Company
The Vineyard Wine and Travel Company Limited
The Vineyard Wine and Travel Company Limited is an active UK company (number 02098048), incorporated 1987, with 4 current directors including Nicholas Hugh Bigg and Helen Astrid Jost. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Robin Campbell Gray 2008-2018 View profile
- Nicholas Stephen Taylor 2003-2017 View profile
- Elise Latour 2000-2003 View profile
- Ian Geoffrey Darbyshire 1997-2006 View profile
- Alison Mary Symonds 1996-2018 View profile
- Philip Scott Hollows 1992-1997 View profile
- John Andrew Makey 1992 View profile
- Robert Jonathan Woodward 1996-2008 View profile
- Laura Elizabeth Brash 1996-2000 View profile
- William Middleton-Smith 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/02/1987
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- Brenton David Booth
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-08-28 - Nicholas Hugh Bigg
25-50% shares · notified 2024-07-15 - Helen Astrid Jost
significant influence · notified 2025-11-26 - Alison Mary Symonds ceased 2018-08-28
25-50% shares · notified 2016-11-23 - Nicholas Stephen Taylor ceased 2017-08-29
25-50% shares · notified 2016-11-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Helen Astrid Jost ceased 2025-11-26
25-50% shares · notified 2024-07-15 - 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.
Group
- The Vineyard Wine and Travel Company Limited
is controlled by Brenton David Booth
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-08-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Brenton David Booth.
2 other companies in this group
- Fintelligent LTD
- 10955370 (no longer on the register)
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
- Employees
- 0.04
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Brenton David Booth Director · appointed 2018
- Helen Astrid Jost Director · appointed 2024
- Nicholas Hugh Bigg Director · appointed 2025
- Dr David Sarphie Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Brenton David Booth Director · appointed 2018
- Dr David Sarphie Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Helen Astrid Jost Director · appointed 2024
- Nicholas Hugh Bigg Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Brenton David Booth Director · appointed 2018
- Dr David Sarphie Director · appointed 2017
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02098048
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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