Company
Wholesale Fruit Centre (Cardiff) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 20
- Martin Thomas Carpenter 2016-2023 View profile
- Lynette Marie Cornish 2010-2025 View profile
- Trevor David Harry 2006-2007 View profile
- Paul Christopher Singelton 2004-2020 View profile
- David Andrew Hunter 2003-2016 View profile
- Alun Phillip Lovell 2002-2010 View profile
- Gary Jenkins 2001-2005 View profile
- John Melvyn Nason 2000-2001 View profile
- Richard Walter Rowles 1997-2000 View profile
- Steven John Bevan 1996-2005 View profile
- David George Matthews 1996-2004 View profile
- Nicholas John Broughton 1994-2002 View profile
- Murrell, Christopher, Mister 1993-1997 View profile
- John Bird 1994 View profile
- Thomas William Lias 1996 View profile
- John Howard Blandford 2002 View profile
- Brian Henry Critcher 1998 View profile
- John Leon Gilbart 1995 View profile
- Michael Edward Prescott 2002-2019 View profile
- Eileen Elizabeth Carryer 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/08/1962
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.
- Ashfield Land (Cardiff) Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Wholesale Fruit Centre (Cardiff) Limited
is controlled by Ashfield Land (Cardiff) Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ashfield Land (Cardiff) Limited
is controlled by Robin Henry Grey Faber
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-08-01, ceased 2016-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robin Henry Grey Faber.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £917,276
- Total assets
- £1,639,220
- Cash
- £72,812
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Christopher David Burridge Director · appointed 2020
- Marcus William Capel Director · appointed 2001
- Oakley, Ian Philip, Mr. Director · appointed 2024
- Gerald William Bradnum Director · appointed 2008
- Hugh Anthony Bird Director
- Matthew John Bird Director · appointed 2009
- Andrew James Fisher Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher David Burridge Director · appointed 2020
- Marcus William Capel Director · appointed 2001
- Gerald William Bradnum Director · appointed 2008
- Matthew John Bird Director · appointed 2009
- Andrew James Fisher Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Oakley, Ian Philip, Mr. Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (6)
- Christopher David Burridge Director · appointed 2020
- Marcus William Capel Director · appointed 2001
- Gerald William Bradnum Director · appointed 2008
- Hugh Anthony Bird Director
- Matthew John Bird Director · appointed 2009
- Andrew James Fisher Director · appointed 2002
Left in the last 12 months
- Lynette Marie Cornish Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 00732323
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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