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Harewood House Trust Limited
Harewood House Trust Limited is an active UK company (number 02004021), incorporated 1986, with 10 current directors including Arif Ahmad and Michael Gordon Bates. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
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Who leads it
- Arif AhmadDirector · since 2022
- Michael Gordon BatesDirector · since 2021
- Andrea Mary Nixon MBEDirector · since 2018
- Rachel Claire MapplebeckDirector · since 2018
- Dr Nima Poovaya-Smith OBEDirector · since 2018
- Jeremy John BurtonDirector · since 2015
- Iwona Maria BlazwickDirector · since 2012
- Lady Emily Tsering ShardDirector · since 2012
- Lascelles, Diane Jane, Countess of HarewoodDirector · since 1992
- Lascelles, David Henry George, Earl of HarewoodDirector
- Rachel CrewesSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 27
- Charles Adam Laurie Sebag-Montefiore 2014-2023 View profile
- Andrea Walton 2004-2017 View profile
- Paul David Broomfield Dolan 2004-2022 View profile
- Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller 1999-2004 View profile
- Sir Ernest Hall 1999-2008 View profile
- Roger Henry Tempest 1995-2004 View profile
- Sir Hugh Ashley Roberts 1992-2019 View profile
- Sir Nicholas Proctor Goodison 2016 View profile
- Honourable Robert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles 1995 View profile
- Christopher Richard Sandford-Buckle 2001 View profile
- Lascelles, Patricia Elizabeth, the Countess of Harewood 2018 View profile
- Sir George Christie 2009 View profile
- Knatchbull, Norton Louis Philip, Lord Brabourne 2012 View profile
- Lascelles, George Henry Hubert, the Right Hon.the Earl of Harewood 2011 View profile
- Alton Edward Peters 1999 View profile
- Gemma Anne Whitehead 2023-2024 View profile
- Dr Nicholas Higgins 2023-2023 View profile
- Martin Richard Horbury 2019-2022 View profile
- Damian Francis Clements 2017-2019 View profile
- Sagars Accountants LTD 2014-2017 View profile
- Peter David Avis 2013-2014 View profile
- Michael Schafer 2010-2013 View profile
- Sylvie Aurelie Nunn 2010-2010 View profile
- Richard Mansell 2009-2010 View profile
- William Matthew Wrigley 2000-2009 View profile
- Terence Suthers 1993-2006 View profile
- Geoffrey Thomas Warren Fenwicke Clennell 1993 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; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
- Incorporated
- 25/03/1986
- Registered office
- Leeds
- Also a registered charity
- Harewood House Trust Limited
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Harewood House Trust Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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.
Grants received
16 grants · £3,041,855 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 · £1,863,721 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,164,112 (8 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £14,022 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
- 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
- Andrea Mary Nixon MBE Director · appointed 2018
- Michael Gordon Bates Director · appointed 2021
- Jeremy John Burton Director · appointed 2015
- Iwona Maria Blazwick Director · appointed 2012
- Rachel Claire Mapplebeck Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nima Poovaya-Smith OBE Director · appointed 2018
- Lascelles, David Henry George, Earl of Harewood Director
- Arif Ahmad Director · appointed 2022
- Lascelles, Diane Jane, Countess of Harewood Director · appointed 1992
- Lady Emily Tsering Shard Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Andrea Mary Nixon MBE Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy John Burton Director · appointed 2015
- Iwona Maria Blazwick Director · appointed 2012
- Rachel Claire Mapplebeck Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nima Poovaya-Smith OBE Director · appointed 2018
- Lascelles, Diane Jane, Countess of Harewood Director · appointed 1992
- Lady Emily Tsering Shard Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Iwona Maria Blazwick Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Nima Poovaya-Smith OBE Director · appointed 2018
- Arif Ahmad Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (7)
- Andrea Mary Nixon MBE Director · appointed 2018
- Michael Gordon Bates Director · appointed 2021
- Jeremy John Burton Director · appointed 2015
- Rachel Claire Mapplebeck Director · appointed 2018
- Lascelles, David Henry George, Earl of Harewood Director
- Lascelles, Diane Jane, Countess of Harewood Director · appointed 1992
- Lady Emily Tsering Shard Director · appointed 2012
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02004021
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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