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The Food and Drink Federation

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Previous officers 202

  1. David Thomas Murray 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Louise Anne Stigant 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Sally Jane Abbott 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Carmel Mary Arrowsmith 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin John Pearman 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Timothy James Nelson Rycroft 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stefano Agostini 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Robert Bunker 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan Mark Woods 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Ian Wright 2017-2022 Director View profile
  11. Gavin John Darby 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Gareth Patrick F Maguire 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Paul Keith Wheeler 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. James David Pogson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Michael Pollard 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Ian Peter Fyall Bryson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  17. Jonathan Charles Myers 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Jeremy Patrick Moulder 2014-2017 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Thomas Holloway 2014-2016 Director View profile
  20. Mark Allen 2014-2017 Director View profile
  21. Richard David Evans 2014-2014 Director View profile
  22. Nigel John Spencer Holland 2014-2015 Director View profile
  23. Neil Hodding 2013-2015 Director View profile
  24. Elena Frandino 2013-2014 Director View profile
  25. Alexander John Hilton Mayfield 2013-2017 Director View profile
  26. Michael Richard Abraham 2013-2015 Director View profile
  27. David Rogers 2013-2015 Director View profile
  28. William Stevens 2013-2014 Director View profile
  29. Dame Fiona Marie Kendrick 2013-2018 Director View profile
  30. Dominic Simon Lowe 2012-2015 Director View profile
  31. Alan Meikle 2012-2014 Director View profile
  32. Michael Tandy 2012-2013 Director View profile
  33. Ian Donald Fordyce Bacon 2012-2015 Director View profile
  34. Paul Murphy 2011-2013 Director View profile
  35. Daniel Thomas Parr 2011-2013 Director View profile
  36. Martin Richard Douglas 2011-2017 Director View profile
  37. Paul Grimwood 2011-2012 Director View profile
  38. Michael Chell 2011-2013 Director View profile
  39. Austin Lewis Sugarman 2011-2013 Director View profile
  40. Pankaj Sharma 2011-2012 Director View profile
  41. James Mawer Cooper 2010-2012 Director View profile
  42. Colin James Brown 2010-2012 Director View profile
  43. Joanna Butten 2010-2011 Director View profile
  44. Tom Mcgibbon 2010-2011 Director View profile
  45. Martyn Lloyd 2010-2010 Director View profile
  46. Christopher Robin Wermann 2009-2010 Director View profile
  47. Ian Jonathan Bye 2009-2017 Director View profile
  48. John Walter Sutcliffe 2009-2010 Director View profile
  49. Neil Almond 2009-2011 Director View profile
  50. Botto, Lindsay Annette, President 2009-2011 Director View profile
  51. Rodney Hugh Sharpe Dale 2009-2010 Director View profile
  52. Gino Daniel Maurice De Jaegher 2009-2012 Director View profile
  53. Andy Buchan 2009-2010 Director View profile
  54. John Edward Lea 2008-2010 Director View profile
  55. Joseph Stanley Street 2008-2013 Director View profile
  56. Chris Jinks 2008-2008 Director View profile
  57. Allan Thomas Couchman 2008-2009 Director View profile
  58. Philip James Ellis 2008-2011 Director View profile
  59. Nigel Duffin 2008-2008 Director View profile
  60. Martin Philip Hardy 2007-2009 Director View profile
  61. Kenneth Leslie Wood 2007-2011 Director View profile
  62. Dr Catherine Margaret Donnelly 2007-2009 Director View profile
  63. Brian David Robinson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  64. Nicholas Stephen Revett 2007-2009 Director View profile
  65. Grantley Bruce Rosewarne 2007-2008 Director View profile
  66. Jo Hull 2007-2008 Director View profile
  67. Fiona Eleanor Dawson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  68. Salman Amin 2007-2009 Director View profile
  69. Ian Donald Fordyce Bacon 2007-2009 Director View profile
  70. Andrew Jon Whittingham 2006-2007 Director View profile
  71. Dr John David Lee 2006-2007 Director View profile
  72. Paul Robert Freeston 2006-2024 Director View profile
  73. Neil Robert Willsher 2006-2007 Director View profile
