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River AXE CIC

Environmental consulting activities

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

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Previous officers 3

  1. Natural England 2025-2025 Corporate-director View profile
  2. Ian Ross 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Professor Caroline Elizabeth Scarles 2024-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Environmental consulting activities; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
08/07/2022
Registered office
Chard
Previous names
Upper AXE C.I.C. (until 17/03/2025)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. River AXE CIC is controlled by Giles Martin Aspinall
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-08, ceased 2024-12-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Giles Martin Aspinall.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£21,681
Total assets
£21,681
Cash
£61,630
Employees
1
Turnover
£11,977
Profit/loss
-£44

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£11,977£21,681
2024-12-31£13,456£21,705

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

11 grants · £1,702,614 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 · £874,391 (10 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £828,223

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £828,2232025-10-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £123,9852024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £118,4142024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £62,4732024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £25,6442024-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

2.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

Left in the last 12 months

2
corporate seats

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.

Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 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
14223756
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
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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