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F.W. Farnsworth Limited

Production of meat and poultry meat products

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Craig Ashley Tomkinson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ronald Klaas Otto Kers 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Richard Peter Simpson 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Martyn Paul Fletcher 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Ian John Toal 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Keith Richard Packer 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Colin David Smith 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. John Alexander Dunsford 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Lochlain John Feeley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Paul Leadbeater 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Walker 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Simon James Penny Wookey 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. Tolla Joanne Curle 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. David Steven Morgan 2012-2015 Director View profile
  15. Saeeda Naz Amin 2011-2015 Director View profile
  16. Veepul Patel 2011-2025 Director View profile
  17. Graham Keith Hunter 2010-2011 Director View profile
  18. Kuldip Singh Kular 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Huan Quayle 2010-2012 Director View profile
  20. Simon Edward Herrick 2010-2011 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Michael Booker 2009-2009 Director View profile
  22. Clare De Arostegui 2008-2011 Director View profile
  23. Robin Peter Walker 2008-2010 Director View profile
  24. Clare Needham 2008-2008 Director View profile
  25. Gary Urmston 2007-2009 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Henderson 2007-2014 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Edward Brooker 2007-2007 Director View profile
  28. Linda Jane Hall 2007-2010 Director View profile
  29. Stefan Barden 2006-2010 Director View profile
  30. Jonathan Craig Lill 2006-2008 Director View profile
  31. Ian Anthony Ellis 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. Alexander Jonathan Stewart 1999-2003 Director View profile
  33. Michael Sean Christie 1999-2004 Director View profile
  34. Matthew Thomas Gribbin 1998-2006 Director View profile
  35. Leonard Christopher Jackson 1948-1999 Director View profile
  36. Peter John Clark 1991 Director View profile
  37. Brian Stein 1991 Director View profile
  38. Richard Michael Eyres 1991 Director View profile
  39. Robin Geoffrey Southgate 1991 Director View profile
  40. John Malcolm James Dicks 1998 Director View profile
  41. Graham Derrick March 1991 Director View profile
  42. Huan Quayle 2012-2012 Secretary View profile
  43. Carol Williams 2005-2012 Secretary View profile
  44. Julian Nicholas Wild 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  45. Michael Henry Buckley 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Production of meat and poultry meat products; Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Incorporated
23/04/1931
Registered office
Wakefield

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. F.W. Farnsworth Limited is controlled by Beverley House (9000) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Beverley House (9000) Limited is controlled by Convenience Foods Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Convenience Foods Limited is controlled by Beverley House Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Beverley House Investments Limited is controlled by Northern Foods Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Northern Foods Limited is controlled by BH Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. BH Acquisitions Limited is controlled by Boparan Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Boparan Holdings Limited is controlled by Boparan Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Boparan Midco Limited is controlled by Ranjit Singh Boparan
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ranjit Singh Boparan.

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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.

3 directors on the board

5.6y median 1.4y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 17Professional services 16Finance 12Agriculture 3Other services 3Business services 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
00255912
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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