Company
Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Matthew Jonathan CloseDirector · since 2026
- Nicholas Barry Edward WhartonDirector · since 2026
- Simon James Penny WookeyDirector · since 2024
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto HusseyDirector · since 2021
- Aileen Verity RichardsDirector · since 2017
- William Bruce KendallDirector · since 2013
- Mark Charles Chetwode SamworthDirector · since 1996
- Sunita KaushalSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 16
- Richard Hugo Wyndham Mahoney 2022-2024 View profile
- Flor Aiden Healy 2018-2022 View profile
- Jeffrey Peter Van Der Eems 2017-2019 View profile
- Michael Alexander Knight 2015-2017 View profile
- Hannu Ragnvald Ryopponen 2015-2026 View profile
- Lindsey Jane Pownall 2011-2016 View profile
- Dr Leslie Atkinson 1999-2013 View profile
- Brian Stein 1999-2012 View profile
- Nicholas Steven Linney 1996-2020 View profile
- Jonathan Warburton 1996-2017 View profile
- David Chetwode Samworth 2005 View profile
- John Chetwode Samworth 1999 View profile
- Rosemary Grace Samworth 1996 View profile
- Timothy James Barker 1996-2024 View profile
- Malcolm Roy Allen 1992-1996 View profile
- Lesley Samworth 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/05/1946
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- William Max Colacicchi ceased 2017-03-10
75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Bryony Louise Andree Cove ceased 2017-04-01
75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2017-03-18 - Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth ceased 2024-10-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-04 - William Max Colacicchi ceased 2024-10-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-04 - Bryony Louise Andree Cove ceased 2024-10-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-04 - Chetwode Trustees 2 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-01 - Chetwode Trustees 1 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-01 - Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Brendan O'Grady
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Brendan O'Grady.
37 other companies in this group
- MRS King's Pork Pies Limited
- Westward Laboratories Limited
- Sundown 247 Limited
- Higgidy NI LTD
- West Cornwall Pasty Company Franchise LTD
- Perfect Redd Limited
- Samworth Brothers (OS) LTD
- Walkers Deli & Sausage CO. LTD
- Revolution Kitchen Limited
- Gibbs Croft Limited
- The Flavourists Limited
- Mopco400 Limited
- IW Topco Limited
- Blueberry Foods Limited
- IW Spanco Limited
- Thorpe Butler Limited
- Dickinson & Morris Limited
- Samworth Brothers Distribution Limited
- Samworth Brothers Health Care Scheme Limited
- Henry Walker (Retail) Limited
- IW Holdings LP
- 16307815
- Melton Foods Limited
- Samworth Brothers Limited
- Soreen Limited
- Samworth Brothers Retirement Savings Plan Trustees Limited
- Samworth Brothers Superannuation Scheme Trustee Limited
- Kettleby Foods Limited
- Tamar Foods Limited
- West Cornwall Food CO Limited
- Walker & SON (Leicester) Limited
- Manton Wood Limited
- Ginsters Limited
- Walkers (Leicester) Limited
- West Cornwall Pasty CO. Limited
- Higgidy Limited
- IW GP Limited
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.
7 directors on the board
- Simon James Penny Wookey Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 1996
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto Hussey Director · appointed 2021
- William Bruce Kendall Director · appointed 2013
- Nicholas Barry Edward Wharton Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew Jonathan Close Director · appointed 2026
- Aileen Verity Richards Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 1996
- William Bruce Kendall Director · appointed 2013
- Aileen Verity Richards Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Matthew Jonathan Close Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (6)
- Simon James Penny Wookey Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 1996
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto Hussey Director · appointed 2021
- William Bruce Kendall Director · appointed 2013
- Nicholas Barry Edward Wharton Director · appointed 2026
- Aileen Verity Richards Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Hannu Ragnvald Ryopponen Director · appointed 2015 · 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.
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
- 00409738
- 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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