# Batsford Estates (1983) Company Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01704725](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01704725)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 8 Mar 1983
- **Registered office:** THE ESTATE OFFICE, BATSFORD, MORETON IN MARSH, GL56 9QF
- **Nature of business:** [68320](/sic/68320) Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis


## Previous names

- Rusticbarn Limited (until 25 Apr 1983)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLS, Martin David Hamilton | director | - | 16 Apr 1992 |
| LESLIE MELVILLE, Ian Hamish, Mr. | director | - | 25 Jun 1992 |
| WILLS, Hugh David Hamilton, Sir | director | - | 1 Sep 1993 |
| HUGHES-HALLETT, Michael Wyndham Norton | secretary | - | 31 Mar 1995 |
| HUGHES-HALLETT, Michael Wyndham Norton | director | 6 Aug 1992 | 26 Aug 1995 |
| GAYE, John Douglas | secretary | 3 Apr 1995 | 29 Mar 1996 |
| FARRER, William Oliver | director | - | 22 Sep 1997 |
| SHERBORN HOARE, David | secretary | 2 Apr 1996 | 4 Sep 2002 |
| WILLS, Edward Robert Hamilton, The Honourable | director | - | 11 Jan 2005 |
| CLARKSON, Edward Robert Hamilton | secretary | 4 Sep 2002 | 24 Oct 2016 |
| FINCH-KNIGHTLEY, Charles Heneage, Earl Of Aylesford | director | 22 Sep 1997 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| SMITH, Philip Reginald, The Honourable | director | 1 Sep 1993 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| DULVERTON, Michael, Lord | director | - |  |
| STEWART, David Coldwells | director | 18 Jul 2025 |  |
| FANSHAWE, Robert Leighton | director | 17 Jul 2025 |  |
| WILLS, Robert Anthony Hamilton, Honourable | director | 11 Jan 2018 |  |
| JONES, Victoria Maryjane | secretary | 24 Oct 2016 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Of Aylesford Charles Heneage Finch-Knightley | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| The Honourable Philip Reginald Smith | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Honourable Robert Anthony Hamilton Wills | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 6 Apr 2016 |  |
| Lord Michael Dulverton | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £31,538,753 | £2,202,618 | 9 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £31,491,758 | £2,516,377 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £31,454,953 | £2,039,274 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £30,478,281 | £1,575,241 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £31,536,675 | £2,042,762 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £30,004,980 | £1,948,312 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | £29,805,257 | £1,528,461 | - |





## Directors' other companies

- [FANSHAWE, Robert Leighton](/person/5861237) - director at [PV Acquisition Limited](/company/08141444)
- [FANSHAWE, Robert Leighton](/person/5861237) - director at [Property Vision Cromwell Place Limited](/company/03238697)