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Ulster Wildlife Trust
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Who leads it
- Orla RaffertyDirector · since 2024
- Niall Joseph MarshallDirector · since 2024
- Gillian Florence MckeeDirector · since 2024
- Karen Mary HallDirector · since 2024
- Professor Nigel David ScollanDirector · since 2024
- CiaráN FerrinDirector · since 2023
- Chloe CraigDirector · since 2023
- Richard James BuchananDirector · since 2023
- James MckeeDirector · since 2021
- Dr Robert Adrian BrownDirector · since 2020
- Sir David Robert SterlingDirector · since 2020
- David Robert HendronDirector · since 2018
- Stephen Peers AstonDirector · since 2017
- John Henry WitchellDirector · since 2017
- Catherine Alicia ThompsonSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 66
- Joe Breen 2022-2024 View profile
- Stephen James Smith 2020-2024 View profile
- Anna Maria Barclay 2020-2024 View profile
- Jennifer Helen Surgenor 2020-2023 View profile
- Zoe Elizabeth Stevenson 2020-2021 View profile
- Stephen Matthew Maginn 2019-2022 View profile
- Dr Ian Arthur Garner 2019-2021 View profile
- Charles William Robert Warmington 2018-2019 View profile
- James Henry Mcadam 2017-2020 View profile
- Lorraine Elizabeth Mccourt 2016-2020 View profile
- Ross Alexander Boyd 2016-2018 View profile
- Gillian Ann Allen 2015-2021 View profile
- Fiona Elizabeth Lucinda Davey 2015-2024 View profile
- Edward Anthony Beresford Wright 2015-2024 View profile
- Craig Darren Mcguicken 2014-2020 View profile
- Professor Howard Martin Platt 2014-2019 View profile
- Kenneth Sydney Brundle 2013-2023 View profile
- Peter Mervyn Archdale 2013-2017 View profile
- Graham Patrick Fitzgerald 2012-2016 View profile
- Doris Noe 2012-2020 View profile
- Dr Robert John Ramsay 2012-2017 View profile
- Edith Finlay 2011-2019 View profile
- Benjamin Paul Matson 2011-2020 View profile
- Robert Douglas Anderson 2011-2016 View profile
- William James Kitchen 2011-2015 View profile
- Dr Andrew Mccrea 2011-2012 View profile
- Philip James Lennon 2010-2015 View profile
- Dr Robert Brown 2010-2018 View profile
- Faulkner, John Stuart, Doctor 2008-2011 View profile
- Lucinda Blackiston Houston 2008-2016 View profile
- Brigid O'Neill 2007-2011 View profile
- Joe Braden-Astbury 2007-2009 View profile
- Joseph Sands Furphy 2007-2015 View profile
- Peter Mccloskey 2006-2013 View profile
- Margaret Finlay 2006-2014 View profile
- Linda Rosemary Johnston 2006-2008 View profile
- Dr Jim Bradley 2006-2007 View profile
- Heather Harper 2005-2008 View profile
- Tom Mcclelland 2005-2013 View profile
- Edward Cartin 2004-2008 View profile
- Marilyn May Wickstead 2004-2007 View profile
- Heather Lynn Thompson 2004-2004 View profile
- Wilton Farrelly 2002-2004 View profile
- Douglas Anderson 2002-2010 View profile
- Dr Patrick James Sandilands Boaden 2002-2010 View profile
- Richard Jones 2002-2007 View profile
- Brian Shaw Black 2002-2009 View profile
- David Allen 2002-2005 View profile
- Dr Colette Murphy 2002-2005 View profile
- Terry Goldsmith 2002-2006 View profile
- Ian Mckee 2001-2004 View profile
- Heather Moorhead 2000-2002 View profile
- Richard Warner 1999-2007 View profile
- Thomas Lindsay Matthews 1999-2003 View profile
- David Peter Lonton 1978-2004 View profile
- Clive Mellon 1978-2002 View profile
- John Dickson 1978-1998 View profile
- Julia Nunn 1978-2005 View profile
- Nicholas Semple 1978-1998 View profile
- Dinah Browne 1978-2000 View profile
- Elizabeth Kelly 1978-2000 View profile
- Barbara Kennedy 1978-1999 View profile
- Helen Mc Callan 1978-1998 View profile
- Aiden Crean 1978-2002 View profile
- Jennifer Fulton 2012-2021 View profile
- Heather Thompson 1978-2012 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
- 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 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 Community Fund · £948,586 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £150,400
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community 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.
14 directors on the board
- Niall Joseph Marshall Director · appointed 2024
- CiaráN Ferrin Director · appointed 2023
- Richard James Buchanan Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Nigel David Scollan Director · appointed 2024
- James Mckee Director · appointed 2021
- David Robert Hendron Director · appointed 2018
- Orla Rafferty Director · appointed 2024
- Stephen Peers Aston Director · appointed 2017
- Gillian Florence Mckee Director · appointed 2024
- Sir David Robert Sterling Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Robert Adrian Brown Director · appointed 2020
- Chloe Craig Director · appointed 2023
- Karen Mary Hall Director · appointed 2024
- John Henry Witchell Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- David Robert Hendron Director · appointed 2018
- Stephen Peers Aston Director · appointed 2017
- John Henry Witchell Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Niall Joseph Marshall Director · appointed 2024
- CiaráN Ferrin Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Nigel David Scollan Director · appointed 2024
- James Mckee Director · appointed 2021
- Stephen Peers Aston Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Robert Adrian Brown Director · appointed 2020
- Chloe Craig Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Richard James Buchanan Director · appointed 2023
- David Robert Hendron Director · appointed 2018
- Orla Rafferty Director · appointed 2024
- Gillian Florence Mckee Director · appointed 2024
- Sir David Robert Sterling Director · appointed 2020
- Karen Mary Hall Director · appointed 2024
- John Henry Witchell Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
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
- 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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