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The National Garden Scheme

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Richard Hallam Barley 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alison Wright 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Mark Stephen Porter 2017-2026 Director View profile
  4. Colin Ollie 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Susan Margaret Copeland 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. Richard Paul Hepworth Thompson 2014-2023 Director View profile
  7. Patrick William Maule Ramsay 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Bridget Rosemary Marshall 2011-2017 Director View profile
  9. Peter Robert Clay 2011-2023 Director View profile
  10. Emma Mary Bridgewater 2011-2014 Director View profile
  11. Rosamund Lea Davies 2010-2019 Director View profile
  12. Miranda Nina Allhusen 2010-2019 Director View profile
  13. Heather Ann Skinner 2010-2019 Director View profile
  14. Richard Raworth 2009-2015 Director View profile
  15. Elizabeth Audrey Carrick 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. John Stuart Hinde 2008-2014 Director View profile
  17. Edwina Robarts 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Penelope Jane Snell 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Emily Irene Evelyn Dougan 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Harriet Lucy Boileau 2007-2009 Director View profile
  21. Jane Baldwin 2007-2008 Director View profile
  22. Elizabeth Helen Fleming 2006-2012 Director View profile
  23. Joanna Beatrice Kerr 2006-2010 Director View profile
  24. Linda Orchant 2006-2006 Director View profile
  25. Martin Mcmillan 2006-2020 Director View profile
  26. Hon George Plumptre 2006-2010 Director View profile
  27. Anthea Caroline Foster 2005-2008 Director View profile
  28. Francis Christopher Carr 2005-2010 Director View profile
  29. John Garforth Ainley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  30. Nicholas Milne Payne 2005-2008 Director View profile
  31. Michael John Stone 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. Jill Cowley 2005-2007 Director View profile
  33. Patricia Elkington 2005-2011 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Hazelwood Frost 2005-2012 Director View profile
  35. Arciss George Porter 2005-2005 Director View profile
  36. Lorna Jane Harnby 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  37. George Plumptre 2010-2019 Secretary View profile
  38. Christina Semple 2005-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Julia Catherine Grant 2005-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
21/11/2005
Registered office
Guildford
Also a registered charity
The National Garden Scheme
Previous names
The National Gardens Scheme (until 09/03/2017)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The National Garden Scheme on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

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.

13 directors on the board

6.4y median 6.3y
average tenure
15.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Other services 3Arts and leisure 2Education 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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

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
05631421
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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