Company
Batsford Estates (1983) Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Finch-Knightley, Charles Heneage, Earl of Aylesford 1997-2024 View profile
- Honourable Philip Reginald Smith 1993-2025 View profile
- Michael Wyndham Norton Hughes-Hallett 1992-1995 View profile
- Sir Hugh David Hamilton Wills 1993 View profile
- Ian Hamish Leslie Melville 1992 View profile
- Honourable Edward Robert Hamilton Wills 2005 View profile
- Martin David Hamilton Wills 1992 View profile
- William Oliver Farrer 1997 View profile
- Edward Robert Hamilton Clarkson 2002-2016 View profile
- David Sherborn Hoare 1996-2002 View profile
- John Douglas Gaye 1995-1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/03/1983
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.
- Charles Heneage Finch Knightley ceased 2025-08-13
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 3 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 3 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Batsford Estates (1983) Company Limited
is controlled by Charles Heneage Finch Knightley
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-08-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Charles Heneage Finch Knightley.
3 other companies in this group
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £31,538,753
- Total assets
- £44,568,719
- Cash
- £2,202,618
- Employees
- 9
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
14 grants · £573,897 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 · £573,897 (14 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
- David Coldwells Stewart Director · appointed 2025
- Robert Leighton Fanshawe Director · appointed 2025
- Lord Michael Dulverton Director
- Wills, Robert Anthony Hamilton, Honourable Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Wills, Robert Anthony Hamilton, Honourable Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- David Coldwells Stewart Director · appointed 2025
- Robert Leighton Fanshawe Director · appointed 2025
- Lord Michael Dulverton Director
- Wills, Robert Anthony Hamilton, Honourable Director · appointed 2018
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01704725
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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