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Warburtons Limited

Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Andrew Thomas Higginson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Mark Allen 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. David Andrew Light 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Neil Campbell 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Wallace Boyd Dunlop 2007-2019 Director View profile
  6. Roger Neil Mcmullan 2006-2008 Director View profile
  7. Angela Megson 2006-2013 Director View profile
  8. Robert Charles Higginson 2006-2012 Director View profile
  9. David George Fossett Thompson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  10. Langworthy, Pamela, Jp 1998-2001 Director View profile
  11. John Kennish Rudgard 1998-2008 Director View profile
  12. Robert Allan Hood 1996-2000 Director View profile
  13. Barry John Skipper 1994-1996 Director View profile
  14. Barry Edward Sealey 1996 Director View profile
  15. Dr Robert Leonard John Abbott 1997 Director View profile
  16. James Phillips Speak 1993 Director View profile
  17. John Michael Healey 2008-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Incorporated
29/12/1921
Registered office
Bolton

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. Warburtons Limited is controlled by Warburtons Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Warburtons Holdings Limited is controlled by Warburtons 1876 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Warburtons 1876 Limited is controlled by William Brett Warburton
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Brett Warburton.

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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.

10 directors on the board

1.4y median 0.8y
average tenure
4.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Business services 9Dormant 8Finance 5Professional services 3Property 3Construction 2Health and social care 1Other services 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
00178711
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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