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Company · Nympsfield

Woodchester Mansion Trust Limited

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Previous officers 36

  1. Philip John Kendell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  2. Patrick Roger Thomas Conaghan 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Arthur Butcher 2013-2024 Director View profile
  4. Raymond John Canham 2013-2019 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Leo Davis 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Diana Elizabeth Dickenson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Douglas William Hulyer 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Robert James Evans 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Victoria Tristram Elvidge 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Arnold Laurence Howard Root 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. Terence William Robinson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  12. Adam Charles Daybell 2009-2013 Director View profile
  13. Anthony Russell Crook 2009-2013 Director View profile
  14. Richard John Parr 2009-2016 Director View profile
  15. Dr Alan David Ford 2008-2015 Director View profile
  16. Jill Channer 2007-2010 Director View profile
  17. Graham Leslie Sturgess 2006-2010 Director View profile
  18. Professor Christopher John Arnison 2005-2007 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Paul Catling 2004-2004 Director View profile
  20. Edmund Alfred Booth 2004-2013 Director View profile
  21. Graham Martin Thomas 2003-2006 Director View profile
  22. Henry James Griffin Russell 2002-2012 Director View profile
  23. Veronica Rosemary Lucia Bidwell 2001-2008 Director View profile
  24. Mark Edward David Brodermann 1999-2009 Director View profile
  25. Paul Carter 1999-2010 Director View profile
  26. Sir Charles Nicholas Mander 1999-2019 Director View profile
  27. Rosemary Westwood 1996-2005 Director View profile
  28. Julian Philip Gerard Wathen 1995-2007 Director View profile
  29. Sally Susan Birch 1998 Director View profile
  30. Margaret Lister 2000 Director View profile
  31. Barry Mason 1996 Director View profile
  32. Michael James Hill 2007 Director View profile
  33. John Henry Bowstead Workman 1998 Director View profile
  34. Alison Margaret Braithwaite Brown 1999 Director View profile
  35. Frank Richard Smith 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  36. Anthony Charles Newman 2011 Secretary 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
Incorporated
20/12/1989
Registered office
Nympsfield
Also a registered charity
Woodchester Mansion Trust Limited

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.

Group

  1. Woodchester Mansion Trust Limited is controlled by Christopher Roderick James Marlow
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Roderick James Marlow.

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

12 grants · £1,207,930 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,047,229 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £160,701 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £154,7292025-07-02
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £25,3132021-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £58,6002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £27,7002020-07-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,2792020-04-01
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

7y median 7.3y
average tenure
13.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

1
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.

Business services 7Arts and leisure 1

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
02454467
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 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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