LOWTHER CASTLE AND GARDENS TRUST

Company summary

Company number: 06265298
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 31 May 200719 years
Registered office: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
Accounts due: 28 February 2027
Confirmation statement due: 22 January 2027
Active officers: 6
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption
Address
Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
Nature of business
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
NELSON-SLACK, Emma Jayne ACTIVE	Secretary	14 Jan 2026				Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
AMBLER, Sophie Therese, Dr ACTIVE	Director	18 Mar 2019		England	October 1984	2 Samuels Court, Samuels Court, Moorgate, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3QX, England
GRAY, Bryan Mark ACTIVE	Director	31 May 2007		England	June 1953	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
LOWE, Esme Charles ACTIVE	Director	06 Jan 2026		United Kingdom	June 1962	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
SMITH, Andrew Jonathan ACTIVE	Director	19 Jun 2012		United Kingdom	February 1952	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom
TURNER, John ACTIVE	Director	04 Apr 2013		United Kingdom	July 1963	Lonsdale Estate Office, Glebe House, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HH, United Kingdom
LYNCH, Malcolm John RESIGNED	Secretary	31 May 2007	05 Oct 2016			Wrigleys Solicitors Llp, 19 Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 3AG, England
SHARP, Suzanne Elizabeth RESIGNED	Secretary	05 Oct 2016	14 Jan 2026			Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
BRAGG, Melvyn, Lord RESIGNED	Director	07 Feb 2008	07 Dec 2009	United Kingdom	October 1939	12 Hampstead Hill Gardens, London, NW3 2PL
BROCKBANK, David Murray RESIGNED	Director	15 Jun 2007	15 Jun 2007	England	May 1955	Staveley Mill Yard, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9LS
COSSONS, Neil, Sir RESIGNED	Director	04 Jul 2007	19 Jun 2012	Uk	January 1939	The Old Rectory, Rushbury, Shropshire, SY6 7EB
HASELL-MCCOSH, Elizabeth Jane RESIGNED	Director	27 Jan 2011	09 Dec 2013	United Kingdom	February 1954	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom
HORTON-FAWKES, David Hawksworth RESIGNED	Director	16 Jun 2010	11 Nov 2016	England	March 1964	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom
HOWARD, Philip Charles Wentworth RESIGNED	Director	30 Jan 2012	01 Feb 2013	England	March 1963	Estate Office, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
HUSBAND, Sarah Lavinia RESIGNED	Director	10 Nov 2016	09 Jan 2019	United Kingdom	June 1964	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
JACKSON, William Roland Cedric RESIGNED	Director	14 Oct 2014	10 Jan 2026	United Kingdom	January 1954	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
LOWE, Esme Charles RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2023	06 Jan 2026	United Kingdom	June 1962	Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
LOWTHER, James Nicholas RESIGNED	Director	31 May 2007	27 Feb 2015	England	December 1964	Winder Hall, Tirril, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LS
PEARSON, Sally RESIGNED	Director	02 Feb 2017	09 Jan 2019	England	March 1964	Grace Cottage, North Terrace, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6LG, England
STOCKER, Joan Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	27 Jun 2007	07 Dec 2009	United Kingdom	December 1943	Rivendell, Brook Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2BU
TAYLOR, David John RESIGNED	Director	07 Dec 2009	18 Feb 2011	United Kingdom	April 1951	Estate Office, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG
TODD, Shelagh Olive RESIGNED	Director	18 Mar 2019	08 Jun 2020	United Kingdom	November 1962	3 Spa Cottages, Renwick, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1JL, United Kingdom
WILSON, Matthew RESIGNED	Director	13 Aug 2007	12 Feb 2010		June 1966	1 Mowbray Court, West Tanfield, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5JD
WOODHOUSE, Charles Frederick RESIGNED	Director	31 May 2007	27 Jan 2011	United Kingdom	June 1941	Quarry Hill House, Mealsgate, Cumbria, CA7 1AE

NELSON-SLACK, Emma Jayne ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 14 Jan 2026
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

AMBLER, Sophie Therese, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Mar 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1984
Address: 2 Samuels Court, Samuels Court, Moorgate, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3QX, England

GRAY, Bryan Mark ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 May 2007
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1953
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

LOWE, Esme Charles ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jan 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1962
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

SMITH, Andrew Jonathan ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Jun 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1952
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom

TURNER, John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Apr 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1963
Address: Lonsdale Estate Office, Glebe House, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HH, United Kingdom

LYNCH, Malcolm John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 31 May 2007
Resigned on: 05 Oct 2016
Address: Wrigleys Solicitors Llp, 19 Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 3AG, England

SHARP, Suzanne Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 05 Oct 2016
Resigned on: 14 Jan 2026
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

BRAGG, Melvyn, Lord RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Feb 2008
Resigned on: 07 Dec 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1939
Address: 12 Hampstead Hill Gardens, London, NW3 2PL

BROCKBANK, David Murray RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Jun 2007
Resigned on: 15 Jun 2007
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1955
Address: Staveley Mill Yard, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9LS

COSSONS, Neil, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jul 2007
Resigned on: 19 Jun 2012
Country of Residence: Uk
Date of birth: January 1939
Address: The Old Rectory, Rushbury, Shropshire, SY6 7EB

HASELL-MCCOSH, Elizabeth Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Jan 2011
Resigned on: 09 Dec 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1954
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom

HORTON-FAWKES, David Hawksworth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Jun 2010
Resigned on: 11 Nov 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1964
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG, United Kingdom

HOWARD, Philip Charles Wentworth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jan 2012
Resigned on: 01 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1963
Address: Estate Office, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

HUSBAND, Sarah Lavinia RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Nov 2016
Resigned on: 09 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1964
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

JACKSON, William Roland Cedric RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Oct 2014
Resigned on: 10 Jan 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1954
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

LOWE, Esme Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2023
Resigned on: 06 Jan 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1962
Address: Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

LOWTHER, James Nicholas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 May 2007
Resigned on: 27 Feb 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1964
Address: Winder Hall, Tirril, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LS

PEARSON, Sally RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Feb 2017
Resigned on: 09 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1964
Address: Grace Cottage, North Terrace, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6LG, England

STOCKER, Joan Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Jun 2007
Resigned on: 07 Dec 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1943
Address: Rivendell, Brook Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2BU

TAYLOR, David John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Dec 2009
Resigned on: 18 Feb 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1951
Address: Estate Office, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG

TODD, Shelagh Olive RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Mar 2019
Resigned on: 08 Jun 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1962
Address: 3 Spa Cottages, Renwick, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1JL, United Kingdom

WILSON, Matthew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Aug 2007
Resigned on: 12 Feb 2010
Date of birth: June 1966
Address: 1 Mowbray Court, West Tanfield, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5JD

WOODHOUSE, Charles Frederick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 May 2007
Resigned on: 27 Jan 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1941
Address: Quarry Hill House, Mealsgate, Cumbria, CA7 1AE

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Created	Status	Filings
15 Apr 2010	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Part of the property or undertaking has been released from the charge (MR05) (opens in a new tab)

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