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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

  1. Gary Lumby 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. James Robert Ratcliffe 2006-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £97,277,301 total

From 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.

  • Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED £45,000,000 2026-09-03 Source: Find a Tender

    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 Buyer: Lancashire County Council £1,233,600 2025-08-01 CPV 15000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    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,…

  • LPS CORP - The Supply and Delivery of Food and Drink Products to Lancashire County Council - LCC43108 Buyer: Lancashire County Council £50,344,000 2025-08-01 CPV 03142500 Source: Contracts Finder

    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…

  • TC064 - Supply & Delivery of Milk & Dairy Products Buyer: Bolton Council £383,034 2025-07-29 CPV 15500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    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…

  • Grocery , Frozen & Chilled Goods for Keele University Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE £316,667 2025-06-30 CPV 15000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    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.

  • Milk, Dairy, Bread & Baked Goods Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    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.

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £26,497
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £22,729

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £26,4972022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £22,7292021-01-07
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

10.9y median 10.9y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Retail and trade 12Property 3Dormant 1Education 1Hospitality 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

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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