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Ulster Wildlife Trust

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

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Previous officers 66

  1. Joe Breen 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephen James Smith 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Anna Maria Barclay 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jennifer Helen Surgenor 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Zoe Elizabeth Stevenson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Matthew Maginn 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Dr Ian Arthur Garner 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Charles William Robert Warmington 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. James Henry Mcadam 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Lorraine Elizabeth Mccourt 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Ross Alexander Boyd 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Gillian Ann Allen 2015-2021 Director View profile
  13. Fiona Elizabeth Lucinda Davey 2015-2024 Director View profile
  14. Edward Anthony Beresford Wright 2015-2024 Director View profile
  15. Craig Darren Mcguicken 2014-2020 Director View profile
  16. Professor Howard Martin Platt 2014-2019 Director View profile
  17. Kenneth Sydney Brundle 2013-2023 Director View profile
  18. Peter Mervyn Archdale 2013-2017 Director View profile
  19. Graham Patrick Fitzgerald 2012-2016 Director View profile
  20. Doris Noe 2012-2020 Director View profile
  21. Dr Robert John Ramsay 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Edith Finlay 2011-2019 Director View profile
  23. Benjamin Paul Matson 2011-2020 Director View profile
  24. Robert Douglas Anderson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  25. William James Kitchen 2011-2015 Director View profile
  26. Dr Andrew Mccrea 2011-2012 Director View profile
  27. Philip James Lennon 2010-2015 Director View profile
  28. Dr Robert Brown 2010-2018 Director View profile
  29. Faulkner, John Stuart, Doctor 2008-2011 Director View profile
  30. Lucinda Blackiston Houston 2008-2016 Director View profile
  31. Brigid O'Neill 2007-2011 Director View profile
  32. Joe Braden-Astbury 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. Joseph Sands Furphy 2007-2015 Director View profile
  34. Peter Mccloskey 2006-2013 Director View profile
  35. Margaret Finlay 2006-2014 Director View profile
  36. Linda Rosemary Johnston 2006-2008 Director View profile
  37. Dr Jim Bradley 2006-2007 Director View profile
  38. Heather Harper 2005-2008 Director View profile
  39. Tom Mcclelland 2005-2013 Director View profile
  40. Edward Cartin 2004-2008 Director View profile
  41. Marilyn May Wickstead 2004-2007 Director View profile
  42. Heather Lynn Thompson 2004-2004 Director View profile
  43. Wilton Farrelly 2002-2004 Director View profile
  44. Douglas Anderson 2002-2010 Director View profile
  45. Dr Patrick James Sandilands Boaden 2002-2010 Director View profile
  46. Richard Jones 2002-2007 Director View profile
  47. Brian Shaw Black 2002-2009 Director View profile
  48. David Allen 2002-2005 Director View profile
  49. Dr Colette Murphy 2002-2005 Director View profile
  50. Terry Goldsmith 2002-2006 Director View profile
  51. Ian Mckee 2001-2004 Director View profile
  52. Heather Moorhead 2000-2002 Director View profile
  53. Richard Warner 1999-2007 Director View profile
  54. Thomas Lindsay Matthews 1999-2003 Director View profile
  55. David Peter Lonton 1978-2004 Director View profile
  56. Clive Mellon 1978-2002 Director View profile
  57. John Dickson 1978-1998 Director View profile
  58. Julia Nunn 1978-2005 Director View profile
  59. Nicholas Semple 1978-1998 Director View profile
  60. Dinah Browne 1978-2000 Director View profile
  61. Elizabeth Kelly 1978-2000 Director View profile
  62. Barbara Kennedy 1978-1999 Director View profile
  63. Helen Mc Callan 1978-1998 Director View profile
  64. Aiden Crean 1978-2002 Director View profile
  65. Jennifer Fulton 2012-2021 Secretary View profile
  66. Heather Thompson 1978-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/04/1978
Registered office
Belfast
Previous names
Ulster Wildlife Trust Limited (until 28/10/2011)

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Peter Archdale ceased 2017-11-22
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • Kenneth Sydney Brundle ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • Doris Noe ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • Edward Anthony Beresford Wright ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • Edith Finlay ceased 2019-02-12
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • Benjamin Paul Matson ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-25
  • James Henry Mcadam ceased 2020-08-20
    significant influence · notified 2017-11-22
  • Stephen Peers Aston ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-12-07
  • John Henry Witchell ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-12-07
  • David Robert Hendron ceased 2020-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2018-07-25
  • Charles William Robert Warmington ceased 2019-03-14
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-22
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Ulster Wildlife Trust is controlled by Peter Archdale
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-06-25, ceased 2017-11-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Archdale.

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

3 grants · £1,098,986 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £948,586 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £150,400

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £150,4002024-10-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £453,9622024-07-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £494,6242020-06-03
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.

14 directors on the board

4.2y median 2.7y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (7)

0
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.

Professional services 4Business services 2Health and social care 2Property 2Tech and media 2Agriculture 1Retail and trade 1Utilities 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
NI012711
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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