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Dyson Farming Limited

Activities of agricultural holding companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Susan Maria O'Neill 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ben Wiseman 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Caroline Jane Tucker 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Martyn Douglas Smith 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Sir James Dyson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Richard John Williamson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  7. Sir James Jeffrey Corfield Bucknall 2014-2025 Director View profile
  8. Ian William Hubbard 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas Hugh Worboys 2012-2026 Director View profile
  10. Peter Anthony Willes 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. David George Barnes 2009-2012 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of agricultural holding companies
Incorporated
22/07/2009
Registered office
Lincoln
Previous names
Beeswax Dyson Farming Limited (until 22/03/2021)
Beeswax Farming (Rainbow) Limited (until 12/08/2016)
Nocton Dairies Limited (until 10/07/2012)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Beeswax Farming LTD ceased 2016-10-14
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Beeswax Farming LTD ceased 2016-10-14
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 8 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 8 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Dyson Farming Limited is controlled by James Dyson
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Dyson.

32 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

31 grants · £10,705,537 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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £10,192,018 (19 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £427,186 (11 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £86,333

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £954,4492024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £737,4602024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £25,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £103,0832024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £854,9192024-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

5.3y median 4.5y
average tenure
9.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Finance 5Professional services 3Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Construction 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
06970038
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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