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Mars Pension Trustees Limited

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Paul Martin 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Margaret Alice Ferguson Hewett 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. James Peter Hirst 2011-2016 Director View profile
  4. John William Gaunt 2008-2013 Director View profile
  5. Daniel Mark Szente 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Hugh Jaques 2006-2011 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Charles Yeandle 2006-2008 Director View profile
  8. Jane Elizabeth Wilson 2003-2008 Director View profile
  9. Joseph Morrison 2002-2006 Director View profile
  10. Philip John Ridout 2002-2006 Director View profile
  11. Geoffry James Elliot 2000-2003 Director View profile
  12. Rodney Michael Thompson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  13. Roger George Best 1999-2007 Director View profile
  14. Michael Bernard Smith 1998-2000 Director View profile
  15. Dr Adrianus Wilhelmus Van Ettinger 1998-2007 Director View profile
  16. Alan Rowbothom 1997-1998 Director View profile
  17. Delyth Ann Williams 1997-2002 Director View profile
  18. Jayan Ragavan 1997-1999 Director View profile
  19. Dr Colin William Ashpole 1995-1998 Director View profile
  20. David Martin Newby 1993-1997 Director View profile
  21. Dr Thomas Harrison 1995 Director View profile
  22. Rudolf Louis Hulsman 1999 Director View profile
  23. Richard Thomas Gore 1993 Director View profile
  24. Carol Williams 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  25. Margaret Alison Jordan 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  26. Stuart Guthrie-Brown 1992-2020 Secretary View profile
  27. Simon Bullimore 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/02/1948

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. Mars Pension Trustees Limited is controlled by Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company)
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company) is controlled by Effem Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Effem Holdings Limited.

89 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

7 grants · £188,423 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £188,423 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £19,8682024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,8752024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £22,6392023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £38,9512023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £27,9142022-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

11.5y median 10.5y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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 6Manufacturing 2Finance 1Other services 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00449733
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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