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Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Nicola Elsbeth Latimer 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Charles Arthur Alfred Miles 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Naomi Leigh Mawby 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Shaddock 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Joan Lindsey Markwell 2010-2014 Director View profile
  6. Samuel Richard Griffin 2010-2017 Director View profile
  7. Robert Edward Timmins 2007-2020 Director View profile
  8. Anne Elizabeth Mackay 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. William Jeffrey Knowles 2004-2018 Director View profile
  10. Still, Elizabeth Anne, Doctor 2004-2017 Director View profile
  11. Brian Bowe 2004-2025 Director View profile
  12. William Little 2004-2025 Director View profile
  13. Patricia Macdonald 2004-2023 Secretary View profile
  14. Dr Elizabeth Anne Still 2004-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
25/08/2004
Registered office
Carlisle
Also a registered charity
Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited

Grants received

25 grants · £288,335 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £179,995 (5 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £64,555 (9 grants)
  • Cumbria Community Foundation · £43,785 (11 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002026-02-09
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £5202024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,6852024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4552024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £6,4642023-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

10.3y median 7.9y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

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 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
  • 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
05214585
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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