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Southern Farmers Limited

Mixed farming

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Andrew David Barr 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Clifford John Dear 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. James Christopher Standen 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Richard William Henry Benge 2009-2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter David Harding 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Gwynfor Alun Jones 2002-2004 Director View profile
  7. Richard Froggatt 2000-2017 Director View profile
  8. Patrick Anthony Goode 2000-2015 Director View profile
  9. Christopher David Bishop 2000-2025 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Thomas Hoad 2000-2003 Director View profile
  11. Charles David Munn 2000-2022 Director View profile
  12. William John Westacott 2000-2014 Director View profile
  13. Kevin Collie Underwood 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Neil Esdaile Harrison 2000-2006 Director View profile
  15. Edward George Barham 2000-2003 Director View profile
  16. Nicholas Andrew Burdge 2000-2012 Director View profile
  17. Sean Hart 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  18. Helen Swayne Evans 2000-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Mixed farming
Incorporated
10/07/2000
Registered office
Cranbrook

Financials

Total assets
£1,563,599
Cash
£3,610,483
Employees
14
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£33,421

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

9 directors on the board

11.8y median 10.2y
average tenure
25.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Agriculture 3Finance 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Professional services 1Property 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
04029993
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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