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Howard Trustees Limited

Company 01462936 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.

2
directors on the board
17.7y median 17.7y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 3Arts and leisure 2Property 2Construction 1Dormant 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number01462936
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated23/11/1979
AddressCASTLE HOWARD, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO60 7DA
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

74990 - Non-trading company

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

  • The Hon. Nicholas Paul Geoffrey Howard British
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Carole Ann Cook British
    ownership of shares 25-50% voting rights 25-50%
  • Mr Rupert Thomas Mead British
    ownership of shares 50-75% voting rights 50-75% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr David James Roper Robinson ceased British
    ownership of shares 50-75% voting rights 50-75%

Officers (7)

  • Cook, Carole Ann Director · appointed 2016
  • Howard, Nicholas Paul Geoffrey, the Hon. Director · appointed 2001
  • Howard, Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey, the Hon Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2016
  • Legist Secretaries Limited Former Corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
  • Legist Corporate Services Limited Former Corporate-secretary · resigned 1993
  • Paterson, Ronald George Former Director · resigned 2001
  • Jowitt, William James Benson Former Director · resigned 2001

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

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