Company
Cygnet Industries Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Mark Alastair Henderson 2009-2025 View profile
- Wilsons (Company Agents) Limited 2007-2008 View profile
- Robert Ian Sanderson 2008-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/08/2007
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.
- James Reginald Townshend
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Ilchester Trustee Company Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Cygnet Industries Limited
is controlled by James Reginald Townshend
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Reginald Townshend.
13 other companies in this group
- Ilchester Estates
- 9 And 9A Minster Precincts Limited
- Addison Developments ONE Limited
- Cycleshield Limited
- Melbury Bioenergy Limited
- Ilchester Farms Ohio Limited
- Floorwing Limited
- Addison Developments Four Limited
- Addison Developments Limited
- Evershot Construction Limited
- Melbury Developments Limited
- Addison Developments TWO Limited
- Addison Developments Three 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
- £51,082,323
- Total assets
- £61,024,099
- Cash
- £1,113,528
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £3,932,779
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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.
5 directors on the board
- Honourable Charlotte Anne Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- Henry Charles Guest Director · appointed 2013
- Patrick Joseph Ashton Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2025
- John Arthur Courtney Drake Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Honourable Charlotte Anne Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- Henry Charles Guest Director · appointed 2013
- John Arthur Courtney Drake Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Honourable Charlotte Anne Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- James Reginald Townshend Director · appointed 2008
- Henry Charles Guest Director · appointed 2013
- Patrick Joseph Ashton Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2025
- John Arthur Courtney Drake Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
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
- 06343874
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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