Company · Kent
Leeds Castle Foundation
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Matthew Jackson StringerDirector · since 2026
- Emily Charlotte MackenzieDirector · since 2026
- Ruth KnightDirector · since 2023
- Sarah Eleanor MasottiDirector · since 2023
- Judith Jane ArmittDirector · since 2023
- Sarah Elizabeth RootsDirector · since 2023
- Rosaleen Clare KerslakeDirector · since 2022
- Julian Arthur Vaughan SmithDirector · since 2021
- Helen Deeble CBEDirector · since 2019
- Adrian John TinniswoodDirector · since 2018
- Robin Andrew RichmanSecretary · since 2009
Previous officers 41
- Andrew John Shirley Ross 2019-2021 View profile
- Anna Eavis 2019-2026 View profile
- Thomas Charles Kendal Knox Wright 2015-2025 View profile
- Laura Cicely Alison Nesfield 2014-2023 View profile
- Richard George Laing 2012-2023 View profile
- Jonathan Beale Neame 2011-2022 View profile
- Dr Anna Julia Keay 2009-2018 View profile
- Niall Forbes Ross Dickson 2008-2022 View profile
- Timothy John Stevens 2008-2018 View profile
- Lord Mark Thomas Bridges 2007-2020 View profile
- Beverley Michael Covell 2007-2018 View profile
- Sir Charles Brandon Gough 2006-2012 View profile
- Lord Sandy Alexander John Bruce Lockhart of the Weald 2006-2008 View profile
- Baroness Julia Frances Cumberlege CBE Dl 2005-2015 View profile
- Alan Edward Marsh Britten 2005-2015 View profile
- Sondes, Phyllis Kane, the Countess 2004-2008 View profile
- Lord Richard Thomas James Wilson of Dinton 2002-2006 View profile
- Rona Lee Kiley 2001-2006 View profile
- Richard John Oldfield 2001-2011 View profile
- Peter Holwell 2001-2003 View profile
- Sir John Burns Ure 1995-2006 View profile
- Anthony James Moreton Teacher 1995-2000 View profile
- Dame Elizabeth Esteve Coll 1995-2008 View profile
- Leigh Pemberton, Robin, the Rt Hon Lord Kingsdown Kg 1993-2007 View profile
- Lord Terence George Boston 2010 View profile
- Rt Hon Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy 2004 View profile
- Gerald Van Der Kemp 2001 View profile
- Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister 2006 View profile
- Peter Hugh Trevor Mimpriss 2006 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Martin Michael Charles Charteris of Amisfield 1999 View profile
- Lord Robert Temple Armstrong of Ilminster 2007 View profile
- Honourable George Edward Adeane 2004 View profile
- LOW, Toby Austin Richardwilliam, the Rt Hon Lord Aldington 1994 View profile
- Lumley, Richard Aldred, Earl of Scarbrough 2004 View profile
- Dr John Fisher Stokes 2003 View profile
- Thomson, George Morgan, Right Honourable Lord Thomson of Monifieth 2001 View profile
- Thomas Wilcox 1993 View profile
- Victoria Louise Wallace 2008-2009 View profile
- George Stanley Lee 2003-2007 View profile
- Maureen Josephine Reid 2003-2003 View profile
- Hedley Paul Ashbee 2003 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
- 30/05/1974
- Registered office
- Kent
- Also a registered charity
- Leeds Castle Foundation
Grants received
4 grants · £961,565 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 · £639,836
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £321,729 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- 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.
10 directors on the board
- Rosaleen Clare Kerslake Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Deeble CBE Director · appointed 2019
- Julian Arthur Vaughan Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Matthew Jackson Stringer Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Knight Director · appointed 2023
- Sarah Eleanor Masotti Director · appointed 2023
- Judith Jane Armitt Director · appointed 2023
- Sarah Elizabeth Roots Director · appointed 2023
- Adrian John Tinniswood Director · appointed 2018
- Emily Charlotte Mackenzie Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Helen Deeble CBE Director · appointed 2019
- Adrian John Tinniswood Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Ruth Knight Director · appointed 2023
- Sarah Eleanor Masotti Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (8)
- Rosaleen Clare Kerslake Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Deeble CBE Director · appointed 2019
- Julian Arthur Vaughan Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Matthew Jackson Stringer Director · appointed 2026
- Judith Jane Armitt Director · appointed 2023
- Sarah Elizabeth Roots Director · appointed 2023
- Adrian John Tinniswood Director · appointed 2018
- Emily Charlotte Mackenzie Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
- Rosaleen Clare Kerslake University College of Estate Management, The Architectural Heritage Fund, Re-Form Heritage
- Julian Arthur Vaughan Smith The Princess Anne's Charities, Charishare Common Investment Fund, Charinco Common Investment Fund, Charishare Restricted Common Investment
- Matthew Jackson Stringer The Royal National Institute for Deaf People
- Sarah Elizabeth Roots The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
- Emily Charlotte Mackenzie Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship, The ST Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust, The Cathedrals Administration and Finance Association, The Association of English Cathedrals
Left in the last 12 months
- Anna Eavis Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Thomas Charles Kendal Knox Wright Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01172263
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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