Ornua Foods UK Limited
Company 00362221 Active
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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.
4 directors on the board
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 1998
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2015
- Patrick Blake Director · appointed 2026
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2012
13.3y median 12.3y
average tenure
28.1y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 1998
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2015
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Patrick Blake Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (3)
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 1998
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2015
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2012
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Simon Ball Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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.
Manufacturing 27Professional services 11Retail and trade 4Finance 2Hospitality 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Ornua Ingredients Europe (UK) Limited 3 shared directors
- Ornua Nutrition Ingredients UK Limited 3 shared directors
- Ornua Butter Trading UK Limited 3 shared directors
- Afterchange Limited 3 shared directors
- Blacklands Trading Limited 3 shared directors
- Meadow Cheese (Processing) Limited 3 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00362221 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 06/07/1940 |
| Address | SUNNYHILLS ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5SP |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 28/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
10512 - Butter and cheese production
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.
- The Irish Dairy Board (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-14
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Meadow Cheese (Processing) Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (35)
- Patrick Blake Director · appointed 2026
- Julie Lockey Secretary · appointed 2017
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2015
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2012
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 1998
Show 30 former officers
- Simon Ball Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Kevin Richard Green Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Roisin Mary Hennerty Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2024
- Gordon James Walsh Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2022
- Stuart Andrew Stanley Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Alastair Malcolm Jackson Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
- Neil Angus Kennedy Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2021
- John Anthony Jordan Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2019
- William James Hunter Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Colin Keane Secretary · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- Nicholas Scott Secretary · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
- Nicholas Scott Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
- Michael Roberts Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
- Ian John Toal Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
- Kevin Michael Lane Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2017
- Popiolkowski, Jacqueline Mary, Ms. Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
- Gary Clifford Childs Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
- David Turvey Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2012
- David Gareth Evans Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
- Sean Paul Whitfield Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
- Terry, Christopher Malcolm, Mr. Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2012
- Carl Edward Ravenhall Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2011
- Joseph Oflynn Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2013
- Cathal Fitzgerald Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2012
- Thomas Simcock Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 2007
- Noel Coakley Director · resigned 2009
- Noel Cawley Director · resigned 2006
- John Malcolm Paterson Secretary · resigned 1991
- Peter Dolan Director · resigned 2003
- Bruce Anthony Rhodes Director · resigned 1992
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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