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Ilchester Estates

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Mark Alastair Henderson 2005-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sir Simon Michael Hornby 1998-2004 Director View profile
  3. Richard Mark Walter Agnew 1993-1998 Director View profile
  4. Dowager Viscountess Edith 1994 Director View profile
  5. Henry Merton Henderson 2005 Director View profile
  6. Marcus Kingswood Scrace 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  7. Robert Ian Sanderson 2003-2019 Secretary View profile
  8. Walgate Services Limited 1996 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/03/1971

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Ilchester Estates is controlled by James Reginald Townshend
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Reginald Townshend.

13 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.

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.

5 directors on the board

18y median 18.2y
average tenure
34.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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 11Finance 9Property 7Professional services 5Construction 4Business services 3Dormant 3Utilities 3

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
01006592
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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