Company · Barnstaple
The North Devon Biosphere Foundation
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Saeed Moulai 2022-2024 View profile
- Claire Wright 2022-2024 View profile
- Most Reverend Nick Mckinnel 2022-2024 View profile
- Mark Stephen Taylor 2022-2022 View profile
- Michael Andrew Tucker 2019-2022 View profile
- Philip Richard Byers 2017-2026 View profile
- Brett Grosvenor 2016-2021 View profile
- Anthony David Collyer 2012-2020 View profile
- Fiona Fraser Smith 2009-2015 View profile
- Peter Kevin Jones 2006-2008 View profile
- Baroness Susan Miller 2005-2009 View profile
- Sir Nicholas Barton Harvey 2005-2009 View profile
- John Michael Thomas Hardy 2002-2008 View profile
- Peter Jollands 2002-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Cultural education
- Incorporated
- 17/06/2002
- Registered office
- Barnstaple
- Also a registered charity
- The North Devon Biosphere Foundation
- Previous names
- The Tarka Foundation (until 31/10/2008)
Grants received
14 grants · £490,571 total360Giving 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 · £412,471 (12 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £78,100 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- David Nicholas Harland Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Paul Stolliday Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Robin Charles Daniels Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Deborah Lee Watson Director · appointed 2025
- Robert William Main Down Director · appointed 2009
- Timothy Michael Jones Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Robin Charles Daniels Director · appointed 2020
- Robert William Main Down Director · appointed 2009
- Timothy Michael Jones Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- David Nicholas Harland Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Paul Stolliday Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Robin Charles Daniels Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Deborah Lee Watson Director · appointed 2025
- Robert William Main Down Director · appointed 2009
- Timothy Michael Jones Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Philip Richard Byers Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 04462420
- 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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