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Ashley Gardens Freeholds Limited

Ashley Gardens Freeholds Limited is an active UK company (number 01796390), incorporated 1984, with 7 current directors including Victoria Lucy Lam and Oscar Albertus Marinus Van Den Berg. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. David George Hayes 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Lady Virginia Crowe 2010-2016 Director View profile
  3. Rowena Elizabeth Wilson 2007-2010 Director View profile
  4. Robert William Ashburnham Swannell 2003-2005 Director View profile
  5. Melvyn Gwynne Jeremiah 2001-2009 Director View profile
  6. Edward Frederick Hugh Brittain 2000-2008 Director View profile
  7. Michael Anthony Justin Cronk 1998-2008 Director View profile
  8. Sir Michael George Tugendhat 1998-2003 Director View profile
  9. Ronald Carlile Buxton 2001 Director View profile
  10. John Travers Clarke 1999 Director View profile
  11. Peter Mcnelly 2010 Director View profile
  12. Michael Laurence Bexon 1998 Director View profile
  13. Christine Margaret Bryon 1999-2020 Secretary View profile
  14. Katherine Norman 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/03/1984

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.

  • Stephen David Simpson ceased 2018-04-17
    appoints directors · notified 2017-02-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Ashley Gardens Freeholds Limited is controlled by Stephen David Simpson
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2017-02-10, ceased 2018-04-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen David Simpson.

2 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

Cash
£208,639
Employees
0.09
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£2,114

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-25. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

7 directors on the board

13.9y median 16.4y
average tenure
21.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Property 10

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01796390
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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