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Working for the Countryside

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 44

  1. Rose Wells 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Benjamin John Dyer 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Chris Horne 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Lord Charles Hilary Moore 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Lord Peter Gilbert Daresbury 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Lord Nicholas Herbert 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Mary Kate Perry 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Lord James Wharton 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Karen Silcock 2018-2024 Director View profile
  10. Richard John Hardy 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Caroline Squire 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Charles Senff Mcveigh Iii 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Richard Alan Fry 2016-2022 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Alexander Ogg 2016-2022 Director View profile
  15. Andrew John Arkwright 2016-2022 Director View profile
  16. Jamie Foster 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Paul John Shiers Dunn 2015-2022 Director View profile
  18. Timothy Ronald Geoffry Vestey 2014-2018 Director View profile
  19. Elizabeth Salmon 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Mark Boswell Firth 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Sir Barnabas William Benjamin White-Spunner 2012-2015 Director View profile
  22. Alice Suzanna Barnard 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Charles Martin Wilson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  24. Nicholas William Ayrton Bannister 2008-2014 Director View profile
  25. David Reynolds 2008-2014 Director View profile
  26. Tisdall, Caroline, Proffesor 2005-2008 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Uvedale Lambert 2005-2015 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Geoffrey Kennedy 2005-2008 Director View profile
  29. Hon Edward Douglas Leigh Pemberton 2005-2011 Director View profile
  30. Vestey, Rose Amelia, the Hon Mrs M W 2005-2011 Director View profile
  31. Samuel Montagu Guy Butler 2004-2005 Director View profile
  32. Eberle, James Henry, Admiral Sir 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. Mark Firth 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. Sally Jean Merison 2004-2014 Director View profile
  35. William Tyrwhitt Drake 2004-2022 Director View profile
  36. Golding, Llinos, the Barroness 2004-2020 Director View profile
  37. Lord Benjamin Lloyd Stormont Mancroft 2004-2019 Director View profile
  38. Edward William Eden Andrews 2004-2005 Director View profile
  39. Simon Anthony Hart 2004-2013 Director View profile
  40. John Bernard Haysom Jackson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Ogg 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  42. Ben Dowdeswell 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  43. Stephen Robert Hatcher 2007-2019 Secretary View profile
  44. Roger Edward Wilson 2004-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/2004

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Guy Lyster Portwin ceased 2022-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jamie Foster ceased 2017-12-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Tim Bonner ceased 2022-02-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Working for the Countryside is controlled by Guy Lyster Portwin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Guy Lyster Portwin.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,000 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

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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.

4 directors on the board

7.9y median 7.6y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Finance 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05227778
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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