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Continental Wine & Food Limited

Continental Wine & Food Limited is an active UK company (number 00678941), incorporated 1960, with 3 current directors including Nicholas Giles Wharton and John David Shinwell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Anthony Robert Turner 2001-2002 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Brian Grayson 1998-2005 Director View profile
  3. Linda Jones 1997-2000 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Carthy 1996-2004 Director View profile
  5. Charles John Stewart Betty 1995-1996 Director View profile
  6. Wilfred Joseph Grech Cini 2005 Director View profile
  7. John Michael Hooton 1992 Director View profile
  8. Marino Bevilacqua 2016 Director View profile
  9. Peter John Taylor 1998-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. John Earnshaw Moorhouse 1995-2002 Secretary View profile
  11. Stephen Ronald Lambert 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/12/1960

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. Continental Wine & Food Limited is controlled by Alessandro Bevilacqua
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alessandro Bevilacqua.

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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.

3 directors on the board

16.8y median 16.8y
average tenure
26.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Dormant 4Property 3Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00678941
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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