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Ralph Livesey Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Gary Anthony Dobson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Joseph Anthony Dobson 2025 Director View profile
  3. Bernard Dobson 2025 Director View profile
  4. Gerald Dobson 2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £7,765,184 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Supply of Frozen Food for RMBC Sites (1) Buyer: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council £7,765,184 2025-09-25 CPV 15000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The delivery of frozen food to all Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Councils school kitchens, Country Parks, Clifton Park and residential homes. A summary of the feedback received from sites across Rotherham is provided below, the intention v…

About

Incorporated
28/04/1920

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Bernard Dobson ceased 2021-08-15
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Bernard Dobson ceased 2025-03-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-28
  • Joseph Anthony Dobson ceased 2025-03-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gerald Dobson ceased 2025-03-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-26
  • T. Dobson & Sons (Produce) Limited ceased 2024-02-28
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-08-15

Group

  1. Ralph Livesey Limited is controlled by Bernard Dobson
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-08-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bernard Dobson.

1 other company 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Retail and trade 12Property 3Dormant 1Education 1Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00166886
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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