Company · Lancs
Dunsters Farm Limited
Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Gary Lumby 2021-2025 View profile
- James Robert Ratcliffe 2006-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
6 contracts · £97,277,301 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products
The purpose of this planned procurement is to establish a closed Framework for the supply and distribution of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products to members and clients of TUCO Ltd. This procurement will follow an Open Procedur…
Framework -
LPS CORP - The Supply and Delivery of Fresh Bread & Meat, Groceries and Frozen Food to Lancashire County Council Corporate Premises - LCC43649
Lancashire County Council (The Authority) is inviting tenders on the terms set out in the ITT to secure a multi-lotted supplier framework for the supply and direct delivery of food and drink products into the Authority's Corporate Premises,…
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LPS CORP - The Supply and Delivery of Food and Drink Products to Lancashire County Council - LCC43108
Lancashire County Council is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this ITT to secure a multi-lotted supplier framework for the supply of food and drink products, including fresh provisions fresh meat, groceries, frozen food products, fr…
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TC064 - Supply & Delivery of Milk & Dairy Products
Further Competition utilising YPO Food Deals Dynamic Purchasing System - Category 6 - Dairy, Chilled and Delicatessen Foods. The tender is for the Supply & Delivery of Milk & Dairy Products which is to be used by the Council's School Mea…
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Grocery , Frozen & Chilled Goods for Keele University
Mini Competition under TUCO Framework: Grocery Provisions, Frozen & Chilled Foods - Lot 5 Grocery, Frozen & Chilled HE & FE (CAT11066-TU). Initial 2-year Agreement with x2, 12 month extension options.
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Milk, Dairy, Bread & Baked Goods
The purpose of this planned procurement is to establish a (closed) framework for the supply and distribution of Milk, Dairy, Bread (fresh and frozen) and a selection of baked goods to members and clients of TUCO (Universities, Colleges and …
Framework
About
- What it does
- Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats; Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
- Incorporated
- 30/12/1963
- Registered office
- Lancs
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.
- Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Dunsters Farm Limited
is controlled by Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Thomas James Mathew
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Thomas James Mathew.
3 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,559,193
- Total assets
- £2,812,081
- Cash
- £1,528,914
- Employees
- 125
- Turnover
- £29,991,043
- Profit/loss
- £631,224
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £49,226 total360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £26,497
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £22,729
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
4 directors on the board
- Hannah Elizabeth Barlow Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas James Mathew Director · appointed 2015
- Jeremy James Mathew Director
- Elizabeth Louise Mathew Director
Directors past 6 years
- Hannah Elizabeth Barlow Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas James Mathew Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Elizabeth Louise Mathew Director
Portfolio (3)
- Hannah Elizabeth Barlow Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas James Mathew Director · appointed 2015
- Jeremy James Mathew Director
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
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
- 00786115
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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