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ABF Grocery Limited

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Andrew Arthur Smith 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Telford 2000-2001 Director View profile
  3. Peter Andrew Russell 2000-2017 Director View profile
  4. William James Morton 2000 Director View profile
  5. Adrian Vaughan Shipman Sharpe 2000 Director View profile
  6. Georgios Chatzopoulos 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  7. Simon Joseph Smith 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  8. Lyn Richardson 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  9. Jessica Sophie Foster 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  10. William Bernard Wright 2000 Secretary View profile
  11. Malcolm Raymond Gore 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/06/1934

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. ABF Grocery Limited is controlled by ABF Investments PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. ABF Investments PLC is controlled by Associated British Foods PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Associated British Foods PLC.

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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

3.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
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.

Professional services 25Finance 8Business services 7Dormant 5Construction 2Property 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
00289545
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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