Company
The Soil Association Land Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mark Gerard TinsleyDirector · since 2026
- Michael William OrdeDirector · since 2025
- Vimal Narotam BhanaDirector · since 2025
- Richard Edward LeaderDirector · since 2025
- Andrew Stanley BurgessDirector · since 2024
- Jonathan William SpencerDirector · since 2024
- Iain Robert McvicarDirector · since 2017
- Fiona Jane BartonDirector · since 2017
- Joanna Cecil Herbert-StepneyDirector · since 2007
- Iain McvicarSecretary · since 2018
Previous officers 16
- Thomas Arthur Curtis 2018-2025 View profile
- Graham John Harvey 2015-2024 View profile
- Elaine Valerie Jay 2013-2015 View profile
- Dr Thomas Charles Macmillan 2013-2017 View profile
- David Gladstone Riddle 2011-2024 View profile
- Graeme Richard Matravers 2011-2025 View profile
- Mehr Sorab Fardoonji 2010-2025 View profile
- Roger Alban Mortlock 2010-2019 View profile
- Adam Nicolson 2008-2015 View profile
- Timothy Richard Machen 2008-2016 View profile
- Helen Mary Browning 2007-2010 View profile
- Revd Mervyn Raynold Alwyn Wilson 2007-2013 View profile
- Patrick Hyla Holden 2007-2010 View profile
- Geoffrey John Truscott 2011-2018 View profile
- Robert Edward Sexton 2008-2011 View profile
- Kenneth David Guy 2007-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/05/2007
- Also a registered charity
- The Soil Association Land Trust
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.
- The Soil Association Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Soil Association Land Trust
is controlled by The Soil Association Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Soil Association Limited.
4 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 · £1,982,128 total360Giving 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 Heritage Fund · £1,982,128
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- Michael William Orde Director · appointed 2025
- Joanna Cecil Herbert-Stepney Director · appointed 2007
- Vimal Narotam Bhana Director · appointed 2025
- Iain Robert Mcvicar Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Stanley Burgess Director · appointed 2024
- Richard Edward Leader Director · appointed 2025
- Fiona Jane Barton Director · appointed 2017
- Jonathan William Spencer Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Gerard Tinsley Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Joanna Cecil Herbert-Stepney Director · appointed 2007
- Iain Robert Mcvicar Director · appointed 2017
- Fiona Jane Barton Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Joanna Cecil Herbert-Stepney Director · appointed 2007
- Fiona Jane Barton Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (7)
- Michael William Orde Director · appointed 2025
- Vimal Narotam Bhana Director · appointed 2025
- Iain Robert Mcvicar Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Stanley Burgess Director · appointed 2024
- Richard Edward Leader Director · appointed 2025
- Jonathan William Spencer Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Gerard Tinsley Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
- Michael William Orde Groundwork North East, Northumberland National Park Foundation
- Joanna Cecil Herbert-Stepney Students' Education Trust, The Joanna Herbert Stepney Charitable Settlement Also Known AS the Paget Charitable Trust
- Iain Robert Mcvicar Seale-Hayne Educational Trust
- Andrew Stanley Burgess The Soil Association Limited
- Jonathan William Spencer The Soil Association Limited
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.
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
- 06259578
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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