Company · Chester
Grosvenor Farms Limited
Mixed farming
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- Katrin Burt 2020-2021 View profile
- Anthony William Searson James 2017-2020 View profile
- Angus Alexander Wielkopolski 2016-2020 View profile
- Graham Paul Ramsbottom 2009-2020 View profile
- Christopher Martin Read 2005-2008 View profile
- John Alvis 2004-2016 View profile
- Timothy David Alexander Brigstocke 2003-2005 View profile
- Stephen Jallands 1999-1999 View profile
- Norman Coward 1998-2005 View profile
- Andrew Rodney Dare 1998-2002 View profile
- Jonathan Osborne Hagger 1992-2008 View profile
- John Kerr 1992-2005 View profile
- Brian Spencer Bowden 2005 View profile
- Timothy James Heywood 2004 View profile
- David Langton Upton Scott 1991 View profile
- Ian Michael Philip Staines 1998 View profile
- John Humphrey Parker 2001 View profile
- Geoffrey Murray Chadwick 2013-2022 View profile
- Iain Edward Bell 2008-2013 View profile
- Mark Ian Evington 2001-2008 View profile
- David Peter Justus Grimes 2000-2001 View profile
- Susan Mary Lord 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Mixed farming
- Incorporated
- 21/12/1973
- Registered office
- Chester
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.
- RE Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-31 - Deva Group Limited ceased 2021-12-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Grosvenor Farms Limited
is controlled by RE Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - RE Holdings Limited
is controlled by William Bruce Kendall
Evidence
active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2018-04-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Bruce Kendall.
20 other companies in this group
- Deva GP Limited
- Grosvenor Trust Finance Company Limited
- The Chester Grosvenor SPA Limited
- Grosvenor Green Energy Limited
- Grosvenor Green GAS Limited
- The Chester Grosvenor Hotel Limited
- Grosvenor Estates Limited
- Deva Victrix Management Services Limited
- RE Holdings Limited
- Realty Insurances Limited
- Grosvenor Group Holdings Limited
- Grosvenor Garden Centre Limited
- Deva General Partner Limited
- Deva General Partner (NO. 2) Limited
- Fargrace Limited
- Wheatsheaf General Partner (NO 2) Limited
- Grosvenor (Insurances) Limited
- Deva Developments Limited
- Wheatsheaf General Partner Limited
- Deva Victrix Holdings 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
15 grants · £2,781,490 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £2,781,490 (15 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Nicholas Arthur Montagu Dobbs Director · appointed 2021
- Philip Robert Hughes Director · appointed 2024
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Anthony Roach Director · appointed 1999
Directors past 6 years
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Anthony Roach Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Nicholas Arthur Montagu Dobbs Director · appointed 2021
- Philip Robert Hughes Director · appointed 2024
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Anthony Roach Director · appointed 1999
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
- 01153338
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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