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Company · Biggin Hill

Friends of Animals League

Veterinary activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Frances Sheehan 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Fay Hoyland-Sims 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Edward James Knox 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Michael Ulycz 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Royston Abernethy 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Ross Alexander Miller 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Annette Earl 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Carlton 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Lydia Buttinger 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Charlotte Robertson 2015-2015 Director View profile
  11. Lynne Dorothy Spencer 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Diane Bate 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. Sally Louise Denbigh 2013-2014 Director View profile
  14. Martyn George Dryden 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Keziah Geraldine Walmsley 2012-2016 Director View profile
  16. Peter Gosling 2011-2012 Director View profile
  17. Carole Vernon 2011-2021 Director View profile
  18. Jacqueline Sands 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Payne, Joan Valerie, M B E 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Professor Susan Jane Lea 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Ian David Price 2011-2021 Director View profile
  22. Erin Brigid Stephens 2011-2013 Director View profile
  23. Phillipa Bryony Reffold 2011-2011 Director View profile
  24. Clare Louise Connarty 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Ralph Peter Baber 2009-2011 Director View profile
  26. Teresa Kelly 2009-2011 Director View profile
  27. Harold Newbury Sim 2009-2011 Director View profile
  28. Deborah Jean Smith 2008-2011 Director View profile
  29. Margaret Anne Kilsby 2007-2009 Director View profile
  30. Paul David Smith 2006-2009 Director View profile
  31. Lisa Karen Patient 2004-2011 Director View profile
  32. Toni Frith 2001-2007 Director View profile
  33. Donald Paul Rossiter 2001-2011 Director View profile
  34. Manda Jayne Price 2001-2003 Director View profile
  35. Ronald Hoyle 2001-2002 Director View profile
  36. Michael John Vernon 2001-2008 Director View profile
  37. Julia Mary Winn 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  38. Patricia June Mack 2001-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Veterinary activities
Incorporated
25/10/2001
Registered office
Biggin Hill
Also a registered charity
Friends of Animals League

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.

  • Charles Maddock Johnston
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-20
  • Paul Dewdney
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-20
  • Lydia Buttinger ceased 2019-07-13
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-20
  • Edward James Knox ceased 2023-01-21
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-14

Group

  1. Friends of Animals League is controlled by Charles Maddock Johnston
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles Maddock Johnston.

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

2 grants · £38,661 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 Work and Pensions · £38,661 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £3,8982022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £34,7632021-04-01
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

8.6y median 8.1y
average tenure
14.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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 2Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Tech and media 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
04311334
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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