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Shield Trust Limited

Activities of financial services holding companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Paul O'Leary 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Donald Gordon 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Mark Leslie Crump 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Philip Martin Yeates 2009-2014 Director View profile
  5. Anthony James Granville Coghlan 2009-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew William Tovell 2009-2012 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Westcott 2004-2020 Director View profile
  8. Timothy John Pennington Hancock 2003-2010 Director View profile
  9. Alan Philip Graham 2003-2004 Director View profile
  10. Isobel Mary Baxter 2003-2008 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Didham 1997-2012 Director View profile
  12. Russell Philip Edey 1992-2013 Director View profile
  13. Bernard Ian Myers 1997 Director View profile
  14. David Dimitri Sullivan 1996 Director View profile
  15. Sir Evelyn De Rothschild 2004 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of financial services holding companies
Incorporated
19/07/1961
Registered office
London

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. Shield Trust Limited is controlled by N. M. Rothschild & Sons Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. N. M. Rothschild & Sons Limited is controlled by Rothschild & CO Continuation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Rothschild & CO Continuation Limited is controlled by Alexandre De Rothschild
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-10-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alexandre De Rothschild.

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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.

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

8.6y median 8.8y
average tenure
14.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 12Dormant 9Property 6Health and social care 1Other services 1Tech and media 1Utilities 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
00698840
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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