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Castle Howard Estate Limited

Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Philip Charles Wentworth Howard 2013-2020 Director View profile
  2. George Fulco Geoffery Howard 2012-2024 Director View profile
  3. Hon Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey Howard 2016 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Michael Geoffrey Howard 1997 Director View profile
  5. Rod Findlay 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  6. Allister Lance Nixon 2016-2022 Secretary View profile
  7. David Harry Holmes 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  8. Henry Arthur Rayment 2008-2015 Secretary View profile
  9. David Harry Holmes 2008-2008 Secretary View profile
  10. Duncan Neil Peake 1998-2007 Secretary View profile
  11. Terence Charles Adams 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale of food in specialised stores; Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
29/03/1950
Registered office
York

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.

Group

  1. Castle Howard Estate Limited is controlled by Howard Trustees Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Howard Trustees Limited is controlled by Carole Ann Cook
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carole Ann Cook.

6 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.

Financials

Net assets
£74,345,340
Total assets
£96,232,595
Cash
£1,341,913
Employees
2.36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£280,439

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

19 grants · £2,628,967 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,505,602 (4 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £1,123,365 (15 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £93,5162024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £127,0682024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £53,9292024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2502024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £54,1272023-04-01
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

7y median 5.9y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3Property 3Finance 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00480214
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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