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James Robinson Speciality Ingredients LTD

James Robinson Speciality Ingredients LTD is an active UK company (number 00069842), incorporated 1901, with 1 current director, Sanketh Varalwar. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Sanketh Waralwar 2017-2017 Director View profile
  2. Mark Ian Robbins 2012-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jose Luis Alsina 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Subhash Varalwar 2008-2019 Director View profile
  5. Sandeep Varalwar 2008-2019 Director View profile
  6. Varalwar Manohar Rao 2008-2019 Director View profile
  7. Santosh Varalwar 2008-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Louise Crascall 2007-2016 Director View profile
  9. Derick Blair Whyte 2007-2008 Director View profile
  10. Dr Hugh Martin Williamson 2007-2011 Director View profile
  11. Richard John Alan Smith 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Adrian Michael Whitfield 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Alexander Walker 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Sean Vincent Cummins 2004-2007 Director View profile
  15. Dr Stanley Derek Higgins 2002-2003 Director View profile
  16. Glyn David Jagger 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. David John Drake 2001-2007 Director View profile
  18. Laurie Beverley Edson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  19. Karl Friedrich Enderle 1999-2008 Director View profile
  20. Dr Brendan Catlow 1999-2006 Director View profile
  21. Dr Dieter Hofner 1999-2001 Director View profile
  22. Philip Hollowood 1998-2006 Director View profile
  23. John Bell 1998-2001 Director View profile
  24. Nicholas Graeme Scott 1996-1997 Director View profile
  25. Jurgen Geiger 1995-1998 Director View profile
  26. Hugh Montgomery Donaldson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  27. John David Thompson 1994-2001 Director View profile
  28. Stephen Richard Lindley 1999 Director View profile
  29. Robert Graham Rae 2007 Director View profile
  30. David Allen Clarke 1998 Director View profile
  31. Michael John Peagram 1998 Director View profile
  32. John Arthur Harnett 1996 Director View profile
  33. Rachael Elizabeth Blakey 2012-2019 Secretary View profile
  34. Stephen John Ibbetson 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  35. Richard Atkinson 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  36. Robin Schofield 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/04/1901

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. James Robinson Speciality Ingredients LTD is controlled by Sanketh Varalwar
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sanketh Varalwar.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£19,663,780
Total assets
£19,663,780
Cash
£1,600,219
Employees
0.19
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £43,472 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £41,472
  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £41,4722022-10-20
  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-06-08
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
9.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00069842
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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