Website & contact details
- Website
Castle Howard Estate Limited
- Incorporated
- 29 March 1950 (76 years)
- Industry
- Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47290) Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores (47760)Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209)Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030)
- Directors
- James Nicholas Lambert
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Yorkshire
- Address
- Estate OfficeCastle HowardYorkYO60 7DA
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 October 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 January 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 25 August 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 11 August 2026
Charges
- Total
- 56
- Outstanding
- 16
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 40
Officers 5 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Lambert, James Nicholas
Director · Appointed 7 November 2023
British
Born April 1957 (69)
Wood, William John
Secretary · Appointed 27 March 2023
Director · Appointed 17 August 2020
British
Born November 1953
Director · Appointed 11 February 2014
British
Born March 1954 (72)
Director
British
Born April 1952 (74)
Officer history (11 former)
4 June 2024
7 November 2023
Appointed Lambert, James Nicholas as Director
27 March 2023
Appointed Wood, William John as Secretary
28 November 2022
Resigned Findlay, Rod as Secretary
27 May 2022
Appointed Findlay, Rod as Secretary
27 May 2022
Resigned Nixon, Allister Lance as Secretary
17 August 2020
3 August 2020
5 May 2016
Appointed Nixon, Allister Lance as Secretary
5 May 2016
Resigned Holmes, David Harry as Secretary
29 April 2016
20 January 2015
20 January 2015
Appointed Holmes, David Harry as Secretary
11 February 2014
1 February 2013
27 January 2012
2 June 2008
1 June 2008
Resigned Holmes, David Harry as Secretary
8 January 2008
Appointed Holmes, David Harry as Secretary
31 December 2007
12 October 1998
25 September 1998
Resigned Adams, Terence Charles as Secretary
7 February 1997
Resigned Howard, Anthony Michael Geoffrey as Director
Ownership 3 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company Incorporated In England And Wales
Reg. no. 1462936
Private Limited Company Incorporated In England And Wales
Reg. no. 1291297
Private Limited Company Incorporated In England And Wales
Reg. no. 1461054
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Castle Howard Estate Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Castle Howard Developments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2025 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 January 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £74,345,340
- Cash
- £1,341,913
- Profit Before Tax
- £77,157
- Current Ratio
- 2.3x
- Return on Equity
- -0%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £96,232,595 | £29,069,401 | |||
| Current Assets | £5,169,827 | ||||
| Debtors | £1,343,624 | £1,678,288 | £1,353,287 | £1,284,725 | £1,220,838 |
| Cash | £1,341,913 | £3,118,533 | £6,621,164 | £2,465,081 | £1,106,214 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,234,457 | £2,484,137 | £1,758,435 | £1,764,554 | £1,639,616 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £9,984,594 | £10,253,054 | £10,821,652 | £6,195,985 | £5,699,042 |
| Net Assets | £74,345,340 | £74,625,779 | £75,451,041 | £70,076,572 | £64,306,533 |
| Shareholder Funds | £74,345,340 | £74,625,779 | £75,451,041 | £70,076,572 | £64,306,533 |
| Turnover | £13,361,493 | £7,769,483 | £10,594,316 | ||
| Cost of Sales | £14,496,537 | £11,112,352 | £7,734,306 | £8,728,841 | |
| Gross Profit | £2,249,141 | £35,177 | £1,865,475 | ||
| Admin Expenses | £2,629,083 | £2,253,923 | £2,324,903 | £1,563,852 | £1,881,754 |
| Staff Costs | £5,405,623 | £5,002,083 | £3,660,697 | £2,959,758 | £3,974,411 |
| Operating Profit | £758,276 | (£380,687) | £11,606 | ||
| Profit Before Tax | £77,157 | (£1,654,558) | £10,521,104 | £6,930,612 | (£1,634,483) |
| Tax | £357,596 | (£356,376) | £5,146,635 | £1,160,573 | £476,317 |
| Profit for Period | (£280,439) | (£1,298,182) | £5,374,469 | £5,770,039 | (£2,110,800) |
Filings 174
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Full accounts | 31 January 2026 | ||
| 11 August 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 11 August 2026 | ||
| 10 August 2026 | Replacement filing for the appointment of a director | |||
| 13 November 2025 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 17 October 2025 | Full accounts | 31 January 2025 | 37 |
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