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The North Devon Biosphere Foundation

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Saeed Moulai 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Claire Wright 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Most Reverend Nick Mckinnel 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Mark Stephen Taylor 2022-2022 Director View profile
  5. Michael Andrew Tucker 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Philip Richard Byers 2017-2026 Director View profile
  7. Brett Grosvenor 2016-2021 Director View profile
  8. Anthony David Collyer 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Fiona Fraser Smith 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Peter Kevin Jones 2006-2008 Director View profile
  11. Baroness Susan Miller 2005-2009 Director View profile
  12. Sir Nicholas Barton Harvey 2005-2009 Director View profile
  13. John Michael Thomas Hardy 2002-2008 Director View profile
  14. Peter Jollands 2002-2020 Secretary 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 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 · £412,471 (12 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £78,100 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,1572024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £12,7032024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £12,5002021-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £31,7272021-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £35,5152021-04-01
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

6y median 3.9y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 12Construction 5Finance 4Health and social care 4Business services 3Retail and trade 3Arts and leisure 1Dormant 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
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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