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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

Northumberland Estates Limited

Buying and selling of own real estate

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Lesley Ann Ilderton 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Colin Davidson 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Colin Leslie Barnes 2016-2026 Director View profile
  4. John Richard Brearley 2006-2017 Director View profile
  5. 12TH Duke of Northumberland, Ralph George Algernon, His Grace 2006-2015 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Phillip Walsh 2006-2006 Director View profile
  7. David Hamilton Smyth 2006-2006 Director View profile
  8. MAY MAY & Merrimans 2006-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Buying and selling of own real estate
Incorporated
20/09/2006
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

Group

  1. Northumberland Estates Limited is controlled by Matthew White Ridley
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew White Ridley.

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.

Grants received

15 grants · £170,172 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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £170,172 (15 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £40,8042024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,4502024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8,7552024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,9622024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £18,2122024-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

4.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
19.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (9)

Also govern a charity

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.

Property 24Construction 20Agriculture 12Hospitality 8Finance 4Utilities 4Business services 2Other services 2

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
05941545
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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