Company
Hortons' Estate Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Joseph Sebastian Horton GloverDirector · since 2024
- Sarah WyseDirector · since 2023
- Stephen Robin Clayton BensonDirector · since 2019
- Dr David Allan FreemanDirector · since 2017
- Simon James GullifordDirector · since 2015
- Peter John Gorringe LeeDirector · since 2015
- Peter Michael HortonDirector · since 2001
- David Allan FreemanSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 14
- Ian Geoffrey Greaves 2019–2024 View profile
- Richard Jackson Corban Norgrove 2009–2021 View profile
- Richard Ian Cambray 2008–2009 View profile
- Henry Edward Tombs Horton 2008–2024 View profile
- Richard Markham Samuda 2004–2015 View profile
- Richard Charles Kirby 1996–2015 View profile
- Richard Tombs Horton 2000 View profile
- Graham Butler Horton 2006 View profile
- Michael Tombs Horton 2008 View profile
- Peter Duncan Taylor 2004 View profile
- Michael Scofield Horton 2002 View profile
- Antony Charles Green 2000–2019 View profile
- Robert Edward Blyth 1999–2009 View profile
- Rafe Napier Rowlatt 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/01/1951
Board analysis for researchers
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.
7 directors on the board
- Simon James Gulliford Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Michael Horton Director · appointed 2001
- Peter John Gorringe Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Dr David Allan Freeman Director · appointed 2017
- Sarah Wyse Director · appointed 2023
- Stephen Robin Clayton Benson Director · appointed 2019
- Joseph Sebastian Horton Glover Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Simon James Gulliford Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Michael Horton Director · appointed 2001
- Peter John Gorringe Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Dr David Allan Freeman Director · appointed 2017
- Stephen Robin Clayton Benson Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Sarah Wyse Director · appointed 2023
- Joseph Sebastian Horton Glover Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Simon James Gulliford Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Michael Horton Director · appointed 2001
- Peter John Gorringe Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Dr David Allan Freeman Director · appointed 2017
- Stephen Robin Clayton Benson Director · appointed 2019
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
- 00490726
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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