Company · Leiston
The Hotel Folk Limited
Hotels and similar accommodation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Andrew Charles Wood 2018-2021 View profile
- Ingo Wiangke 2016-2019 View profile
- Peter Osborne 2016-2018 View profile
- Christopher Charles Daley 2016-2017 View profile
- Grahame Tinnion 2006-2017 View profile
- Timothy Salvin Rowan-Robinson 1996-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Hotels and similar accommodation
- Incorporated
- 04/09/1995
- Registered office
- Leiston
- Previous names
- TA Hotel Collection Limited (until 08/02/2019)
Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels Limited (until 11/11/2011)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Joan Annette Whybrow
50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - James Maynard Dinwiddy
50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Michael Guy Hilliard Heald
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Hotel Folk Limited
is controlled by Joan Annette Whybrow
Evidence
active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Joan Annette Whybrow.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £4,240,986
- Total assets
- £5,678,268
- Cash
- £80,216
- Employees
- 3.68
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £24,855
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | £4,240,986 |
| 2024-09-30 | Not reported | £4,216,131 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Michael Guy Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Michael Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 2016
- David Scott Director · appointed 2019
- Jennifer Caroline Hill Director · appointed 2019
- Joan Annette Whybrow Director · appointed 2006
- Lucinda Jane Fullerton Heald Director · appointed 1996
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Guy Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Michael Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 2016
- David Scott Director · appointed 2019
- Jennifer Caroline Hill Director · appointed 2019
- Joan Annette Whybrow Director · appointed 2006
- Lucinda Jane Fullerton Heald Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Michael Guy Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Michael Hilliard Heald Director · appointed 2016
- David Scott Director · appointed 2019
- Jennifer Caroline Hill Director · appointed 2019
- Joan Annette Whybrow Director · appointed 2006
- Lucinda Jane Fullerton Heald Director · appointed 1996
Also govern a charity
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03098213
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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