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The Farmer Network Limited

Support activities for crop production

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Previous officers 35

  1. Richard William Martin 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christine Grange 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. James Randal Raine 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Carol Ann Moffat 2014-2026 Director View profile
  5. Henry Allen Kirkbride 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Judith Helen Emmott 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Matthew George Barker 2011-2017 Director View profile
  8. Martin Jeffrey Coates 2011-2013 Director View profile
  9. William Frederick Rawling 2010-2018 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Joseph Hatton 2010-2011 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Ashton Clark 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Wilson 2009-2010 Director View profile
  13. Paul Douglas Renison 2009-2010 Director View profile
  14. John Duncan Maughan 2009-2010 Director View profile
  15. Lawrence Michael Booth 2008-2010 Director View profile
  16. Jayne Knowles 2008-2008 Director View profile
  17. Carl Stuart Walters 2008-2012 Director View profile
  18. Alec Nicolas Smith 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. Claire Isabella Scott 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. Betina Eileen Cheryl Simpson 2008-2009 Director View profile
  21. Richard Harold Maxwell 2007-2010 Director View profile
  22. John George Thirlwall 2007-2010 Director View profile
  23. Paul Stobart 2007-2007 Director View profile
  24. David Andrew Race 2007-2008 Director View profile
  25. Matthew James Bland 2006-2007 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Robert Marsden 2006-2010 Director View profile
  27. Kenneth William Pears 2006-2010 Director View profile
  28. Glenis Mary Postlethwaite 2006-2008 Director View profile
  29. Thomas Crawford Whiteford 2006-2009 Director View profile
  30. George Marrs 2005-2006 Director View profile
  31. Henry Harper 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. George Arnold Maw 2005-2007 Director View profile
  33. Joseph Brian Armstrong 2005-2007 Director View profile
  34. Paul Exley Harper 2005-2015 Director View profile
  35. Ruth Margaret Walters 2009-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

What it does
Support activities for crop production; Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.; Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
20/10/2005
Registered office
Penrith
Previous names
Cumbria Farmer Network (Rural Futures) Limited (until 15/03/2010)

Financials

Net assets
£190,317
Total assets
£326,498
Employees
13
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

36 grants · £728,724 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

Most recent

  • The Royal Countryside Fund £20,0002024-09-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £82,6882024-05-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8642024-04-01
  • The Royal Countryside Fund £25,0002023-11-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,1842023-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

5.2y median 2.4y
average tenure
16.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Hospitality 3Business services 2Other services 1Professional services 1Tech and media 1Transport 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05598877
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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