Cowdray Trust,limited(the)

Active00152433 Private limited company

Incorporated: 31 December 1918 (107 years)
Industry: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. (69109)
Directors: Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson
Carinthia Alexandra Bullough
Keith David Wright
all 11 directors
Owned by: Dickinson Trust Limited
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: Greater London
Address: 4th Floor 7 Swallow Street
London
W1B 4DE

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 22 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 8 October 2026

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 1

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Pearson, Peregrine John Dickinson, The Honorable

Director · Appointed 14 May 2025

Also at Weetman (Rose Villa) Ltd, Weetman (Bognor) Ltd, Dickinson Trust Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born October 1994 (32)

Bullough, Carinthia Alexandra

Director · Appointed 30 August 2024

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the)

British

Born May 1993 (33)

Wright, Keith David

Director · Appointed 3 March 2022

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the)

British

Born October 1977 (49)

Burrell, Sophia Judith

Director · Appointed 9 September 2020

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the), Surrey Ambulance Service Limited

British

Born July 1974 (52)

Rice, Felicity Annette

Director · Appointed 9 September 2020

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the), Scott Trustees Limited

British

Born May 1980 (46)

Atkinson, Simon Jonathan

Director · Appointed 9 May 2018

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the)

British

Born November 1965

Magowan, Frances Sarah

Secretary · Appointed 28 November 2015

Smith, Julian Raymond Eric

Director · Appointed 11 November 2015

Also at J. & J. Smith (Investments) Limited, Biofare Investments Limited, Dickinson Trust Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born April 1956 (70)

Gurdon, Brampton Charles

Director · Appointed 14 November 2012

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born May 1975 (51)

Harris, Mark Peter

Director · Appointed 12 April 2012

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the)

British

Born January 1973 (53)

Gibson, Hugh Marcus Thornely

Director · Appointed 2 January 1998

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the) · more companies

English

Born June 1941 (85)

Pearson, Charles Anthony, The Hon

Director · Appointed 27 January 1995

Also at Dickinson Trust Limited(the), Millbank Financial Services Limited

British

Born March 1956 (70)

Officer history (22 former)

30 September 2026

Resigned Gibson, Piers Nathaniel, Hon as Director

14 May 2025

Appointed Pearson, Peregrine John Dickinson, The Honorable as Director

12 March 2025

Resigned Cowdray, Michael Orlando Weetman, Lord as Director

30 August 2024

Appointed Bullough, Carinthia Alexandra as Director

13 June 2024

Resigned Troughton, Robert Charles Peter as Director

8 June 2022

Resigned Eagle, Nicola Tracey as Director

3 March 2022

Appointed Wright, Keith David as Director

9 September 2020

Resigned Naunton Davies, John Vivian as Director

9 September 2020

Resigned Burrell, Mark William as Director

9 September 2020

Appointed Rice, Felicity Annette as Director

9 September 2020

Appointed Burrell, Sophia Judith as Director

8 May 2019

Appointed Troughton, Robert Charles Peter as Director

9 May 2018

Resigned Lovegrove, Kate Constantia as Director

9 May 2018

Resigned Bostock, Peter Anthony as Director

9 May 2018

Appointed Atkinson, Simon Jonathan as Director

28 November 2015

Appointed Magowan, Frances Sarah as Secretary

27 November 2015

Resigned Osborn, Sally as Secretary

11 November 2015

Appointed Smith, Julian Raymond Eric as Director

11 November 2015

Resigned Greenwood, Penelope Anne as Director

14 November 2012

Appointed Gibson, Piers Nathaniel, Hon as Director

14 November 2012

Appointed Gurdon, Brampton Charles as Director

16 July 2012

Resigned Crawford, Victoria as Secretary

16 July 2012

Appointed Osborn, Sally as Secretary

31 May 2012

Appointed Crawford, Victoria as Secretary

31 May 2012

Resigned George, Bruce Thomas as Director

31 May 2012

Resigned Coen, Mary Katherine as Secretary

12 April 2012

Resigned Petts, Lynn as Director

12 April 2012

Appointed Harris, Mark Peter as Director

17 March 2011

Appointed Eagle, Nicola Tracey as Director

28 April 2005

Appointed Bostock, Peter Anthony as Director

28 April 2005

Resigned Powell, Nicholas Richard David as Director

14 April 2005

Resigned Cranworth, Philip Bertram, Lord as Director

13 April 2005

Appointed Lovegrove, Kate Constantia as Director

31 December 1998

Appointed Coen, Mary Katherine as Secretary

31 December 1998

Resigned Webb, Richard Ernest as Secretary

2 January 1998

Appointed Gibson, Hugh Marcus Thornely as Director

3 December 1997

Resigned Gibson, Richard Patrick Tallentyre Baron as Director

13 November 1997

Appointed Burrell, Mark William as Director

27 January 1995

Appointed Pearson, Charles Anthony, The Hon as Director

18 January 1995

Resigned Cowdray, Weetman John Churchill, Viscount as Director

7 December 1994

Resigned Michael John, Viscount as Director

7 December 1994

Appointed Cranworth, Philip Bertram, Lord as Director

7 December 1994

Resigned Burrell, Mark William as Director

7 December 1994

Appointed Greenwood, Penelope Anne as Director

25 November 1993

Appointed Naunton Davies, John Vivian as Director

17 November 1993

Resigned Clarke, Peter David Alston as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Dickinson Trust Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 00214811

Group structure 7 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Dickinson Trust Limited(the)

Bakers Energy Ltd Has significant influence or control

Blair Castle Estate Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)

Bruar Developments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cowdray Management Company Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Cowdray Trust,limited(the) This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Millbank Financial Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Figures from 2023 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House

Net Assets: £15,193

Debt Ratio: 89%
Current Ratio: 1.1x

Balance sheet detail

	2023
Fixed Assets	£0
Current Assets	£133,894
Creditors (< 1 year)	£118,701
Creditors (> 1 year)	£0
Net Current Assets	£15,193
Net Assets	£15,193
Shareholder Funds	£15,193

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
3 November 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	8 October 2026
20 October 2026	Director's details changed
18 September 2026	Total exemption full accounts	31 December 2025
14 April 2026	Satisfaction of a charge in full
8 October 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	8 October 2025