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Pilgrims' Friend Group Trading Limited

Pilgrims' Friend Group Trading Limited is an active UK company (number 01123799), incorporated 1973, with 3 current directors including Michael Raymond Abbott and John Edwards. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Development of building projects

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Previous officers 18

  1. William John Taylor 2013-2014 Director View profile
  2. Dr Judith Ann Mclaren 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Bryan Roger Jarvis 2012-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ronald Samuel Cordingley 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Robin Barry Turnbull 2012-2023 Director View profile
  6. Raymond William Thurgood 2012-2017 Director View profile
  7. Graham Federick Brownsell 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Hare 2008-2020 Director View profile
  9. Andrew John Symonds 2003-2026 Director View profile
  10. John Arthur Henry Risbridger 2003-2012 Director View profile
  11. Edmund Stead 2003 Director View profile
  12. Robert Edwin Colin Fricker 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  13. Deborah Ruth Buggs 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  14. Adrian Paul Bray 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  15. Geoffrey Richard Norris 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Andrew Philip Jessop 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. Peter Alexander Tervet 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  18. Sheila Stead 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Development of building projects; Unlicensed restaurants and cafes; Other publishing activities
Incorporated
19/07/1973
Previous names
PFG Trading Limited (until 10/02/2026)
Pilgrim Homes Trading LTD (until 30/03/2020)
Hilliswood Limited (until 11/03/2008)

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. Pilgrims' Friend Group Trading Limited is controlled by Pilgrims' Friend Society
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-28, ceased 2019-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pilgrims' Friend Society.

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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

Cash
£10,656
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£44,402

Filed as Small company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

13.6y median 13.3y
average tenure
22.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 7Health and social care 4Hospitality 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

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
01123799
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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