# Historic Suffolk Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [01089324](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01089324)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 2 Jan 1973
- **Registered office:** LITTLE HALL, MARKET PL., LAVENHAM, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK, CO10 9QZ
- **Nature of business:** [91030](/sic/91030) Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions


## Previous names

- Suffolk Building Preservation Trust Limited (until 6 Dec 2023)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Clive Martin | director | - | 14 Mar 1991 |
| BLACKIE, James George | director | - | 23 Jul 1991 |
| HARLAND, Reginald Edward Wynyard, Air Marshal Sir | director | - | 23 Jul 1991 |
| EDWARDS, Paul | secretary | - | 30 Nov 1992 |
| JACOB, Nicholas Allen Swinton | director | - | 10 Aug 1993 |
| PARRIS, Henry Walter, Dr | director | - | 10 Aug 1993 |
| LINSCOTT, Benedict Michael | secretary | 15 Jan 1993 | 26 Apr 1994 |
| PASSMORE, Richard Ian Oliver | director | 8 Oct 1991 | 10 May 1995 |
| JENNINGS, Celia | director | - | 24 Jul 1995 |
| WARD, James Robin | director | 27 Apr 1994 | 15 Sep 1995 |
| FORGHAM, Brian Witter | director | 10 Aug 1993 | 5 Apr 1996 |
| ENGLEHEART, Henry Francis Arnold | director | - | 2 Sep 1997 |
| ROPER, Clifford John | director | 3 Dec 1996 | 9 Dec 1997 |
| CHANTLER, Geoffrey | director | 26 Oct 1993 | 9 Jan 1998 |
| LUTON, Gregory Owen | secretary | 27 Apr 1994 | 14 May 1999 |
| BAYLEY, Margery | director | 3 Sep 1996 | 24 Aug 1999 |
| WHITTAKER, Richard | secretary | 1 Jun 1999 | 31 Jan 2001 |
| KHOLUCY, Shawn Raph Hamed | director | - | 21 Aug 2001 |
| ATTEW, Renee | director | 9 Dec 1997 | 21 Aug 2001 |
| BREMNER, David Alastair Gillan | secretary | 5 Jun 2001 | 30 Nov 2001 |
| CRAVEN, Julie Marilyn | director | 15 Aug 1995 | 22 Apr 2002 |
| THISTLETHWAITE, Margaret Alfreda | director | - | 25 Feb 2003 |
| HARWOOD, Richard Fairfax | director | - | 28 May 2004 |
| CHAFFEY, James | director | 22 Aug 2000 | 26 Jul 2005 |
| LABEDZKI, Stefan John | director | 21 Aug 2001 | 27 Sep 2005 |
| DAVID ROBERTON & CO | corporate-secretary | 22 Apr 2002 | 8 Nov 2005 |
| GOLD, Henry Patrick | director | 3 Mar 1998 | 30 Apr 2006 |
| CLAPHAM, Colin Richard | secretary | 8 Nov 2005 | 5 Mar 2007 |
| CLAPHAM, Colin Richard | director | 8 Nov 2005 | 5 Mar 2007 |
| WARD, Richard John Foster | secretary | 5 Mar 2007 | 12 Jun 2007 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | secretary | 12 Jun 2007 | 3 Apr 2008 |
| RANZETTA, Eve | director | 11 Dec 2007 | 31 Aug 2008 |
| CORNEY, Patrick | secretary | 17 Jun 2008 | 30 Jun 2009 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | director | 15 Dec 2009 | 14 Apr 2011 |
| PILLAR, David | director | 2 Sep 1997 | 12 Mar 2012 |
| CHIVERS, Douglas Andrew | director | 1 Jul 2010 | 7 Jun 2013 |
| THISTLETHWAITE, Margaret Alfreda | director | 1 Jul 2003 | 7 Jun 2013 |
| PALK, David George | director | 24 Feb 2004 | 1 Mar 2014 |
| GONDRIS, Thomas | director | 3 Sep 1996 | 1 Mar 2014 |
| COLEMAN, Michael, Dr | director | 16 Dec 2009 | 1 Jun 2015 |
| BEARD, Jean | director | 16 Dec 2009 | 30 Jun 2016 |
| CORNEY, Patrick | secretary | 17 Jun 2008 | 30 Jun 2016 |
| TAMLYN, Susan | director | - | 20 Aug 2017 |
| FORGE, Martin Edward | director | 1 Jul 2014 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| PEARCE, David | director | 1 Jul 2014 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| BARNES, Wendy | director | 1 Jul 2014 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| CORNEY, Patrick | director | 1 Mar 2006 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| IRWIN, Christopher Beaven | director | 25 Jan 2005 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| BOWDEN, Roger George, Colonel | director | 10 Aug 1993 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| HARRIS, David Russell | director | 18 Mar 2008 | 10 Oct 2017 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | director | 15 Dec 2009 | 10 Jul 2018 |
| EDDERSHAW, David Glyn Trevor | director | 11 Dec 2007 | 1 Aug 2022 |
| NORMAN, John William | director | 1 Jan 2010 | 13 Nov 2023 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Martin John | director | 21 Nov 2000 | 10 Jul 2024 |
| SMITH, Giles Rowan, Dr | director | 20 Aug 2017 | 11 Apr 2025 |
| LESSER, Melanie | director | 13 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| SUTHERILL, Michael Anthony | director | 13 Dec 2022 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| BURR, Kenneth Edward | director | 22 Apr 2026 |  |
| BUXBAUM, Tim | director | 27 Feb 2024 |  |
| KNIGHT, John | director | 22 Feb 2022 |  |
| PANTON, Graham David | director | 10 Oct 2017 |  |
| PROCTOR, Roy Stuart | director | 15 Sep 2016 |  |
| AKET, Brian Victor | director | 1 Jul 2014 |  |
| HART, Piers John Richard Percy | director | 1 Mar 2014 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin John Lightfoot | significant-influence-or-control | 30 Jun 2016 | 20 Aug 2017 |
| Mr Piers Hart | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 20 Aug 2017 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £2,783,277 | £403,015 | 11 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £2,632,825 | £266,968 | 11 |