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Safeway (Overseas) Limited

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

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Previous officers 22

  1. Trevor John Strain 2013-2018 Director View profile
  2. Gregory Joseph Mcmahon 2009-2013 Director View profile
  3. Richard John Pennycook 2006-2013 Director View profile
  4. Martin Ackroyd 2004-2005 Director View profile
  5. Mark Gunter 2004-2011 Director View profile
  6. Robert Winston Stott 2004-2006 Director View profile
  7. Marie Margaret Melnyk 2004-2006 Director View profile
  8. David Robert Hutchinson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  9. Fernando Garcia Valencia 2002-2004 Director View profile
  10. Miles Eric Collins 2002-2004 Director View profile
  11. Richard Glynne Williams 2000-2002 Director View profile
  12. Simon Paul Lane 1999-2002 Director View profile
  13. Guilford Paul Julian Dudley 1998-1999 Director View profile
  14. Gerald Ellis 1998-2004 Director View profile
  15. Simon Timothy Laffin 1996-2004 Director View profile
  16. Gordon Wotherspoon 1996-2000 Director View profile
  17. Robert Stewart Fisher 1993-1998 Director View profile
  18. Paul Anthony Frendo 1993 Director View profile
  19. Colin Deverell Smith 1993 Director View profile
  20. Mark Rowan Amsden 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  21. Dr David Wilson 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  22. John Patrick Kinch 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/10/1924

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Safeway (Overseas) Limited is controlled by Safeway Stores Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Safeway Stores Limited is controlled by Stores Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Stores Group Limited is controlled by Safeway Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Safeway Limited is controlled by WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited is controlled by Market Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Market Bidco Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Market Holdco 3 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Market Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Market Holdco 1 Limited is controlled by Market Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Market Topco Limited.

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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.

2 directors on the board

13.2y median 13.2y
average tenure
22.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 35Professional services 34Finance 29Construction 16Retail and trade 11Manufacturing 5Other services 4Property 4

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
00200801
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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