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The Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth
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Who leads it
- James Woide GodfreyDirector · since 2025
- Mary Theresa MorrisseyDirector · since 2024
- William John StreatfeildDirector · since 2024
- Janelle Olivia AndersonDirector · since 2024
- Tobie Raymond PayneDirector · since 2024
- Daniel Leonard O'ConnorDirector · since 2024
- Julian Richard Lombe TaylorDirector · since 2023
- Timothy Bruce Lindeman CappDirector · since 2023
- Breyton Devon MilfordDirector · since 2019
- Robert Nicholas Foord DrewettDirector · since 2019
- William Fairlie ArnotDirector · since 2018
- Christopher Paul RiddleDirector · since 2017
- Christine Anne KnipeDirector · since 2017
- Simon OrpwoodDirector · since 2013
- Allan MurrayDirector · since 2012
- William PrichardDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 42
- Geoffrey William Burgess 2019-2023 View profile
- Rebecca Jayne Dawes 2019-2025 View profile
- Dr Alan George Crowe 2018-2022 View profile
- Johann Carel Ehlers 2017-2023 View profile
- David Ryan Alcorn 2017-2018 View profile
- William Hyde 2017-2024 View profile
- Aled Rhys Jones 2017-2024 View profile
- Charles Reynolds 2014-2017 View profile
- Scott Gadd 2014-2017 View profile
- Edwin White 2013-2019 View profile
- Paul Grubb 2013-2017 View profile
- David Thomas 2012-2023 View profile
- Anna Playfair-Hannay 2012-2019 View profile
- John Bennett 2012-2024 View profile
- Colin Mcdonald 2012-2018 View profile
- John Dykes 2011-2012 View profile
- Wesley Hazell 2011-2014 View profile
- Dan O'Connor 2011-2017 View profile
- Louis Michael Rudston Fell 2010-2017 View profile
- Leona Dargis 2010-2016 View profile
- William Eric Wilson 2010-2013 View profile
- Robert Philip Hawes 2010-2013 View profile
- Madzayo, Stewart Mwachiru, Hon. Justice 2009-2010 View profile
- Charles Michael Downer 2008-2011 View profile
- John Young 2008-2011 View profile
- John Charles Bennett 2007-2011 View profile
- Stephen George Harris 2007-2014 View profile
- Michael Uvedale Lambert 2006-2025 View profile
- Alun Evans 2005-2008 View profile
- Roger Perkins 2004-2007 View profile
- Harding Derek Spencer 2004-2009 View profile
- David Thomas James Thomas 2004-2005 View profile
- Antony Francis Pemberton Ma Dl 2004-2012 View profile
- Michael Byrne Jones 2004-2010 View profile
- Dr Hilary Jane Guise 2004-2013 View profile
- Andrew Frank Gilmour 2004-2018 View profile
- Margaret Macfarlane Collinson 2004-2012 View profile
- Lord Samuel George Armstrong Vestey 2004-2022 View profile
- Charles Ross Brown 2004-2008 View profile
- John William Stanley 2003-2005 View profile
- William Herbert Bryce Yarr 2004-2010 View profile
- Charles David Runge 2003-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 23/10/2003
- Registered office
- Norwich
- Also a registered charity
- Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth
Financials
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
16 directors on the board
- Breyton Devon Milford Director · appointed 2019
- Allan Murray Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Paul Riddle Director · appointed 2017
- Julian Richard Lombe Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Mary Theresa Morrissey Director · appointed 2024
- James Woide Godfrey Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy Bruce Lindeman Capp Director · appointed 2023
- William John Streatfeild Director · appointed 2024
- William Prichard Director · appointed 2012
- Daniel Leonard O'Connor Director · appointed 2024
- Christine Anne Knipe Director · appointed 2017
- Janelle Olivia Anderson Director · appointed 2024
- William Fairlie Arnot Director · appointed 2018
- Simon Orpwood Director · appointed 2013
- Tobie Raymond Payne Director · appointed 2024
- Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Breyton Devon Milford Director · appointed 2019
- Allan Murray Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Paul Riddle Director · appointed 2017
- William Prichard Director · appointed 2012
- Christine Anne Knipe Director · appointed 2017
- William Fairlie Arnot Director · appointed 2018
- Simon Orpwood Director · appointed 2013
- Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (10)
- Breyton Devon Milford Director · appointed 2019
- Allan Murray Director · appointed 2012
- James Woide Godfrey Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy Bruce Lindeman Capp Director · appointed 2023
- William John Streatfeild Director · appointed 2024
- William Prichard Director · appointed 2012
- Daniel Leonard O'Connor Director · appointed 2024
- Janelle Olivia Anderson Director · appointed 2024
- Simon Orpwood Director · appointed 2013
- Tobie Raymond Payne Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (6)
- Christopher Paul Riddle Director · appointed 2017
- Julian Richard Lombe Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Mary Theresa Morrissey Director · appointed 2024
- Christine Anne Knipe Director · appointed 2017
- William Fairlie Arnot Director · appointed 2018
- Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
- Julian Richard Lombe Taylor Starston Relief-in-Need Charity, Diss Unitarian Chapel Fund and Burial Ground
- Christine Anne Knipe Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, Cumbria Proficiency Tests Committee for Agriculture and Horticulture, Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
- Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett The Hilborne Foundation, Royal Agricultural Society of England, High Sheriff of Somerset Charitable Trust, Grateful Society, Innovation for Agriculture, Wells Cathedral Preservation Trust
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
- 04941444
- 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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