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Humphrey Trustees Limited
Tax consultancy
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Michael James Macefield 2009-2024 View profile
- Jeanette Ann Elaine Bird 1997-2009 View profile
- David Leslie Barnes 1997-1999 View profile
- Andrew Mark Robinson 2009-2022 View profile
- Eric Hylton 1997-2013 View profile
- Jonathan Patrick Cooke 1997-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Tax consultancy
- Incorporated
- 23/09/1997
- Registered office
- Eastbourne
- Previous names
- Wealden Trustee Company Limited (until 16/08/2013)
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- Anthony Granville Smith
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Craig John Manser
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-05-01 - Michael James Macefield ceased 2024-05-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Ian Simpson ceased 2019-09-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Susan Jane Pocklington ceased 2019-09-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Andrew Mark Robinson ceased 2019-09-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Humphrey Trustees Limited
is controlled by Anthony Granville Smith
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Anthony Granville Smith.
2 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
- £2,582
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
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.
4 directors on the board
- Susan Jane Pocklington Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Simpson Director · appointed 2009
- Anthony Granville Smith Director · appointed 2015
- Lewis Stephen Hampton Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Jane Pocklington Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Simpson Director · appointed 2009
- Anthony Granville Smith Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Susan Jane Pocklington Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Simpson Director · appointed 2009
Portfolio (2)
- Anthony Granville Smith Director · appointed 2015
- Lewis Stephen Hampton 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
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
- 03438253
- 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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