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Company · St Albans

The Gorhambury Estates Company Limited

Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Sarah Jeanne Sharkey 2008-2014 Director View profile
  2. Tobias Matthew Napier Murray 2006-2010 Director View profile
  3. Donald Hugh Reeves 2006 Director View profile
  4. Lady Romayne Bryony Bockstoce 2012 Director View profile
  5. Honourable Cecil Antony Sylvester Grimston 2003 Director View profile
  6. Patrick Alexander Beddows 2010-2023 Secretary View profile
  7. David Sorby Straw 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Incorporated
08/06/1923
Registered office
St Albans

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Gorhambury Estates Company Limited is controlled by Grimston Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-06-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Grimston Trust Limited.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£74,083,308
Total assets
£85,737,430
Cash
£2,933,655
Employees
0.23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£996,826

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £231 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £231 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1742019-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £212019-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £362018-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

14.7y median 15y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Professional services 3Business services 2Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00190536
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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