Company
Ards Investment & Trust Company Limited
Ards Investment & Trust Company Limited is an active UK company (number NI004538), incorporated 1960, with 4 current directors including Peter John Russell and Helen Isobel Mcglinchey. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
Network
The large node is Ards Investment & Trust Company Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.
Who leads it
Previous officers 2
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works
About
- Incorporated
- 08/04/1960
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.
- Helen Isobel Mcglinchey
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-13 - Mary Elizabeth Heron
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-13 - David Andrew Russell
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Ards Investment & Trust Company Limited
is controlled by Helen Isobel Mcglinchey
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Helen Isobel Mcglinchey.
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
- Peter John Russell Director · appointed 2023
- David Andrew Russell Director · appointed 2009
- Helen Isobel Mcglinchey Director · appointed 2023
- Mary Elizabeth Heron Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- David Andrew Russell Director · appointed 2009
- Mary Elizabeth Heron Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Peter John Russell Director · appointed 2023
- David Andrew Russell Director · appointed 2009
- Helen Isobel Mcglinchey Director · appointed 2023
- Mary Elizabeth Heron Director · appointed 2009
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- NI004538
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data