# Rothamsted Research Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02393175](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02393175)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 7 Jun 1989
- **Registered office:** HARPENDEN, HERTS, AL5 2JQ
- **Nature of business:** [72190](/sic/72190) Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering


## Previous names

- Rothamsted Experimental Station (until 23 Dec 2002)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Anthony Trafford | director | - | 24 May 1993 |
| BARNES, William | secretary | - | 31 Aug 1996 |
| DOYLE, Peter, Doctor | director | 30 Sep 1992 | 30 Apr 1998 |
| RILEY, Ralph, Sir | director | - | 2 Jul 1999 |
| PAYNE, Christopher Charles, Professor | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 3 Oct 2001 |
| CALVERT, Michael | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 20 Mar 2003 |
| THOMAS, Peter Stuart | secretary | 1 Sep 1996 | 19 Nov 2003 |
| PEMBERTON, Antony Francis | director | - | 31 Jul 2004 |
| BROWN, Valerie Kathleen, Dr | director | 26 Jun 2002 | 31 Jul 2004 |
| GRAHAM BRYCE, Ian James, Dr | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 31 Jul 2004 |
| FERGUSON, Iain George Thomas | director | 8 Jul 1996 | 24 Feb 2005 |
| EVANS, David Anthony, Dr | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 22 Nov 2006 |
| GURR, Sarah Jane, Dr | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 22 Nov 2006 |
| ROBINSON, Carol Vivien, Professor | director | 1 Oct 2004 | 9 May 2008 |
| ELLIS, Richard Marriott | director | 23 Feb 2005 | 24 Nov 2008 |
| LEGG, Brian James, Professor | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 24 Nov 2008 |
| TURNER, Roger George, Dr | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 24 Nov 2008 |
| KILLHAM, Kenneth Stuart, Professor | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 4 Mar 2009 |
| FLOWERS, Jonathan Philip Illtyd | director | 18 Nov 2008 | 31 Dec 2012 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Philip Walter | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 31 Dec 2012 |
| COCKING, Edward Charles Daniel, Professor | director | - | 1 May 2013 |
| READ, David John | director | 30 Jun 2000 | 1 Jun 2013 |
| BRIGHTMAN, David Kenneth, Dr | director | 22 Feb 2006 | 24 Sep 2013 |
| ELVES, Michael William, Dr | director | 2 Jul 1999 | 24 Sep 2013 |
| TALBOT, Nicholas Jose, Professor | director | 17 Jul 2007 | 13 May 2014 |
| JAMES, Stephen | secretary | 19 Nov 2003 | 1 Feb 2015 |
| BAILEY, Mark Jonathan, Professor | director | 20 Jul 2007 | 12 May 2015 |
| BIRCH, Graham John, Dr | director | 1 Jul 2007 | 12 May 2015 |
| LAWRENCE, David Kenneth, Dr | director | 1 Jul 2007 | 12 May 2015 |
| DRUMMOND, Caroline Jane | director | 1 Jul 2007 | 12 May 2015 |
| LEONARD, Paul Keith | director | 18 Nov 2008 | 5 Feb 2019 |
| BARDGETT, Richard David, Professor | director | 18 Nov 2008 | 5 Feb 2019 |
| LEAKE, Alastair Roland | director | 12 May 2015 | 8 May 2019 |
| BROOKS, Russell Leon | director | 10 Feb 2015 | 4 Dec 2019 |
| MANNING, Louise Joan, Professor | director | 4 Dec 2019 | 6 Dec 2019 |
| SMITH, Sally Ann | director | 1 Mar 2013 | 10 Feb 2021 |
| GODFRAY, Hugh Charles Jonathan, Professor | director | 21 Aug 2013 | 31 Aug 2021 |
| BAULCOMBE, David Charles, Sir | director | 10 Dec 2013 | 10 Feb 2022 |
| JARVIS, Stuart James | director | 10 Feb 2015 | 7 Feb 2023 |
| HAYWOOD, William John | director | 4 Dec 2019 | 5 Dec 2023 |
| WINTER, David Michael, Professor | director | 1 Sep 2014 | 5 Dec 2023 |
| MANNING, Louise Joan, Professor | director | 6 Dec 2019 | 9 Jul 2024 |
| DOUBLEDAY, Oliver Peter, Dr | director | 7 Dec 2015 | 10 Dec 2024 |
| BEDDINGTON, John Rex, Sir | director | 13 May 2014 | 10 Dec 2024 |
| BALMFORD, Andrew Paul, Professor | director | 8 Sep 2021 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| EMMETT, Bridget Anne, Professor | director | 8 Sep 2021 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| SCRAGG, Neil Grant | director | 10 May 2023 | 18 May 2026 |
| GRAY, Julie Elizabeth, Professor | director | 10 Feb 2022 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| THOMAS, Sandra Mary, Professor | director | 6 Sep 2022 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| LELLIOTT, John George | director | 3 Aug 2026 |  |
| O'LEARY, Paul Simon | director | 9 Jul 2026 |  |
| KENDALL, Peter Ashley, Sir | director | 10 Dec 2024 |  |
| LOBLEY, Matthew, Professor | director | 4 Jan 2024 |  |
| GRAY, Julie Elizabeth, Professor | director | 10 Feb 2022 |  |
| HOLTHUIS, Johannes Vincentius Maria | director | 11 May 2021 |  |
| WARREN, Louise Ann | secretary | 1 Feb 2015 |  |






## Controls

- [Rothamsted Enterprises Limited](/company/03726930) (03726930)
- [Rothamsted International Consulting Limited](/company/03592324) (03592324)
- [Rothamsted Research Holdings Limited](/company/03485113) (03485113)
- [Rothamsted Scientific Services Limited](/company/14433339) (14433339)



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