Historic Suffolk LTD

Company 01089324 Active

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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.

6 directors on the board

Roy Stuart Proctor Director · appointed 2016
Brian Victor Aket Director · appointed 2014
Tim Buxbaum Director · appointed 2024
Graham David Panton Director · appointed 2017
John Knight Director · appointed 2022
Piers John Richard Percy Hart Director · appointed 2014

8.3y median 9.3y

average tenure

12.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Roy Stuart Proctor Director · appointed 2016
Brian Victor Aket Director · appointed 2014
Graham David Panton Director · appointed 2017
Piers John Richard Percy Hart Director · appointed 2014

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Roy Stuart Proctor Director · appointed 2016
Brian Victor Aket Director · appointed 2014
Tim Buxbaum Director · appointed 2024
Graham David Panton Director · appointed 2017
John Knight Director · appointed 2022
Piers John Richard Percy Hart Director · appointed 2014

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Melanie Lesser Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
Michael Anthony Sutherill Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Company details

Number	01089324
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated	02/01/1973
Address	LITTLE HALL, MARKET PL., LAVENHAM, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK, CO10 9QZ
Accounts next due	30/09/2026
Accounts last made up	31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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.

Martin John Lightfoot ceased 2017-08-20
significant influence · notified 2016-06-30

Officers (56)

Tim Buxbaum Director · appointed 2024
John Knight Director · appointed 2022
Graham David Panton Director · appointed 2017
Roy Stuart Proctor Director · appointed 2016
Brian Victor Aket Director · appointed 2014
Piers John Richard Percy Hart Director · appointed 2014

Show 50 former officers

Melanie Lesser Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
Michael Anthony Sutherill Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Smith, Giles Rowan, Dr Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
Martin Edward Forge Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
Wendy Barnes Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
David Pearce Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
Douglas Andrew Chivers Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
John William Norman Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2023
Jean Beard Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2016
Coleman, Michael, Dr Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
David Russell Harris Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2017
Eve Ranzetta Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
David Glyn Trevor Eddershaw Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2022
Jeremy Rupert Sinclair Wagener Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2018
Richard John Foster Ward Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2007
Patrick Corney Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2017
Christopher Beaven Irwin Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2017
David George Palk Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2014
Margaret Alfreda Thistlethwaite Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2013
David Roberton & CO Corporate-secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
Stefan John Labedzki Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
David Alastair Gillan Bremner Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2001
Martin John Lightfoot Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2024
James Chaffey Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2005
Richard Whittaker Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
Henry Patrick Gold Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2006
Renee Attew Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
David Pillar Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2012
Clifford John Roper Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1997
Thomas Gondris Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2014
Margery Bayley Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
Julie Marilyn Craven Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2002
James Robin Ward Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
Gregory Owen Luton Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
Geoffrey Chantler Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1998
Bowden, Roger George, Colonel Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2017
Brian Witter Forgham Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1996
Benedict Michael Linscott Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 1994
Richard Ian Oliver Passmore Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 1995
Henry Francis Arnold Engleheart Director · resigned 1997
Harland, Reginald Edward Wynyard, Air Marshal Sir Director · resigned 1991
James George Blackie Director · resigned 1991
Paul Edwards Secretary · resigned 1992
Shawn Ralph Hamed Kholucy Director · resigned 2001
Nicholas Allen Swinton Jacob Director · resigned 1993
Parris, Henry Walter, Dr Director · resigned 1993
Richard Fairfax Harwood Director · resigned 2004
Celia Jennings Director · resigned 1995
Clive Martin Rose Director · resigned 1991
Susan Tamlyn Director · resigned 2017

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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