Company · Newcastle upon Tyne
J.R.Birkett & Sons,Limited
Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Jonathan David Jowett 2010-2025 View profile
- Ian Davis Gregg 1996-2003 View profile
- Sir Michael John Darrington 1996-2008 View profile
- Malcolm Simpson 1996-2007 View profile
- Neville Rodney Talbot 1994-1996 View profile
- Michael Ernest Wilding 1993-1996 View profile
- John Newall Savage 1994 View profile
- Anthony Nicholas Hedley Birkett 1996 View profile
- Christopher Jackson Malpas 1996 View profile
- David Michael Birkett Snowdon 1996 View profile
- Jonathan Jowett 2010-2025 View profile
- Arthur Geoffrey Bailes 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes; Non-trading company
- Incorporated
- 06/05/1938
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
- Birketts Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- J.R.Birkett & Sons,Limited
is controlled by Birketts Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Birketts Holdings Limited
is controlled by Greggs PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Greggs 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.
1 directors on the board
- Richard John Hutton Director · appointed 2007
Directors past 6 years
- Richard John Hutton Director · appointed 2007
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00340016
- 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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