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Company · Saxmundham

Darsham Country Centre

Youth hostels

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

  1. Richard Andrew Robertson 2012-2022 Director View profile
  2. Ian Beverley Miles 2009-2016 Director View profile
  3. Patricia Cross 2006-2010 Director View profile
  4. Hilary Susan Sutton 2006-2026 Director View profile
  5. Gillian Miller 2003-2012 Director View profile
  6. Rodney William Marsh 2002-2006 Director View profile
  7. Michael Brian Cole 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Owen Jonathan Sedgwick-Jell 2000-2003 Director View profile
  9. Timothy John Carey 2000-2003 Director View profile
  10. Leonard Arthur Freeman 2000-2012 Director View profile
  11. Yalcin Kaplan 2002 Director View profile
  12. Gerald Stephen Howell 2003 Director View profile
  13. Patricia Try 2017 Director View profile
  14. Richard Andrew Robertson 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
  15. Christine Ann Freeman 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  16. Gerald William Dowden 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Youth hostels
Incorporated
29/06/1993
Registered office
Saxmundham
Also a registered charity
Darsham Country Centre

Financials

Net assets
£102,683
Total assets
£117,183
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £18,784 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 Community Fund · £18,784 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0842011-11-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7002007-03-27
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.

6 directors on the board

8y median 5.5y
average tenure
19.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Other services 3Hospitality 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
02831131
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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