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Cognatum Estates Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

  1. James Carwithen Greenwood 2020-2020 Director View profile
  2. Julia Gough 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Jeff Gaines 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Ratcliffe Wilson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  5. James Richard Harris 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Malcolm Trevor Vine 2011-2019 Director View profile
  7. Eugenie Christine Turton 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. Mackenzie-Beevor, Christopher David, Colonel 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Owen, Michael Charles, Brigadier 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. Alan William Clark 2008-2015 Director View profile
  11. Charles Harry Vernon Clayton 2008-2015 Director View profile
  12. Sir Daniel Norton Idris Pearce 2008-2009 Director View profile
  13. Henry John Dudley Thornton 2008-2019 Director View profile
  14. Noel Charles Shuttleworth 2008-2013 Director View profile
  15. HLF Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-director View profile
  16. HLF Nominees Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/08/2008

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.

Group

  1. Cognatum Estates Limited is controlled by John Timothy Lavin
    Evidence
    active significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Timothy Lavin.

4 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
£88,182
Total assets
£88,182
Cash
£14
Employees
27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

9 directors on the board

9.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
17.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Business services 8Construction 5Other services 3Property 3Professional 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.

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
06671995
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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