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Clifton Estate Limited

Company 00213686 Active

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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.

4
directors on the board
11.7y median 11.7y
average tenure
18.1y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 4 portfolio
first-time directors
3
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.

Construction 16Dormant 12Property 7Finance 3Health and social care 3Business services 2Professional services 2Education 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00213686
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated07/05/1926
AddressTHE HOMESTEAD, 40 WATER END, CLIFTON, YORK, YO30 6WP
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation
    ownership of shares 75-100%

Officers (23)

  • Russell, Lesley Gillian Director · appointed 2021
  • Lunts, David Simon Director · appointed 2021
  • Preece, Tracey May Secretary · appointed 2019
  • Hill, Andrew Richard Director · appointed 2008
  • Shrimpton, Alan Leonard Director · appointed 2008
  • Millar, Graham Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2020
  • Willcocks, Dianne Marie, Professor Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2020
  • Sturge, Michael Wilson Former Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2009
  • Maxwell, Robert James Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
  • Stoller, Anthony David Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
  • Mcdonald, Mavis, Dame Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2016
  • Unwin, Julia Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
  • Dack, Paul Mark Former Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2019
  • Ingram, Nigel Robert Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
  • Hartshorne, Susan Vipont Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2011
  • Crooke, Roland James Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
  • Dixon, Kenneth Herbert Morley Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2004
  • Barclay, Peter Maurice, Sir Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2001
  • Vere, Erica Frances Former Director · appointed 1990 · resigned 1998
  • Dennis, John Cedric Former Secretary · resigned 2006
  • Naish, John Nigel Former Director · resigned 2008
  • Barron, Donald James, Sir Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Best, Richard Stuart, Lord Former Director · resigned 2006

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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