Company
Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Alexander Pepys Muir 2015-2024 View profile
- John Francis Dudley Hoy 2015-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/02/2015
- Also a registered charity
- Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation
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.
- Alexander Pepys Muir ceased 2023-02-22
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-08 - Richard James Jessel ceased 2023-02-22
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-03 - Possible match - 4 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 4 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation
is controlled by Alexander Pepys Muir
Evidence
ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-08, ceased 2023-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Alexander Pepys Muir.
23 other companies in this group
- Blenheim Agency Limited
- Park View Woodstock Management Company Limited
- Love Water Limited
- Blenheim Farming Contractors Limited
- Blenheim Estate Homes Limited
- Blenheim Industrial Property Limited
- Home Farm Close (Bladon) Management Company Limited
- Blenheim Trustee Company NO. 1 Limited
- Vanbrugh Trustees NO. 2 Limited
- Apple PYE Holdings Limited
- Barrough Limited
- Blenheim Begbroke 2 Limited
- Vanbrugh Trustees Limited
- Blenheim Visitors Limited
- Barrough Hospitality Limited
- Blenheim Trustee Company NO. 2 Limited
- Blenheim Estates Contractors Limited
- Blenheim Palace Game LLP
- Vanbrugh Homes Construction Limited
- Vanbrugh Management Limited
- Blenheim 1994 Settlement SPV Limited
- Blenheim Estates Properties Limited
- Blenheim Finance 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.
Grants received
10 grants · £3,674,070 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,283,811 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £249,811
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £131,987 (4 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £8,461
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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
- Christopher Jonathan James Groves Director · appointed 2015
- Dominic Michael Hare Director · appointed 2015
- Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer Churchill Director · appointed 2015
- Sarah Elizabeth Staniforth Director · appointed 2022
- Richard James Ellwood Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Jonathan James Groves Director · appointed 2015
- Dominic Michael Hare Director · appointed 2015
- Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer Churchill Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Sarah Elizabeth Staniforth Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Jonathan James Groves Director · appointed 2015
- Dominic Michael Hare Director · appointed 2015
- Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer Churchill Director · appointed 2015
- Richard James Ellwood Director · appointed 2022
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
- 09430048
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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