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Company · Nantwich

H.J. LEA Oakes Limited

Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. David Horace Fox 1999-2020 Director View profile
  2. Michael John Jepson 1999-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Warr 1999-2019 Director View profile
  4. Philip Lea 2000 Director View profile
  5. Ronald Jones 1998 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Peter Mclaren Rowe 2008-2021 Secretary View profile
  7. Oliver Samuel Shaw 1999-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds
Incorporated
13/01/1927
Registered office
Nantwich

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. H.J. LEA Oakes Limited is controlled by Agri Feed Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Agri Feed Holdings Limited is controlled by Anne Arden Borrowdale
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-10-17, ceased 2025-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anne Arden Borrowdale.

5 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
£3,139,591
Total assets
£3,424,404
Cash
£20,135
Employees
125
Turnover
£160,706,259
Profit/loss
£660,443

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

9.2y median 4.9y
average tenure
25.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Manufacturing 33Dormant 8Finance 5Professional services 5Transport 2Utilities 2Retail and trade 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
00218912
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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