James Walgate 2006-2019 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Philip Edwards 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Martin James Barker 2005-2019 Director View profile
  17. Philip John Stephenson 2005-2019 Director View profile
  18. Richard William Lister 2004-2019 Director View profile
  19. Richard Smith 2004-2019 Director View profile
  20. David Paul Morgan 2004-2019 Director View profile
  21. John Webster 2004-2007 Director View profile
  22. Simon John Guise 2002-2019 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Sykes Rymer 2002-2019 Director View profile
  24. Roy Henry Holmes 2002-2005 Director View profile
  25. Graham William Massey 2002-2004 Director View profile
  26. Matthew Philip Atkin 1999-2003 Director View profile
  27. John Robert Rowbottom 1999-2021 Director View profile
  28. Gerald Robert Brent 1999-2000 Director View profile
  29. Meryl Suzanne Ward 1999-2021 Director View profile
  30. Ian Geoffrey Hynd Smith 1999-2005 Director View profile
  31. Jasmin Somerfield 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  32. Samantha Ann Crocker 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  33. Janet Diana Swadling 2019-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.; Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
12/08/1999
Registered office
Norwich
Also a registered charity
The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture
Previous names
Agskills Limited (until 13/07/2021)

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. The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture is controlled by Richard William Longthorp
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard William Longthorp.

2 other companies in this group

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.

Grants received

4 grants · £7,691,298 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £7,691,298 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,347,0002023-03-23
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,145,0002023-03-23
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,800,0002022-03-15
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,399,2982021-04-01
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

6y median 4.2y
average tenure
26.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

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.

Business services 8Property 7Finance 5Agriculture 4Other services 4Construction 3Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03824061
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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