Company · Penrith
Lowther Castle Limited
Combined facilities support activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Charlotte Elizabeth Fairbairn 2024-2026 View profile
- Suzanne Elizabeth Sharp 2020-2026 View profile
- William Roe 2018-2019 View profile
- Esme Charles Harlowe Lowe 2016-2019 View profile
- Vanessa Lowther 2016-2026 View profile
- Robert Charles Benson 2003-2009 View profile
- Suzanne Elizabeth Sharp 2012-2026 View profile
- John Stewart Orr 2003-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Combined facilities support activities
- Incorporated
- 07/03/2003
- Registered office
- Penrith
- Previous names
- The Lowther Castle Project Company Limited (until 21/12/2011)
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.
- James Nicholas Lowther ceased 2018-02-28
25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Patrick Hugh Peter De Pelet ceased 2023-06-14
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Neil Elliott Braithwaite ceased 2023-06-14
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Esme Charles Harlowe Lowe ceased 2023-03-01
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Alastair John Charlton Maxwell ceased 2023-06-14
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-06-14 - Lowther Group LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-28
Group
- Lowther Castle Limited
is controlled by James Nicholas Lowther
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Nicholas Lowther.
6 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
- £3,110,252
- Total assets
- £3,111,578
- Cash
- £715,791
- Employees
- 0.46
- 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.
3 directors on the board
- James Nicholas Lowther Director · appointed 2003
- David Laurence Martin Bliss Director · appointed 2019
- Vanessa Lowther Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- James Nicholas Lowther Director · appointed 2003
- David Laurence Martin Bliss Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Vanessa Lowther Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (2)
- James Nicholas Lowther Director · appointed 2003
- David Laurence Martin Bliss Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Suzanne Elizabeth Sharp Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Vanessa Lowther Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
- Charlotte Elizabeth Fairbairn Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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
- 04689880
- 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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