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Richard Hochfeld Limited

Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Louis Luc Bellard 2006-2014 Director View profile
  2. Bernard Lauer 2004-2006 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Lockwood Jones 1998-2017 Director View profile
  4. Colin Thomas Barber 1995-2023 Director View profile
  5. Wilfred Hockfield 1998 Director View profile
  6. Andre Joseph Guindi 2015 Director View profile
  7. Edward Charles Hickford 2015-2025 Secretary View profile
  8. Brian Robert Benson 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Incorporated
29/06/1936
Registered office
Borough Green

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. Richard Hochfeld Limited is controlled by Colin Thomas Barber
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Thomas Barber.

9 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

3 grants · £191,298 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 · £158,738 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £32,560

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £159,5392022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-8012022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £32,5602020-05-14
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

12.7y median 11.3y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 4Retail and trade 3Transport 3Agriculture 2Hospitality 2Finance 1Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00315760
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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