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Birdsall Estates Company Limited

Mixed farming

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Kenneth William Frank Herbertson 1991 Director View profile
  2. Baron Digby Michael Godfrey John Middleton 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Mixed farming; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Incorporated
15/03/1928
Registered office
Malton

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Birdsall Estates Company Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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
£50,618,060
Total assets
£65,891,482
Cash
£937,969
Employees
49
Turnover
£7,046,621
Profit/loss
-£338,390

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £67,142 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 · £66,142 (4 grants)
  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,7402024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2832020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £24,0842019-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £30,0362018-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

16.6y median 14.3y
average tenure
32.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Agriculture 3Arts and leisure 3Finance 2Business services 1Dormant 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00228813
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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