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Company · Hawarden

Ancaster Estates Limited

Mixed farming

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. David Logan Laird 2011-2025 Director View profile
  2. William Francis Edward Hall 2004-2017 Director View profile
  3. James Leslie Garson 1997-1999 Director View profile
  4. Right Honourable Lady Priscilla Aird 1997 Director View profile
  5. Owen Pritchard 1997 Director View profile
  6. Norman Ashley Chalmers 2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Mixed farming
Incorporated
04/08/1932
Registered office
Hawarden

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • James Francis Muir
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sebastian St Maur Miller
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-07-10
  • David Logan Laird ceased 2026-02-12
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-07-10

Group

  1. Ancaster Estates Limited is controlled by James Francis Muir
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Francis Muir.

2 other companies 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.

Grants received

8 grants · £756,315 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 · £756,315 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £25,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,0002024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £127,8702023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £205,5332023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £9,9022023-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

11.3y median 7.3y
average tenure
28.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Utilities 2Agriculture 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00267475
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
05/02/1992
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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