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The Palace Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Claire Jane Revell 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Samuel Grant Forsey 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Claire Reed 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Right Rev Ruth Elizabeth Worsley 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Nerys Watts 2020-2020 Director View profile
  6. Julie Annette Wills 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Georgina Ruth Nayler 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas John Denison 2017-2024 Director View profile
  9. Brian Philip Roberts-Wray 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Maureen Frances Anne Boylan 2017-2024 Director View profile
  11. Nicola Mary Nuttall 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Very Revd Dr John Harverd Davies 2017-2023 Director View profile
  13. Matthew Trimmer 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Lady Elizabeth Periam Acland Hood Gass 2015-2022 Director View profile
  15. Michael Richard Eric Blandford 2015-2021 Director View profile
  16. Maureen Joy Bollard 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. Rt Revd Peter Hancock 2015-2021 Director View profile
  18. Ruth Gofton 2015-2020 Director View profile
  19. Peter Bruce Graham Stickland 2015-2024 Director View profile
  20. David Wood 2015-2022 Director View profile
  21. Dr Kevin Brown 2015-2021 Director View profile
  22. Hollie Louise Peppard 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  23. Natalie Lansdown 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  24. Rosie Martin 2015-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
26/01/2015
Registered office
Wells
Also a registered charity
The Palace Trust

Ownership

Owned by (13) 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.

  • Michael Richard Eric Blandford ceased 2021-11-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Maureen Joy Bollard ceased 2019-02-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ruth Gofton ceased 2020-10-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Bruce Graham Stickland ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Wood ceased 2022-11-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Brian Philip Roberts-Wray ceased 2022-11-17
    significant influence · notified 2017-07-13
  • Matthew Trimmer ceased 2019-01-15
    significant influence · notified 2017-07-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Julie Annette Wills ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2020-03-04
  • Nerys Watts ceased 2020-05-11
    significant influence · notified 2020-04-27
  • Michael Timothy Minta ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2021-02-18
  • Paul Richard Dickinson ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Claire Reed ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Roger Hawes ceased 2023-03-13
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-01
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Palace Trust is controlled by Michael Richard Eric Blandford
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Richard Eric Blandford.

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

6 grants · £1,587,500 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,052,600 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £534,900 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £170,0002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £364,9002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002016-07-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £40,6002013-12-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002013-10-21
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

3.5y median 3.8y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Education 3Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Finance 1Health and social care 1Property 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
09404519
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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