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Forestry Commissioners' Register of Interests
Updated 11 July 2024
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Sir William Worsley (Non-Executive Chair)
| Sir William Worsley (Non-Executive Chair) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Copefringe Ltd | 2002 | Current |
| 61 Cadogan Square Freehold Ltd | 2013 | Current |
| 61 Cadogan Square Tenants Ltd | 2002 | Current |
| Globalridge Ltd | 2014 | Current |
| Manorscene Ltd | 2014 | Current |
| St William’s College Enterprises Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Groundmere Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Chair and Trustee, National Forest Company | 2016 | 2020 |
| Member North Yorkshire Rural Commission | 2019 | 2021 |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Chair Hovingham Estate – owner of 900 acres of woodland | ||
| Partner Hovingham Farms | ||
| National Tree Champion (2018-2020) | ||
| Lay Canon and Chapter member York Minster | ||
| Committee member of: Howardian Hills AONB JAC | ||
| Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire | ||
| Trustee of: Hovingham Trust, Marcus Worsley Settlement, St Williams’ College, Worsley 2014 Settlement, Sir William Worsley’s 2024 discretionary settlement, Lady Worsley’s 2024 discretionary settlement | ||
| Fellow of: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Agricultural Societies | ||
| Member of: Court Merchant Taylors’ Company, Confor, NFU, Historic Houses, National Trust, Royal Forestry Society, Countryside Alliance, RHS, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Yorkshire Agricultural Society, ICF | ||
| Member and Past President: CLA |
Richard Stanford (Executive Commissioner)
| Richard Stanford (Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Haramel Group LLP | February 2021 | Current |
| The British Omani Society (Trustee Director, Chair as of 18 May 22) | December 2021 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Chair, Welsh Guards Charity | July 2015 | August 2021 |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Fellow of: Royal Geographical Society, Chartered Management Institute | ||
| Memberships: British Deer Society, Defence Deer Management, Liveryman of Merchant Taylor’s Company, British Omani Society, Royal Forestry Society, Institute of Chartered Foresters, GWCT |
Hilary Allison (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Hilary Allison (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Head of Ecosystem Assessment and Policy Support, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) | June 2014 | April 2021 |
| Chair, Forestry Commission Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committee, East Midlands Region | December 2013 | June 2020 |
| Green Goals, Environmental Consultancy, Sole Trader | May 2021 | Current |
| Trustee, Tree Aid | December 2021 | Current |
| Trustee, Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Northamptonshire | November 2021 | Current |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Member of: Woodland Trust, Institute of Chartered Foresters, Small Woods Association. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters | ||
| Owner of 12 acres of broadleaf woodland in Herefordshire | ||
| Awarded short contract by Natural England to prepare rapid evidence review on use of urban greenspace |
Arthur (Jo) Bradwell (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Arthur (Jo) Bradwell (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Shelmore Timber Limited | 2018 | Current |
| Betula Investments | 2012 | Current |
| Juglans Investments | 2012 | Current |
| Platanus Investments | 2012 | Current |
| Salix Investments | 2012 | Current |
| OQS Investments | 2012 | Current |
| Calstock Estates Limited | 2009 | Current |
| Immunepeptides Limited | 2008 | Current |
| Binding Site Ltd | 2018 | January 2023 |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Partner of Norbury Park: owner of 2,200 acres including 1,400 acres of woodland, recipient of Forestry Commission woodland creation, maintenance and capital grants; commercial saw-mill trading as Shelmore Timber; development and sale of squirrel traps trading as Guarantree | ||
| The University of Birmingham: Member of Birmingham Institute of Forestry Research (BIFoR) advisory group | ||
| Funder: The JABBS Foundation (registered charity number 1128402) which is the major funder of BIFoR (The University of Birmingham) and other forestry related research. | ||
| President: Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society (registered charity number 277893). | ||
| Trustee of: The Arthur Bradwell Discretionary Settlement 2012 | ||
| Professor of Immunology 1999 (retired), DSc (Hon), University of Birmingham | ||
| Honorary Doctorate, University of Liege, Belgium | ||
| Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters | ||
