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Company · Gateshead

Primula Limited

Butter and cheese production

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Paul Robert Lewney 2008-2024 Director View profile
  2. Erik Volden 2005-2021 Director View profile
  3. Leif Stratveit 1999-2005 Director View profile
  4. Henry William Roberts 1996-2008 Director View profile
  5. Finn Bergesen 1995-1998 Director View profile
  6. David Reginald Smith 2000 Director View profile
  7. Robert Henry Dickinson 2001 Director View profile
  8. Olav Jacob Dreyer 1996 Director View profile
  9. Peter John Bone 2000 Director View profile
  10. Lynn Hayes 1999-2024 Secretary View profile
  11. Peter Stewart 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  12. Michael Anthony Bagnall 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Butter and cheese production; Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Incorporated
05/06/1936
Registered office
Gateshead
Previous names
Kavli Limited (until 30/07/2013)

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. Primula Limited is controlled by Kavli UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kavli UK Limited.

3 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.

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

3.9y median 3.9y
average tenure
5.4y
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 4Manufacturing 2

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
00314886
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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