GRIMSTHORPE & DRUMMOND CASTLE TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£16m
+116.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£60m
+26.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
48
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,838,350 | £4,297,229 | £17,156,866 | +299.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £298,935 | £188,798 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £375,099 | £295,015 | £12,736,658 | +4,217.3% | |
| Cash | £9,607,282 | £7,267,101 | £15,756,193 | +116.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,913,600 | £47,608,615 | £60,345,273 | +26.8% | |
| Net assets | £47,313,600 | £47,608,615 | £60,345,273 | +26.8% | |
| Equity | £47,313,600 | £47,608,615 | £60,345,273 | +26.8% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 52 | 48 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £1,000,656 | £1,162,293 | £1,107,268 | -4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £78,876 | £82,819 | £84,502 | +2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,429 | £5,700 | £6,646 | +16.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £78,876 | £82,819 | £84,502 | +2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.8% | 6.9% | 74.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.2% | 6.0% | 1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 10.10x | 2.76x | 28.33x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- GRIMSTHORPE & DRUMMOND CASTLE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Grimsthorpe & Drummond Castle Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The restricted donations total of £12,915,400 represents the fair value of paintings donated to the charity, with the express wish that they be sold and the proceeds used to finance continuation of the Gallery project.”
- “Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements: Construction of the Art Gallery £4,652,208 (2025: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Caroline Ann | Director | 2021-07-09 | Apr 1952 | British |
| CALVOCORESSI, Richard Edward Ion | Director | 2005-12-14 | May 1951 | British |
| JONES, Mark Ellis Powell, Sir | Director | 2012-03-14 | Feb 1951 | British |
| MATHESON, Hugh Patrick | Director | 2010-12-14 | Apr 1949 | British |
| MILLER, Sebastian, Lt. Col. | Director | 2012-03-14 | Feb 1965 | British |
| STEWART, Roderick James Nugent | Director | 2023-12-05 | Jan 1973 | British |
| TROUGHTON, Sarah Hope | Director | 2021-03-11 | Mar 1951 | British |
| WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, Jane, Lady | Director | — | Dec 1934 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARING, Nicholas Hugo | Secretary | 2006-03-22 | 2006-12-14 |
| CAMAMILE, Nevile James | Secretary | 2006-12-14 | 2015-12-16 |
| DYMOKE, Francis John Fane Marmion | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2023-09-07 |
| LANE, Walter Ernest | Secretary | — | 2006-03-22 |
| AIRD, Priscilla, The Right Honourable Lady | Director | — | 1998-11-26 |
| BARING, Nicholas Hugo | Director | 2005-12-14 | 2013-12-17 |
| BARING, Nicholas Hugo | Director | — | 2005-11-15 |
| BARNES, James David Kentish | Director | 2005-12-14 | 2011-12-14 |
| BARNES, James David Kentish | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2005-11-15 |
| CALVOCORESSI, Richard Edward Ion | Director | 1993-07-29 | 2005-11-15 |
| CAMAMILE, Nevile James | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2015-12-16 |
| DYMOKE, Francis John Fane Marmion | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2023-09-07 |
| HARRIES, Nicholas John Samuel | Director | 2021-07-09 | 2024-12-07 |
| HENDERSON, Douglas Mackay, Professor | Director | — | 2005-10-27 |
| INGRAM, David Stanley, Professor | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher Paul Cross | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2005-07-05 |
| JONES, Mark | Director | 1992-07-30 | 2005-11-15 |
| KNIGHT, Gersham Arthur, Dr | Director | 1992-07-30 | 1999-11-25 |
| LAIRD, David Logan | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2020-12-09 |
| LANE, Walter Ernest | Director | — | 2005-11-15 |
| LUCAS-TOOTH, John Hugh, Sir | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2020-12-11 |
| MARSHALL, Rosalind Kay, Doctor | Director | — | 1999-11-25 |
| RAE, David Alasdair Hamley, Dr | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2005-11-15 |
| SIMON, Jacob | Director | — | 2005-11-15 |
| TATE, James, Dr | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2005-11-15 |
| TATE, James, Doctor | Director | — | 1992-07-30 |
| THE MARQUESS OF BUTE | Corporate Director | — | 1993-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.