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The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Richard George Deverell 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Diana Frances Naumann 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Seonaid Susan Carswell Danziger 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Helen Potts 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Harriet Grace Bretherton 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Rebecca Anne Lindsey Mather 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Maura Elizabeth Allen 2014-2020 Director View profile
  8. Hemlata Bountra 2013-2023 Director View profile
  9. Dorothy Meriel Jane Annett 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Walker 2009-2014 Director View profile
  11. Mary Elizabeth Isaac 2007-2017 Director View profile
  12. Martin Lamaison 2007-2013 Director View profile
  13. Jennifer Anne Turner 2005-2019 Director View profile
  14. Professor Richard Anthony Mayou 2005-2017 Director View profile
  15. Sarah Jane Taylor 2005-2023 Director View profile
  16. Crystal Dobson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  17. Doreen Hilda Cowan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Anna Lucinda Nasmyth 2009-2024 Secretary 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
26/08/2005
Registered office
Oxford
Also a registered charity
The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum
Previous names
The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum (until 16/04/2018)
The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden (until 22/12/2011)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum is controlled by Anna Lucinda Nasmyth
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-07-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anna Lucinda Nasmyth.

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.

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.

5 directors on the board

2.3y median 1.8y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 1Property 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05547805
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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