Taunton Racecourse Company Limited(the)
Company 00223275 Active
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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
- Guy Henderson Director · appointed 2023
- David Henry Griffin Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Engert Director · appointed 2008
- Robert Peter Blackburn Director · appointed 2020
8.7y median 6.9y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Henry Griffin Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Engert Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Guy Henderson Director · appointed 2023
- David Henry Griffin Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Engert Director · appointed 2008
- Robert Peter Blackburn Director · appointed 2020
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert Joseph Young Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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.
Hospitality 5Professional services 2Construction 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Property 1Retail and trade 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 organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Orchard Restaurant (Taunton Racecourse) Limited 4 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Spillers of Chard Limited 1 shared director
- Timehaste Limited 1 shared director
- Deepsale Limited 1 shared director
- Holemoor Properties Limited 1 shared director
- Sherford Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00223275 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 18/07/1927 |
| Address | ORCHARD PORTMAN, SHOREDITCH, TAUNTON, TA3 7BL |
| Accounts next due | 28/02/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/05/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
93110 - Operation of sports facilities
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.
- Harry James Bligh Dunn
25-50% shares · notified 2025-06-05
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Orchard Restaurant (Taunton Racecourse) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (18)
- Patrick Simon Gronow Davis Secretary · appointed 2026
- Guy Henderson Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Peter Blackburn Director · appointed 2020
- David Henry Griffin Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Engert Director · appointed 2008
Show 13 former officers
- Robert Joseph Young Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Robert Young Secretary · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Christopher James Dunn Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2023
- John Evelyn Baring Hills Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
- John Samuel Byard White Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2020
- Paul Kelson Barber Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2022
- Michael James Foden Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2020
- Antony Gordon Mansel Shewen Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1998
- Edenson James Edwards-Heathcote Director · resigned 2001
- Norman George Reading Director · resigned 1994
- Andrew Michael Macewan Director · resigned 2000
- Edward Frank Dunn Director · resigned 2003
- DU Cann, Edward Dillon Lott, the Rt Hon Sir Director · resigned 1993
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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