Company
France Down Limited
France Down Limited is an active UK company (number 00282169), incorporated 1933, with 3 current directors including George William Chapman Murray and Oliver James Chapman Murray. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Richard John Mitchell 2000-2006 View profile
- Ann Coles 1998-2003 View profile
- Jane Amanda Murray 1995-2010 View profile
- Franey Gerrard Matthews 1992-1996 View profile
- Christopher Charles Guiver 2002 View profile
- Arthur John Charles White 2001 View profile
- Peter William Stratton 2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/12/1933
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.
- France UP Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- France Down Limited
is controlled by France UP Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - France UP Limited
is controlled by Oliver James Chapman Murray
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Oliver James Chapman Murray.
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
- £744,408
- Cash
- £33,640
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £34,368
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
4 grants · £13,844 total360Giving 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 · £13,844 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Philip George Murray Director
- Oliver James Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2005
- George William Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Oliver James Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2005
- George William Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Philip George Murray Director
- Oliver James Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2005
- George William Chapman Murray Director · appointed 2010
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.
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
- 00282169
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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