Company · Hemel Hempstead
The Apsley Paper Trail
The Apsley Paper Trail is an active UK company (number 03416760), incorporated 1997, with 8 current directors including Bryce Lowell Kennedy and Peter Sydney Thomas Burford. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
Manufacture of paper and paperboard
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Network
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Who leads it
- Bryce Lowell KennedyDirector · since 2024
- Peter Sydney Thomas BurfordDirector · since 2022
- Jacob Saul ColtonDirector · since 2022
- Hilary Anne RobinsonDirector · since 2019
- Dr Steven MannDirector · since 2019
- John Douglas WatsonDirector · since 2017
- Henry Benwell ClarkeDirector · since 2017
- Simon Nicholas Prenton OdyDirector · since 2010
Previous officers 17
- Gladys Marian Jones 2015-2019 View profile
- Rena Prindiville 2014-2019 View profile
- David Vernon Lane 2014-2019 View profile
- Derek Albert Pullen 2014-2018 View profile
- Elena Lewendon 2013-2021 View profile
- Patricia Jacqueline Winifred Bennett 2010-2017 View profile
- Judith Anne Green 2003-2014 View profile
- Stefan George Kay 2003-2004 View profile
- Evans, David Charles, Lord Evans of Watford 2003-2004 View profile
- Richard Tarn Hodder 2003-2015 View profile
- Roy Arthur Burnell 1997-2003 View profile
- Peter David John Ingram 1997-2010 View profile
- Geoffrey Robert Brooks 1997-2008 View profile
- Gladys Marian Jones 2015-2019 View profile
- Richard Tarn Hodder 2004-2015 View profile
- SA LAW Secretaries LTD 2002-2004 View profile
- Clifford John Martin 1997-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of paper and paperboard; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Educational support services; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 08/08/1997
- Registered office
- Hemel Hempstead
- Also a registered charity
- The Apsley Paper Trail
Grants received
5 grants · £714,900 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £424,400 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £290,500 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
8 directors on the board
- Hilary Anne Robinson Director · appointed 2019
- Henry Benwell Clarke Director · appointed 2017
- John Douglas Watson Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Steven Mann Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Sydney Thomas Burford Director · appointed 2022
- Simon Nicholas Prenton Ody Director · appointed 2010
- Bryce Lowell Kennedy Director · appointed 2024
- Jacob Saul Colton Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Hilary Anne Robinson Director · appointed 2019
- Henry Benwell Clarke Director · appointed 2017
- John Douglas Watson Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Steven Mann Director · appointed 2019
- Simon Nicholas Prenton Ody Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Hilary Anne Robinson Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Steven Mann Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Sydney Thomas Burford Director · appointed 2022
- Bryce Lowell Kennedy Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (4)
- Henry Benwell Clarke Director · appointed 2017
- John Douglas Watson Director · appointed 2017
- Simon Nicholas Prenton Ody Director · appointed 2010
- Jacob Saul Colton Director · appointed 2022
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
- 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
- 03416760
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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