Company
Wykeham Farms Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Robert Arthur Hallifax Sword 1993-2020 View profile
- Dawnay, John Christian George, Rt Hon Viscount Downe 2002 View profile
- David Bayes Perry 1993 View profile
- Downe, Alison Diana, the Viscountess Downe 2005 View profile
- Elizabeth Maria Bryant 2020-2021 View profile
- Catherine Sarah Jane Evans 2017-2020 View profile
- Eileen Ann Biggins 1998-2017 View profile
- Ian Booth 1993-1995 View profile
- Ian Charles White 1993-1998 View profile
- Ivan Victor Brett 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/06/1954
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.
- Robert Arthur Hallifax Sword ceased 2022-11-30
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Wykeham Farms Limited
is controlled by Robert Arthur Hallifax Sword
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Arthur Hallifax Sword.
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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
- £2,440,943
- Total assets
- £2,475,921
- Cash
- £781,668
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- £465,391
- Profit/loss
- £30,228
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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
6 grants · £325,780 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 · £325,780 (6 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
- 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.
2 directors on the board
- David Kenneth Steel Director · appointed 2020
- Downe, Richard Henry, Viscount Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- David Kenneth Steel Director · appointed 2020
- Downe, Richard Henry, Viscount Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David Kenneth Steel Director · appointed 2020
- Downe, Richard Henry, Viscount Director · appointed 2005
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
- 00534698
- 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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