# Woodsmith Foundation Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [08087609](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08087609)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 29 May 2012
- **Registered office:** WOODSMITH MINE/ANGLO AMERICAN, SNEATON, WHITBY, YO22 5BF
- **Nature of business:** Other service activities n.e.c.


## Previous names

- Sirius Minerals Foundation Limited (until 4 May 2022)
- York Potash Foundation (until 15 May 2017)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODS, William Buxton | director | 29 Apr 2021 |  |
| NAREY, Martin James, Sir | director | 21 Apr 2021 |  |
| WALMSLEY, Elizabeth, Dr | director | 9 Mar 2021 |  |
| FLYNN, Jacqueline | director | 20 May 2020 |  |
| SWALES, Ian Cameron | director | 11 Sep 2018 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Reverend (Retd) David Smith | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 6 Apr 2016 | 20 Mar 2018 |
| Mr Gareth Edmunds | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 6 Apr 2016 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| Mr James Dillon | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 21 Jun 2016 | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Mr Neil Irving | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 Jun 2026 |  |
| Ms Rachel Anne Dolby | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 Mar 2026 |  |
| Mr Ian Cameron Swales | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 20 Mar 2018 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1,196,740 | £2,780,841 | 4 |
| 31 May 2015 | £0 | - | - |
| 31 May 2014 | £0 | - | - |
| 31 May 2013 | £0 | - | - |





## Directors' other companies

- [FLYNN, Jacqueline](/person/5965416) - director at [Sirius Minerals Finance Limited](/company/FC031224)
- [FLYNN, Jacqueline](/person/5965416) - director at [Rock Chops Limited](/company/07923343)