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Wykeham Farms Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Robert Arthur Hallifax Sword 1993-2020 Director View profile
  2. Dawnay, John Christian George, Rt Hon Viscount Downe 2002 Director View profile
  3. David Bayes Perry 1993 Director View profile
  4. Downe, Alison Diana, the Viscountess Downe 2005 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Maria Bryant 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  6. Catherine Sarah Jane Evans 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  7. Eileen Ann Biggins 1998-2017 Secretary View profile
  8. Ian Booth 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  9. Ian Charles White 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  10. Ivan Victor Brett 1993 Secretary 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.

Group

  1. 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.

5 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
£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 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £325,780 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £131,2462022-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £163,3002021-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,5852020-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £18,1232019-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1,4362019-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

13.6y median 13.6y
average tenure
21.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Agriculture 2Business services 2Property 2Hospitality 1Other services 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.

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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