Who leads it
- Alison WilsonDirector · since 2026
- Sarah Parry-NortonDirector · since 2026
- Stuart RobertsonDirector · since 2024
- Diana Victoria WesterhoffDirector · since 2017
- Hilary Kathryn Mary HarperDirector · since 2014
- Sarah Jane HoustonDirector · since 2014
- Donald Angus ThompsonDirector · since 2003
- Oliver Nicholas Crosthwaite-EyreDirector · since 2003
- William James Archer ZieglerDirector · since 2003
Previous officers 12
- Anthony Climpson 2022–2024 View profile
- Teresa Helen Ormerod 2018–2025 View profile
- Martyn Robert Smith 2016–2018 View profile
- Dr Denis John Shaughnessy 2014–2023 View profile
- Kathryn Boler 2011–2015 View profile
- Helen Margaret Starkie 2009–2010 View profile
- Toni Shaw 2008–2016 View profile
- Samuel Colin Dovey 2005–2022 View profile
- The Earl of Malmesbury 2003–2008 View profile
- Maldwin Andrew Cyril Drummond 2003–2017 View profile
- Robert John Burry 2003–2005 View profile
- Richard Ashton Manley 2003–2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/03/2003
- Also a registered charity
- NEW Forest Trust
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Sarah Parry-Norton Director · appointed 2026
- Donald Angus Thompson Director · appointed 2003
- Stuart Robertson Director · appointed 2024
- Hilary Kathryn Mary Harper Director · appointed 2014
- Sarah Jane Houston Director · appointed 2014
- Diana Victoria Westerhoff Director · appointed 2017
- Oliver Nicholas Crosthwaite-Eyre Director · appointed 2003
- William James Archer Ziegler Director · appointed 2003
- Alison Wilson Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Donald Angus Thompson Director · appointed 2003
- Hilary Kathryn Mary Harper Director · appointed 2014
- Sarah Jane Houston Director · appointed 2014
- Diana Victoria Westerhoff Director · appointed 2017
- Oliver Nicholas Crosthwaite-Eyre Director · appointed 2003
- William James Archer Ziegler Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Donald Angus Thompson Director · appointed 2003
- Stuart Robertson Director · appointed 2024
- Sarah Jane Houston Director · appointed 2014
- Diana Victoria Westerhoff Director · appointed 2017
- Oliver Nicholas Crosthwaite-Eyre Director · appointed 2003
- William James Archer Ziegler Director · appointed 2003
- Alison Wilson Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Sarah Parry-Norton Director · appointed 2026
- Hilary Kathryn Mary Harper Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04698058
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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