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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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Previous officers 41

  1. Andrew John Shirley Ross 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Anna Eavis 2019-2026 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Charles Kendal Knox Wright 2015-2025 Director View profile
  4. Laura Cicely Alison Nesfield 2014-2023 Director View profile
  5. Richard George Laing 2012-2023 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Beale Neame 2011-2022 Director View profile
  7. Dr Anna Julia Keay 2009-2018 Director View profile
  8. Niall Forbes Ross Dickson 2008-2022 Director View profile
  9. Timothy John Stevens 2008-2018 Director View profile
  10. Lord Mark Thomas Bridges 2007-2020 Director View profile
  11. Beverley Michael Covell 2007-2018 Director View profile
  12. Sir Charles Brandon Gough 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Lord Sandy Alexander John Bruce Lockhart of the Weald 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. Baroness Julia Frances Cumberlege CBE Dl 2005-2015 Director View profile
  15. Alan Edward Marsh Britten 2005-2015 Director View profile
  16. Sondes, Phyllis Kane, the Countess 2004-2008 Director View profile
  17. Lord Richard Thomas James Wilson of Dinton 2002-2006 Director View profile
  18. Rona Lee Kiley 2001-2006 Director View profile
  19. Richard John Oldfield 2001-2011 Director View profile
  20. Peter Holwell 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Sir John Burns Ure 1995-2006 Director View profile
  22. Anthony James Moreton Teacher 1995-2000 Director View profile
  23. Dame Elizabeth Esteve Coll 1995-2008 Director View profile
  24. Leigh Pemberton, Robin, the Rt Hon Lord Kingsdown Kg 1993-2007 Director View profile
  25. Lord Terence George Boston 2010 Director View profile
  26. Rt Hon Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy 2004 Director View profile
  27. Gerald Van Der Kemp 2001 Director View profile
  28. Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister 2006 Director View profile
  29. Peter Hugh Trevor Mimpriss 2006 Director View profile
  30. Rt Hon Lord Martin Michael Charles Charteris of Amisfield 1999 Director View profile
  31. Lord Robert Temple Armstrong of Ilminster 2007 Director View profile
  32. Honourable George Edward Adeane 2004 Director View profile
  33. LOW, Toby Austin Richardwilliam, the Rt Hon Lord Aldington 1994 Director View profile
  34. Lumley, Richard Aldred, Earl of Scarbrough 2004 Director View profile
  35. Dr John Fisher Stokes 2003 Director View profile
  36. Thomson, George Morgan, Right Honourable Lord Thomson of Monifieth 2001 Director View profile
  37. Thomas Wilcox 1993 Director View profile
  38. Victoria Louise Wallace 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  39. George Stanley Lee 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  40. Maureen Josephine Reid 2003-2003 Secretary View profile
  41. Hedley Paul Ashbee 2003 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
30/05/1974
Registered office
Kent
Also a registered charity
Leeds Castle Foundation

Grants received

4 grants · £961,565 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £639,836
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £321,729 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £45,7232026-03-12
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,3062024-10-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £225,7002023-11-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £639,8362021-04-01
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

3.6y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Business services 3Other services 3Professional services 3Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Construction 1Education 1Retail and trade 1

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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