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Watson Seeds Limited

Watson Seeds Limited is an active UK company (number SC192259), incorporated 1998, with 2 current directors, Michael Hales and Johannes Henricus Christianus Gerardus Thijssen. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Marjolein Helena Willeboordse 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Hendrik Brand 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gerhardus Van Raan 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Paul Robert Johnson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Watson 1999-2023 Director View profile
  6. Anne Barbara Louise Barbour 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  7. William Ernest Nelson 2002-2010 Secretary View profile
  8. Scott Moncrieff 2000-2002 Corporate-secretary View profile
  9. Sandra Elizabeth Watson 1999-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/12/1998

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.

  • John Watson ceased 2018-12-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Barenbrug U.K. Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-06-28
  • Possible match - 10 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 10 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Watson Seeds Limited is controlled by John Watson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-30, ceased 2018-12-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Watson.

2 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.

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

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Agriculture 2Retail and trade 2

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
SC192259
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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