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WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited

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

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Previous officers 43

  1. Lyssa Ruth Mcgowan 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Susanne Johanne Given 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jeremy Charles Douglas Townsend 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Kevin John Havelock 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Tony Van Kralingen 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Paula Anne Vennells 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Rooney Anand 2016-2021 Director View profile
  8. Richard Colin Neil Davidson 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Belinda Carew Jones 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Irwin Chua Lee 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. David Tom Potts 2015-2023 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Thomas Higginson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  13. Trevor John Strain 2013-2022 Director View profile
  14. Richard Gillingwater 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Timothy David Dalton Philips 2010-2015 Director View profile
  16. Johanna Elizabeth Martin Waterous 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Penelope Lesley Hughes 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. Philip Gotsall Cox 2009-2015 Director View profile
  19. Sir Ian Gibson 2007-2015 Director View profile
  20. Charles Martyn Jones 2007-2010 Director View profile
  21. Marc Bolland 2006-2010 Director View profile
  22. Richard John Pennycook 2005-2013 Director View profile
  23. Paul Victor Sant Manduca 2005-2011 Director View profile
  24. Nigel Mark Inches Robertson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  25. Brian John Flanagan 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Susan Elizabeth Murray 2005-2009 Director View profile
  27. Duncan Henry Davidson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  28. Sir David Charles Jones 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. David Robert Hutchinson 2002-2007 Director View profile
  30. Mark Gunter 2000-2011 Director View profile
  31. Robert Winston Stott 1997-2006 Director View profile
  32. Marie Margaret Melnyk 1993-2006 Director View profile
  33. Keith Hutchinson 1994 Director View profile
  34. George Duncan Buttle 2000 Director View profile
  35. John Dowd 2002 Director View profile
  36. Roger Anthony Owen 2009 Director View profile
  37. Brian Barnfather 1991 Director View profile
  38. Francis Robert Emmott 1993 Director View profile
  39. Sir Kenneth Duncan Morrison 2008 Director View profile
  40. Mark Rowan Amsden 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  41. Gregory Joseph Mcmahon 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  42. Jonathan James Burke 2001-2009 Secretary View profile
  43. Martin Ackroyd 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/01/1940

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. WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited is controlled by Market Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Market Bidco Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Market Holdco 3 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Market Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Market Holdco 1 Limited is controlled by Market Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Market Topco Limited.

96 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

13 grants · £256,140 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 · £135,377 (8 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £63,763 (3 grants)
  • Department for Education · £57,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £3,8262022-12-14
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £25,3762022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £25,7752022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £43,5902021-11-10
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £5,0002020-12-01
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

3.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
4.3y
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.

Business services 17Professional services 17Finance 16Construction 8Retail and trade 6Manufacturing 2Other services 2Property 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
00358949
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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