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Company · Kent

The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 10

  1. Patrick Colin O'Driscoll 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Paul Marx 2011-2017 Director View profile
  3. Amos Courage 2011-2021 Director View profile
  4. Robert Alan O'Connor 2007-2007 Director View profile
  5. Charles John Romer 2007-2007 Director View profile
  6. David Terence Digby Harrel 2003-2010 Director View profile
  7. Sir Maurice Arthur Brian Jenks 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. James Francis Osborne 2003-2010 Director View profile
  9. Jeremy Beatty 2005-2014 Secretary View profile
  10. Michael Russell Leathers 2003-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
26/03/2003
Registered office
Kent
Also a registered charity
The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 Howletts Wild Animal Trust is controlled by John Damian Androcles Aspinall
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Damian Androcles Aspinall.

3 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.

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.

5 directors on the board

9y median 5.4y
average tenure
21.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Retail and trade 22Business services 4Arts and leisure 3Manufacturing 2Property 2Dormant 1Other services 1Professional services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04711904
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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