| Member of: Royal Forestry Society, Dutch Barge Association and Royal Yachting Association |
Julia Grant (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Julia Grant (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Member of the FCDO Investments Committee | December 2019 | Current |
| Non-Executive Member, Rural Payments Agency ARAC | November 2022 | Current |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Trustee, Education Development Trust | August 2017 | Current |
| Partner, Collington Capital | June 2020 | Current |
| Trustee, William Robinson Gravetye Trust | July 2020 | Current |
| Trustee, Right to Succeed | September 2020 | Current |
Peter Latham (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Peter Latham (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Chair/Director, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) International | November 2012 | November 2021 |
| Director, Association Technique Internationales des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT) | December 2018 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Close relations and friends | ||
| Name | Company | Relationship |
| Robert Latham | Trebartha Estates Ltd: 160 acres leased to Forestry Commission; 25 acres managed under Farm Woodland Grant Scheme | Brother |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Trustee: Commonwealth Forestry Association, William Robinson Gravetye Trust | ||
| Member of Royal Forestry Society | ||
| Fellow: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | ||
| Lessee of Upton Wood, Lewannick, Cornwall. 18.04 HA of mixed woodland, last forestry grant received from Forestry Commission in 1996. Felling license’s for Upton Wood were granted in May 2018 and expired in May 2023. |
Ross Murray (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Ross Murray (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Bradford Rural Estates Ltd | 2018 | Current |
| Newbridge Construction Ltd | 2019 | Current |
| Newbridge Estates Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Newbridge Real Estate Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Residual Lands Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Crickhowell Estates Ltd | 2022 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Member, Rural Committee, Duchy of Lancaster | 2019 | Current |
| Close relations and friends | ||
| Name | Company | Relationship |
| Robin Herbert | Personal owner of woodland in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Scotland for whom he acts as Attorney | Father-in-Law |
| Ben Herbert | President, Royal Forestry Society | Brother-in-Law |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Trustee: Llanover and Coldbrook Estates, Monmouthshire and Bradford Estates, Shropshire and Staffordshire | ||
| Deputy Lieutenant of Gwent | ||
| Member and Past President, CLA | ||
| Memberships: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Forestry Society, CONFOR, International Dendrological Society, The Garden Society, Royal Horticultural Society |
Clair Jennifer Price (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Clair Jennifer Price (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Agates Price Ltd | March 2019 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Close relations and friends | ||
| Name | Company | Relationship |
| David Teasdale | Goodform – Chairman and minority shareholder. Company providing data and membership services to a range of clients mainly in the sport and charity sectors | Husband |
| Any Other Matter | ||
| Trustee, Canal and River Trust | ||
| Expert Advisor, Portas Consulting | ||
| Chair, Supervisory Board, International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) | ||
| Chair, Board of Trustees, Scouts (UK) | ||
| Occasional expert advisor, the World Health Organisation | ||
| Consultant to MHR - HR payroll and software providers | ||
| Consultant, Goodform Limited | ||
| Member of the National Trust and Sport Honours Committee |
Sandy Storrie (Non-Executive Commissioner)
| Sandy Storrie (Non-Executive Commissioner) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directorships | ||
| Company | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| Rule 3 Consulting Limited, c/o Thompson Jenner LLP | August 2018 | Current |
| Other Public Appointments | ||
| Role | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation |
| NIL | ||
| Any Other Matter | ||
| NATO Senior Mentor | ||
| Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute | ||
| Honorary Fellow of Exeter University Strategy and Security Institute | ||
| President of the Devonshire and Dorset Regimental Association | ||
| Trustee of the Regimental Trust | ||
| Member of: National Trust, Royal Forestry Society, Institute of Chartered Foresters, Exeter City Supporters’ Trust, Forestry England |