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Orchard Restaurant (Taunton Racecourse) Limited

Licensed restaurants

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Robert Joseph Young 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christopher James Dunn 2003-2023 Director View profile
  3. Edenson James Edwards-Heathcote 1997-2001 Director View profile
  4. John Samuel Byard White 1997-2020 Director View profile
  5. Paul Kelson Barber 1997-2022 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Michael Macewan 1997-2000 Director View profile
  7. Edward Frank Dunn 1997-2003 Director View profile
  8. Antony Gordon Mansel Shewen 1997-1998 Director View profile
  9. Michael James Foden 1997-2020 Director View profile
  10. John Evelyn Baring Hills 1997-2009 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Licensed restaurants
Incorporated
16/06/1997
Registered office
Taunton

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Orchard Restaurant (Taunton Racecourse) Limited is controlled by The Taunton Racecourse Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Taunton Racecourse Company Limited is controlled by Harry James Bligh Dunn
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-06-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Harry James Bligh Dunn.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£559,541
Cash
£180,053
Employees
36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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

8.5y median 6.9y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Arts and leisure 4Professional services 2Construction 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 1Property 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

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
03387237
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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