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Sentry Limited

Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Robert Clive Kilby 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. John Michael Hall 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. John Paul Barnard Barrett 2016-2025 Director View profile
  4. Clive Edward Last 2002-2021 Director View profile
  5. Neville Maurice Hitcham 2000-2011 Director View profile
  6. Trevor John Atkinson 1999-2016 Director View profile
  7. Hugh Mason 1999-2002 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Benford Mason 1999-2018 Director View profile
  9. Mark Patrick Andreae 1999-2001 Director View profile
  10. Steven Farrar 1999-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds; Support activities for crop production; Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
24/08/1999
Registered office
Ipswich

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Sentry Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£3,304,508
Total assets
£5,576,790
Cash
£1,319,684
Employees
60
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£64,948

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.

Grants received

18 grants · £1,344,828 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 · £1,344,828 (18 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £136,7752024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £202,0732024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,3752024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £53,7232024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £17,9712024-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

8.1y median 7.4y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Agriculture 5Property 5Dormant 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Finance 2Hospitality 1Manufacturing 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
03830499
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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