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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 48

  1. Ashley Gilroy Mark Highfield 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dawn Wilding 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Nicholas Harland 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. John William Mercer 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Sir Ralph Ferrers Alexander Vyvyan 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Simon David Fry 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Katey Adderley 2020-2021 Director View profile
  8. Simon James Bellamy 2020-2025 Director View profile
  9. Sanjeev Ramesh Gandhi 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Christian Andrew Simpson Wilson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  11. Lucy Kathryne Edge 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Caroline Margaret White 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Angela Marshall 2017-2020 Director View profile
  14. Peter John Wroe 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. Michael Maunder 2016-2019 Director View profile
  16. Sir Timothy Bartel Smit 2014-2024 Director View profile
  17. Gordon Seabright 2014-2020 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Philip Peters 2013-2018 Director View profile
  19. Judith Donovan 2013-2019 Director View profile
  20. Helen Owers 2013-2017 Director View profile
  21. Peter John Stewart 2012-2026 Director View profile
  22. Andrew John Walmsley 2012-2017 Director View profile
  23. Maggie Carver 2010-2013 Director View profile
  24. Boycott, Rosel Marie, Secretary 2010-2013 Director View profile
  25. Geoffrey Wilkinson 2009-2017 Director View profile
  26. George Elworthy 2007-2008 Director View profile
  27. Julie Elizabeth Hill 2004-2012 Director View profile
  28. Peter Newey 2003-2008 Director View profile
  29. Richard Anthony Eyre 2003-2013 Director View profile
  30. Mark Charles Jones 2002-2005 Director View profile
  31. Dr Anthony David Kendle 2001-2013 Director View profile
  32. John Richard Sandbrook 1999-2003 Director View profile
  33. Peter Derek Hardaker 1999-2009 Director View profile
  34. Kenneth Leslie Hill 1999-2009 Director View profile
  35. Dr Alan Stanhope 1999-2009 Director View profile
  36. Peter Nicholas John Hampel 1999-2001 Director View profile
  37. David Meneer 1999-2007 Director View profile
  38. Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole 1999-2001 Director View profile
  39. Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance 1998-2001 Director View profile
  40. Derrick Mccormick 1998-2003 Director View profile
  41. Cullum Mcalpine 1998-2010 Director View profile
  42. Peter Ralph Thoday 1997-2000 Director View profile
  43. Evelyn Dorothy Thurlby 1997-1999 Director View profile
  44. Philip Mcmillan-Browse 1997-2001 Director View profile
  45. Alcon Charles Copisarow 1997-1999 Director View profile
  46. Peter Mark Cox 2002-2012 Secretary View profile
  47. Susan Gaynor Coley 1998-2013 Secretary View profile
  48. Jonathan Ball 1996-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/11/1996

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.

  • Eden Project Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-18
  • The Eden Trust ceased 2024-06-18
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Eden Project Limited is controlled by Eden Project Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Eden Project Group Limited is controlled by The Eden Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Eden Trust.

15 other companies 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

8 grants · £5,760,228 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 · £5,641,822 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £68,406
  • Pears Foundation · £50,000
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Nesta Amount not published2019-09-03
  • Nesta Amount not published2017-03-31
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport £68,4062017-03-31
  • Pears Foundation £50,0002017-02-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,800,0002010-12-15
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.

3 directors on the board

5.1y median 0.9y
average tenure
14.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Education 7Finance 5Professional services 5Arts 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03278093
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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