Company
8 The Esplanade Limited
8 The Esplanade Limited is an active UK company (number 02290126), incorporated 1988, with 4 current directors including Ratna Saksena and Philip Weeden Hill. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Ian Lawrence Coleman 2009-2012 View profile
- Dr Victoria Susan Barker 2004-2009 View profile
- Barry John Lister 2001-2006 View profile
- Eduard Van Der Wal 1998-2005 View profile
- Ian Pickles 1995-1996 View profile
- Timothy Gordon Davies 1993-1998 View profile
- Mohamad Jamal Al-Dujaili 1993-2002 View profile
- Margaret Ellen Eddy 1996 View profile
- Mary Hodson 1995 View profile
- Andrew Edward Warland 2010-2026 View profile
- Lucinda St John 2002-2006 View profile
- Karen Rita Dale 1996-2003 View profile
- Marion Jane Drake 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/08/1988
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Philip Weeden Hill
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-11 - Annette Grenfell Hill
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-11
Group
- 8 The Esplanade Limited
is controlled by Philip Weeden Hill
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Philip Weeden Hill.
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
- £8,315
- Total assets
- £8,315
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-24. 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
- Philip Weeden Hill Director · appointed 2006
- Adam David Oliver Director · appointed 2002
- Ratna Saksena Director · appointed 2023
- Annette Grenfell Hill Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Philip Weeden Hill Director · appointed 2006
- Adam David Oliver Director · appointed 2002
- Annette Grenfell Hill Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Ratna Saksena Director · appointed 2023
- Annette Grenfell Hill Director · appointed 2006
Portfolio (2)
- Philip Weeden Hill Director · appointed 2006
- Adam David Oliver Director · appointed 2002
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
- 02290126
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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