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Rural Housing Trust Limited
Buying and selling of own real estate
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Nigel Kevin Ford 2011-2019 View profile
- Sir Edward Bernard Greenwell 2010-2011 View profile
- Julian Humphrey Prideaux 2010-2011 View profile
- Lydia Elizabeth Adam Gladwin 2010-2011 View profile
- Simon Francis Pott 2010-2011 View profile
- Gordon Ernest Lee-Steere 2010-2011 View profile
- Clodagh Woodall 2015-2022 View profile
- Elizabeth Fitzsimmons 2010-2015 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
- 12/10/2010
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- RHT Developments Limited (until 26/10/2011)
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.
- Christopher Martin Hobden ceased 2021-02-09
75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Hobden Capital Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-02-09 - Hobden Asset Management Limited ceased 2021-02-09
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Rural Housing Trust Limited
is controlled by Christopher Martin Hobden
Evidence
ceased 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-02-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Martin Hobden.
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- Medical Centres Scotland 2000 Limited
- Medical Centre Holdings Limited
- Hobden Estates (Kegworth) Limited
- Hobden Estates (Bicester) Limited
- Hobden Retail Limited
- Medical Centre Developments Limited
- Hobden Foundation
- Matdr Management Company Limited
- Carnegie Property Company Limited
- Medical Centres Scotland Limited
- MAT Management Company Limited
- Medical Centre Developments (UK) Limited
- Hobden Capital 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
- £8,058,076
- Total assets
- £9,965,950
- Cash
- £12,242
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Christopher Martin Hobden Director · appointed 2011
- Michael James Sharp Director · appointed 2025
- Rupert James Stephens Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Martin Hobden Director · appointed 2011
- Rupert James Stephens Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Christopher Martin Hobden Director · appointed 2011
- Michael James Sharp Director · appointed 2025
- Rupert James Stephens Director · appointed 2019
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
- 07405235
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/07/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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