Company
Ransome Trust Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Geoffrey Eastwood 2006-2009 View profile
- Paul Jonathan Taylor 2002-2010 View profile
- Jean May Rogers 2000-2007 View profile
- Jenny Susan Greene 2010 View profile
- Arthur James Escott 2010-2023 View profile
- Alastair Baillie 1993-2010 View profile
- Peter Douglas Malpas 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/12/1946
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.
- The Slavanka Trust
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Ransome Trust Limited
is controlled by The Slavanka Trust
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Slavanka Trust.
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
- Total assets
- £150,678
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£77,749
Filed as Small company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Richard William Henry Barker Director · appointed 2010
- Reverend John Harold Simmons Director · appointed 2010
- John Michael Owen Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Richard William Henry Barker Director · appointed 2010
- Reverend John Harold Simmons Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Richard William Henry Barker Director · appointed 2010
- Reverend John Harold Simmons Director · appointed 2010
- John Michael Owen Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
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
- 00425425
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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