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ACE Cultural Tours Limited
Travel agency activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Ruth Elizabeth Hawkins 2023-2025 View profile
- Mark Atherton 2016-2023 View profile
- Richard Burge 2015-2015 View profile
- Nicholas Rodney Molyneux Wright 2014-2014 View profile
- Nicholas Rodney Molyneaux Wright 2014-2017 View profile
- Prof Ann Barrett 2011-2020 View profile
- Professor Sir Paul Antony Mellars 2011-2014 View profile
- Lady Marina Vaizey 2010-2011 View profile
- Hugh Brooke Barnes 2009-2011 View profile
- Michael John Ferguson 2009-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Travel agency activities; Tour operator activities
- Incorporated
- 27/10/2009
- Registered office
- Cambridge
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Paul Brooke Barnes
significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 - Christopher Mark Sanders
significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mark Atherton ceased 2023-04-24
significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Ruth Elizabeth Hawkins ceased 2024-12-31
significant influence · notified 2023-04-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company - The Association for Cultural Exchange Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-12-31
Group
- ACE Cultural Tours Limited
is controlled by Paul Brooke Barnes
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Brooke Barnes.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Samuel Christopher Phillip Dowsett Director · appointed 2026
- Christopher Mark Sanders Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Paul Brooke Barnes Director · appointed 2011
- Lesley Margaret Thompson Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Mark Sanders Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Paul Brooke Barnes Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Samuel Christopher Phillip Dowsett Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Paul Brooke Barnes Director · appointed 2011
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Mark Sanders Director · appointed 2011
- Lesley Margaret Thompson Director · appointed 2025
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
- 07058084
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- 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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