Company · Milton Keynes
Woburn Enterprises Limited
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Paul Vere Lindon 2013-2024 View profile
- Timothy Francis How 2011-2019 View profile
- Michael Skelton Potter 2008-2011 View profile
- Brian Harold Hadfield 2005-2008 View profile
- Rupert Nicholas Hambro 2003-2011 View profile
- Russell, Henry Robin Ian, Duke of Bedford 1996-2003 View profile
- Lord Robin Russell 1996-2003 View profile
- Christopher Rudgard Webster 1993-1996 View profile
- David Hamilton Fox 1993-2013 View profile
- Andrew Thomas Taylor 2023-2025 View profile
- Ann Wilson 2008-2012 View profile
- Paul Douglas Critcher 2002-2008 View profile
- David Brian Timothy Hyde 1999-2002 View profile
- Kevin Leslie Shurrock 1999-2023 View profile
- Julian Anthony Worrell 1994-1999 View profile
- John Christopher Wright 1993-1994 View profile
- Paul Michael Herman 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- Incorporated
- 12/11/1969
- Registered office
- Milton Keynes
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- James Fitzroy Dean ceased 2024-09-30
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Edmond Conolly Mahony ceased 2024-09-30
75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Bedford Estates 1987 Settlement NO.1 LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-09-30 - Bedford Estates 1987 Settlement NO.2 LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-09-30 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Woburn Enterprises Limited
is controlled by James Fitzroy Dean
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Fitzroy Dean.
14 other companies in this group
- Woburn Estate Company Limited
- Bedford Estates Settlement London Limited
- Bedford Estates Bloomsbury Limited
- Woburn RP Limited
- London Estate Nominees Limited
- R & A Farms Investments Limited
- Dean Farming Limited
- Dean Trustees Limited
- Patrick Dean Limited
- B-Hive Innovations Limited
- Chelsea Wharf Management Company Limited
- Bedford Estates London LLP
- Woburn Golf Club Limited
- West Central Investments Limited
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.
Grants received
2 grants · £770,503 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £720,800
- Department for Work and Pensions · £49,703
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Honourable Charles William Cayzer Director · appointed 1993
- Russell Fifteenth Duke of Bedford, Andrew Ian Henry, the 15th Duke of Bedford Director
- Edmund Dominic Shurmur Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Russell, Louise Rona, Duchess of Bedford Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Honourable Charles William Cayzer Director · appointed 1993
- Russell, Louise Rona, Duchess of Bedford Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Honourable Charles William Cayzer Director · appointed 1993
- Russell Fifteenth Duke of Bedford, Andrew Ian Henry, the 15th Duke of Bedford Director
- Edmund Dominic Shurmur Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Russell, Louise Rona, Duchess of Bedford Director · appointed 2003
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
- 00966094
- 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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