  74. Michael John Collyer 2005-2007 Director View profile
  75. James Mckinney 2005-2011 Director View profile
  76. Philip John Ruebotham 2005-2007 Director View profile
  77. Jan Clement Hutsebaut 2005-2007 Director View profile
  78. Dr Mark Ian Carr 2005-2006 Director View profile
  79. Dr Ronald Michael Chell 2005-2007 Director View profile
  80. Jeremy Richard Hogg 2005-2005 Director View profile
  81. Richard James Tolley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  82. Derek Morgan 2005-2005 Director View profile
  83. William David Gordon Ronald 2005-2005 Director View profile
  84. Robert Pimlott 2004-2007 Director View profile
  85. Rupert Seymour Aulin Leslie Maitland-Titterton 2004-2005 Director View profile
  86. James David Graham 2004-2006 Director View profile
  87. James George Moseley 2004-2013 Director View profile
  88. Christopher David Scarrott 2004-2012 Director View profile
  89. John Steven Lepley 2004-2005 Director View profile
  90. David Alexander OBE Graham 2004-2006 Director View profile
  91. Wynne Philip Morgan Griffiths 2003-2005 Director View profile
  92. William John Jordan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  93. Harrold Miles Warnick 2003-2007 Director View profile
  94. Simon Christopher Sloan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  95. Neil Grocock 2003-2005 Director View profile
  96. Mark White 2003-2005 Director View profile
  97. Jeff Baxter 2002-2011 Director View profile
  98. Kirit Kumar Pathak 2002-2005 Director View profile
  99. Garry Stephen Nield 2002-2002 Director View profile
  100. Sir John Michael Sunderland 2002-2005 Director View profile
  101. Ian York 2002-2002 Director View profile
  102. Graham Anthony Crawford 2002-2004 Director View profile
  103. Dr Stephen Christopher Fitzpatrick 2002-2003 Director View profile
  104. Peter John Hill 2002-2002 Director View profile
  105. Dr Geoffrey Robert Andrews 2002-2002 Director View profile
  106. Michael Hubert Tyrrell 2002-2002 Director View profile
  107. Paul Timothy Norman 2002-2003 Director View profile
  108. Gavin Ellis Neath 2001-2006 Director View profile
  109. William Ross Warburton 2001-2010 Director View profile
  110. Barrie Ernest Mortimer 2001-2002 Director View profile
  111. Michael Pearse 2001-2003 Director View profile
  112. Dr Steven Turner 2001-2001 Director View profile
  113. David John Portlock 2001-2002 Director View profile
  114. Geoffrey Alan White 2001-2002 Director View profile
  115. Richard Beynon Eden Green 2001-2002 Director View profile
  116. Martin Graham Booth 2001-2001 Director View profile
  117. Andrew James Read Brown 2001-2002 Director View profile
  118. Helen Messenger 2001-2002 Director View profile
  119. Graham Leonard Secker 2001-2002 Director View profile
  120. John Dryden 2001-2002 Director View profile
  121. Rory Peter Bowman 2001-2002 Director View profile
  122. George Geoffrey Lancaster 2001-2003 Director View profile
  123. Robert Nicholas Whitehead 2001-2003 Director View profile
  124. Kenneth Richard Jollans 2001-2002 Director View profile
  125. Peter Kevin Knight 2001-2002 Director View profile
  126. Peter Fitch 2000-2004 Director View profile
  127. Robin Peter Walker 2000-2001 Director View profile
  128. Robin Frederick Brooks 2000-2002 Director View profile
  129. William John Jermey 2000-2002 Director View profile
  130. Stephen Kenneth Wrigley 2000-2000 Director View profile
  131. Dr Steven Shaw 2000-2002 Director View profile
  132. Peter John Jackson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  133. Brian Carlisle 2000-2002 Director View profile
  134. Clive Richard Sharpe 2000-2002 Director View profile
  135. John Andrew Kyle 2000-2001 Director View profile
  136. Gerhard Josef Berssenbrugge 2000-2000 Director View profile
  137. Stephen William Orchard 2000-2000 Director View profile
  138. Simon Priestman Cripps 2000-2025 Director View profile
  139. Patrick William Farnsworth 2000-2000 Director View profile
  140. Muez Karsan 2000-2000 Director View profile
  141. Peter Nigel George Barry 2000-2000 Director View profile
  142. Bryan Panton 2000-2002 Director View profile
  143. Paul Jeffrey Seftel 2000-2001 Director View profile
  144. Brian Charles Pentelow 2000-2000 Director View profile
  145. Tamara Ann Garmston 2000-2002 Director View profile
  146. Martin Layte 2000-2004 Director View profile
  147. Kenneth Pringle 2000-2005 Director View profile
  148. Walker, Louis David, Mr. MBE,Td 2000-2000 Director View profile
  149. Peter Metcalf Monzani 2000-2001 Director View profile
