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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Alexandra Whittard-King 2016-2025 View profile
- Jennifer Mary Jones 2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/07/1988
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Beth Rowan Austin
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Richard Haviland Austin
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Deborah Leigh Austin
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - David Frank Austin ceased 2016-06-01
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Henley Estate Company Limited ceased 2021-11-24
75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-01
Group
- Vinegar Hill Limited
is controlled by Beth Rowan Austin
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Beth Rowan Austin.
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
- £974,768
- Total assets
- £1,099,460
- Cash
- £649,310
- Employees
- 136
- 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.
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
- Sarah Suzanne Austin Director · appointed 2014
- Richard Haviland Austin Director · appointed 2006
- Beth Rowan Austin Director
- Elena Dudman Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Sheila Sosna-Bowd Director · appointed 2019
- Alicia Preston-Bliss Director · appointed 2025
- Deborah Leigh Austin Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- Sarah Suzanne Austin Director · appointed 2014
- Richard Haviland Austin Director · appointed 2006
- Claire Sheila Sosna-Bowd Director · appointed 2019
- Deborah Leigh Austin Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Sarah Suzanne Austin Director · appointed 2014
- Beth Rowan Austin Director
- Elena Dudman Director · appointed 2025
- Alicia Preston-Bliss Director · appointed 2025
- Deborah Leigh Austin Director · appointed 2004
Portfolio (2)
- Richard Haviland Austin Director · appointed 2006
- Claire Sheila Sosna-Bowd Director · appointed 2019
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
- 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
- 02278796
- 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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