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Company · West Sussex

The Cowdray Heritage Trust

The Cowdray Heritage Trust is an active UK company (number 03472093), incorporated 1997, with 4 current directors including Nicholas James Cansfield and Andrew Malcolm Kennedy. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Lynsey Ann Ellis 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Victoria Thompson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Marianne Bergesen 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Pearson, Peregrine John Dickinson, the Honorable 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Bruce Robert Newbigging 2014-2025 Director View profile
  6. Jennifer Yvonne Streeter 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. John Ewart Mockridge 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. Miles William Halton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Nola Jane Bleach 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Judith Fowler 2009-2013 Director View profile
  11. Philip Andrew Pride 2008-2009 Director View profile
  12. Bridget Mary Howard 2008-2013 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Redenham Guyatt 2007-2013 Director View profile
  14. Richard David Bruce Pailthorpe 2007-2007 Director View profile
  15. Dr Diana Jane Owen 2005-2007 Director View profile
  16. Michael Alan Fay 2003-2007 Director View profile
  17. Nicholaas Martinus Johannes Dekker 2003-2008 Director View profile
  18. Jane Drummond 2003-2005 Director View profile
  19. Pemberton, Tex, Lt Col 2000-2009 Director View profile
  20. John Boulton 1999-2003 Director View profile
  21. David Brian Baker 1998-2013 Director View profile
  22. Elizabeth Angela Booth Hamilton 1997-2013 Director View profile
  23. Peter Anthony Bostock 1997-2018 Director View profile
  24. Christopher John Elston 1997-1999 Director View profile
  25. Colin Leslie Waller 1997-2000 Director View profile
  26. Colin Edward Hughes 1997-2009 Director View profile
  27. Stuart James Markley 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  28. Martyn James Dearden 2008-2015 Secretary View profile
  29. Robert Andrew Windle 1997-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
27/11/1997
Registered office
West Sussex
Also a registered charity
The Cowdray Heritage Trust

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.

Group

  1. The Cowdray Heritage Trust is controlled by Peter Anthony Bostock
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-11-27, ceased 2018-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Anthony Bostock.

10 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

Employees
0.06
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £2,936,100 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 Heritage Fund · £2,936,100 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £45,2002020-02-05
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,9002010-03-11
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £2,841,0001999-09-23
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

10.4y median 5.6y
average tenure
28.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Hospitality 3Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2Agriculture 1Business services 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
03472093
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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