# The National Non-Food Crops Centre Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [04853659](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04853659)
- **Status:** Active - Proposal to Strike off
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 1 Aug 2003
- **Registered office:** BIOCENTRE YORK SCIENCE PARK INNOVATION WAY, HESLINGTON, YORK, YO10 5NY
- **Nature of business:** [72190](/sic/72190) Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering


## Previous names

- Nnfcc Limited (until 15 Jan 2019)
- The National Non-Food Crops Centre (until 13 Jun 2016)
- The National Non-Food Crops Centre Limited (until 14 Mar 2017)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | corporate-director | 1 Aug 2003 | 13 Aug 2003 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 1 Aug 2003 | 6 Dec 2004 |
| BOWLES, Dianna Joy, Professor | director | 13 Aug 2003 | 30 Sep 2005 |
| LANGLEYS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 6 Dec 2004 | 21 Oct 2008 |
| LILLFORD, Peter John, Dr | director | 13 Aug 2003 | 13 Aug 2009 |
| THOMAS, Radburne Telfer | director | 13 Aug 2003 | 13 Aug 2009 |
| MACLEOD, John | director | 4 Oct 2006 | 30 Jun 2010 |
| CONNELL, Isabella Francesca | director | 14 Sep 2010 | 11 Apr 2011 |
| DENISON TILL LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 21 Oct 2008 | 2 Dec 2011 |
| MATAKIDOU, Stella | director | 11 Apr 2011 | 15 Jun 2012 |
| WILSON, James David | director | 20 Sep 2007 | 19 Sep 2013 |
| CASTLE, Pamela Margaret | director | 14 Dec 2004 | 19 Sep 2013 |
| DENISON TILL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 2 Dec 2011 | 21 Oct 2014 |
| POLLOCK, Christopher John, Professor | director | 15 Sep 2009 | 18 Jun 2015 |
| TEMPLE, Paul Michael | director | 15 Sep 2009 | 16 Sep 2015 |
| PERRINS, Andrew James | director | 13 Aug 2003 | 1 Aug 2016 |
| STEEDMAN, John Robert Findlay | director | 12 May 2013 | 7 Mar 2018 |
| ROBERTS, Michael, Professor | director | 16 Sep 2008 | 7 Mar 2018 |
| TOMKINSON, Jeremy | director | 6 Jul 2016 | 31 Dec 2020 |
| TURLEY, David Brian | director | 5 Jul 2016 | 31 May 2025 |
| HOPWOOD, Lucy Victoria | director | 5 Jul 2016 |  |
| HIGSON, Adrian Peter, Dr | director | 5 Jul 2016 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Robert Findlay Steedman | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 5 Jul 2016 |
| Mr Andrew James Perrins | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Aug 2016 |
| Professor Michael Roberts | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 7 Mar 2018 |
| Mr Jeremy Tomkinson | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Apr 2018 |
| Mr David Brian Turley | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jan 2021 | 31 May 2025 |
| Dr Adrian Peter Higson | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jan 2021 |  |
| Mrs Lucy Victoria Hopwood | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jan 2021 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £0 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £0 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | - | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | - | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | - | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | - | 4 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £0 | - |