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Historic Suffolk LTD

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Previous officers 50

  1. Melanie Lesser 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael Anthony Sutherill 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Dr Giles Rowan Smith 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Martin Edward Forge 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Wendy Barnes 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. David Pearce 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Douglas Andrew Chivers 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. John William Norman 2010-2023 Director View profile
  9. Jean Beard 2009-2016 Director View profile
  10. Dr Michael Coleman 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. David Russell Harris 2008-2017 Director View profile
  12. Eve Ranzetta 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Glyn Trevor Eddershaw 2007-2022 Director View profile
  14. Jeremy Rupert Sinclair Wagener 2007-2018 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Beaven Irwin 2005-2017 Director View profile
  16. David George Palk 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. Margaret Alfreda Thistlethwaite 2003-2013 Director View profile
  18. Stefan John Labedzki 2001-2005 Director View profile
  19. Martin John Lightfoot 2000-2024 Director View profile
  20. James Chaffey 2000-2005 Director View profile
  21. Henry Patrick Gold 1998-2006 Director View profile
  22. Renee Attew 1997-2001 Director View profile
  23. David Pillar 1997-2012 Director View profile
  24. Clifford John Roper 1996-1997 Director View profile
  25. Thomas Gondris 1996-2014 Director View profile
  26. Margery Bayley 1996-1999 Director View profile
  27. Julie Marilyn Craven 1995-2002 Director View profile
  28. James Robin Ward 1994-1995 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey Chantler 1993-1998 Director View profile
  30. Bowden, Roger George, Colonel 1993-2017 Director View profile
  31. Brian Witter Forgham 1993-1996 Director View profile
  32. Richard Ian Oliver Passmore 1991-1995 Director View profile
  33. Henry Francis Arnold Engleheart 1997 Director View profile
  34. Harland, Reginald Edward Wynyard, Air Marshal Sir 1991 Director View profile
  35. James George Blackie 1991 Director View profile
  36. Shawn Ralph Hamed Kholucy 2001 Director View profile
  37. Nicholas Allen Swinton Jacob 1993 Director View profile
  38. Dr Henry Walter Parris 1993 Director View profile
  39. Richard Fairfax Harwood 2004 Director View profile
  40. Celia Jennings 1995 Director View profile
  41. Clive Martin Rose 1991 Director View profile
  42. Susan Tamlyn 2017 Director View profile
  43. Richard John Foster Ward 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  44. Patrick Corney 2006-2017 Secretary View profile
  45. David Roberton & CO 2002-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile
  46. David Alastair Gillan Bremner 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Richard Whittaker 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  48. Gregory Owen Luton 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  49. Benedict Michael Linscott 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  50. Paul Edwards 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
02/01/1973
Registered office
Suffolk
Also a registered charity
Historic Suffolk
Previous names
Suffolk Building Preservation Trust Limited (until 06/12/2023)

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. Historic Suffolk LTD is controlled by Martin John Lightfoot
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2017-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin John Lightfoot.

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

1 grant · £9,600 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

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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.

6 directors on the board

8.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01089324
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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