Company · Preston
Palecastle Limited
Development of building projects
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Robert John Austin 2012-2018 View profile
- Christopher James Tanner 2008-2012 View profile
- Vimal Jain 2007-2008 View profile
- Antonie Paul Woodbury 2007-2008 View profile
- Vicky Mcdonagh 2006-2007 View profile
- Guy Roland Marc Pigache 2005-2012 View profile
- Paul Edward Hilton 2002-2005 View profile
- David Alan Eyre 2002-2002 View profile
- Peter Augustus Knapton 2002-2005 View profile
- Colin Warnock Mclellan 2002-2005 View profile
- Edwin John Lawrie 2002-2005 View profile
- David John Adams 2001-2005 View profile
- Robert James Freeman 2001-2005 View profile
- Ivor Malcolm Kirsten 2001-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Development of building projects
- Incorporated
- 26/01/2001
- Registered office
- Preston
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.
- Wadefree Limited
50-75% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Palecastle Limited
is controlled by Wadefree Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Wadefree Limited
is controlled by Civic PFI Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Civic PFI Investments Limited
is controlled by Grosvenor PFI Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-03-15 · source: Companies House PSC register - Grosvenor PFI Holdings Limited
is controlled by Cardale PFI Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Cardale PFI Investments Limited.
35 other companies in this group
- DC Holdings (Amber Valley) Limited
- Leisure Infrastructure Investors Limited
- GH Runwell Holdings Limited
- DC Projects (Rotherham) Limited
- GH North Yorkshire Holdings Limited
- Miven Limited
- DC Projects (Wolverhampton) Limited
- Civic PFI Holdings Limited
- Civic PFI Investments Limited
- DC Holdings (Rotherham) Limited
- GH Braintree Holdings Limited
- GH Runwell Limited
- Wadefree Limited
- GH Stanley Holdings Limited
- Kirklees PFI Limited
- QED (Slough) Holdings Limited
- GH Lanchester Road Holdings Limited
- DC Projects (Amber Valley) Limited
- DC Holdings (Wolverhampton) Limited
- Community Schools (Highlands) Limited
- GH Lanchester Road Limited
- Miven Holdings Limited
- Civic PFI Investments II Limited
- Education PFI Investments Limited
- Grosvenor PFI Holdings Limited
- GH Braintree Limited
- GH North Yorkshire Limited
- Cardale Infrastructure Investments Limited
- QED (Slough) Limited
- Cardale PFI Management Limited
- QED (KMC) Holdings Limited
- GH Stanley Limited
- QED (KMC) Limited
- Community Schools Holdings Limited
- Cardale PFI Investments Limited
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
- £1,583,563
- Total assets
- £3,420,696
- Cash
- £1,487,910
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- £1,884,490
- Profit/loss
- £457,137
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.
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.
2 directors on the board
- Alastair William Hopps Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Toby Shedden Parry Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Alastair William Hopps Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Toby Shedden Parry Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alastair William Hopps Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Toby Shedden Parry Director · appointed 2012
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
- 04148815
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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