  150. Robert Anthony Marsh 2000-2000 Director View profile
  151. Rosalind Catherine Rivaz 2000-2001 Director View profile
  152. Robert Alexander Ireland 2000-2003 Director View profile
  153. Jan Gerrit Hendrik Bosman 1999-2001 Director View profile
  154. Hugh Wilson Archibald 1999-2002 Director View profile
  155. John Mcintyre Gillespie 1999-2002 Director View profile
  156. John Mcwilliams 1999-2000 Director View profile
  157. Robert Ian Menzies-Gow 1999-2002 Director View profile
  158. Ralph Henry Richard 1999-2001 Director View profile
  159. George Sewell 1999-2001 Director View profile
  160. John Richard Sheahan 1999-2000 Director View profile
  161. Dr Dennis Selwyn Segal 1999-2001 Director View profile
  162. John Ellis Nichols 1999-2000 Director View profile
  163. John Macdonald Macewan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  164. Peter Hugh Blackburn 1999-2002 Director View profile
  165. Iain George Thomas Ferguson 1999-2008 Director View profile
  166. Sir Dominic Cadbury 1998-1999 Director View profile
  167. Alexander George Malcolm Ritchie 1996-1998 Director View profile
  168. Adrian Vaughan Shipman Sharpe 1995-1998 Director View profile
  169. Martin Francis Connolly 1995-1997 Director View profile
  170. David Lovat Hearn 1995-1995 Director View profile
  171. Arthur Robert Heygate 1994-1995 Director View profile
  172. Paul Nigel Wilkinson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  173. Peter George Adams 1993-1995 Director View profile
  174. Mark Bennett 1993-1995 Director View profile
  175. Anthony Paul Williamson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  176. Peter Baker 1992-1995 Director View profile
  177. Michael Anthony Sargeant 1992-1992 Director View profile
  178. Stanley Gordon Metcalfe 1992 Director View profile
  179. Edward Charles Humphreys 1992 Director View profile
  180. Brian Alfred Chapman 1993 Director View profile
  181. Colin Ronald Edgley 1993 Director View profile
  182. John Matthew Sharrock 1994 Director View profile
  183. Peter Waller Phillips 1992 Director View profile
  184. David Gordon Jenkins 1993 Director View profile
  185. Robert Michael Shaw 1992 Director View profile
  186. John Kennish Rudgard 1993 Director View profile
  187. Leslie Frederick Comley 1992 Director View profile
  188. Sir Richard William George 2005 Director View profile
  189. Jack Rowell 1995 Director View profile
  190. Geoffrey Molloy 2002 Director View profile
  191. David Pinkney Roberts 1994 Director View profile
  192. Sir Ross Buckland 1998 Director View profile
  193. Prof Keith Graham Anderson 1996 Director View profile
  194. William Guy Walker 1998 Director View profile
  195. Cat Hay 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  196. Karen Louise Todd 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  197. Steve Barnes 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
  198. Angela Teresa Coleshill 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  199. John George Truman 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  200. Robert David Price 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  201. Desmond Michael Long 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  202. Michael David Stevens 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
22/12/1925
Registered office
London

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.

  • Karen Elizabeth Betts
    significant influence · notified 2022-01-01
  • Ian Wright ceased 2022-01-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Food and Drink Federation is controlled by Karen Elizabeth Betts
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Karen Elizabeth Betts.

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.

Grants received

5 grants · £317,826 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £317,826 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,5652019-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,5652019-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,5652019-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,5652019-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,5652019-10-01
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

3.1y median 3.1y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (10)

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.

Professional services 13Manufacturing 11Dormant 5Other services 5Finance 3Hospitality 2Retail and trade 1Transport 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
00210572
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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