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Northern Foods Trustees Limited

Northern Foods Trustees Limited is an active UK company (number 01175862), incorporated 1974, with 5 current directors including Simon Trevor Irons and John Richard Searle. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 72

  1. Ride:Data LTD 2024-2026 Corporate-director View profile
  2. Clare Louise Semple 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Peter James Towner 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Maureen Frances John 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Richard Peter Simpson 2013-2020 Director View profile
  6. Zoe Jane Bamforth 2013-2020 Director View profile
  7. Catherine Lafferty 2013-2017 Director View profile
  8. Geoffrey Henry Pearson 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Paul Ellis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Craig Tomkinson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Kirsty Susan Derry 2011-2013 Director View profile
  12. Catherine Sarah Morecroft 2010-2011 Director View profile
  13. Antony Stephen Payling 2009-2010 Director View profile
  14. Alexander John Hilton Mayfield 2009-2011 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Charles Wadley 2008-2023 Director View profile
  16. Stuart Matheson Kennedy 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Veepul Patel 2008-2013 Director View profile
  18. Michael James Russell Richards 2006-2007 Director View profile
  19. Roger Fawcett Boyes 2006-2021 Director View profile
  20. Henry Alexander Dunlevy 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. John Gorman 2005-2006 Director View profile
  22. Michael Henry Buckley 2003-2008 Director View profile
  23. Mary Esther Kennedy 2003-2007 Director View profile
  24. Ian Frederick Jackson 2003-2011 Director View profile
  25. Howard Stephen Shaw 2003-2005 Director View profile
  26. Matthew Thomas Gribbin 2003-2020 Director View profile
  27. John Peter Carl Pilinovics 2002-2003 Director View profile
  28. Timothy Joseph Verrinder 2002-2006 Director View profile
  29. David Whitworth 2001-2003 Director View profile
  30. Ellen Hall 2000-2005 Director View profile
  31. Lorna Andrews 2000-2011 Director View profile
  32. David Baines 2000-2004 Director View profile
  33. Michael John Grimwood 2000-2005 Director View profile
  34. David Barrie Prince 1999-2003 Director View profile
  35. Ian Anthony Ellis 1999-2006 Director View profile
  36. Michael John Bateson 1998-2008 Director View profile
  37. John David Dickinson 1998-2002 Director View profile
  38. Frances Silk 1998-1999 Director View profile
  39. Roy Edward Martin 1997-1998 Director View profile
  40. Neil Sellwood 1995-1997 Director View profile
  41. Stephen Peter Crawford 1995-1998 Director View profile
  42. Ralph Peter Walker 1995-1998 Director View profile
  43. Thomas Strang 1995-2002 Director View profile
  44. Colin Vincent Lyness 1995-1998 Director View profile
  45. Barbara Holden 1994-1998 Director View profile
  46. Peter Jones 1994-1998 Director View profile
  47. Melvyn Maurice Carr 1993-1994 Director View profile
  48. Richard Stuart Davies 1993-1994 Director View profile
  49. George Gerard Mcmahon 1992-1998 Director View profile
  50. Alan Barton 1992-2000 Director View profile
  51. Michael Ewart Thomas 1992-1995 Director View profile
  52. Raymond Nicholson 1992-2003 Director View profile
  53. Joseph James Mcdonald 1991-1993 Director View profile
  54. Brian Kemp 1991-1992 Director View profile
  55. John Fearn 1993 Director View profile
  56. Jeremy Charles Webdale Abbott 1997 Director View profile
  57. Martin Clark 1996 Director View profile
  58. Brian Stein 1995 Director View profile
  59. Ralph Flett Work 1995 Director View profile
  60. John Edward Kitson 1992 Director View profile
  61. Trevor Hartley 2001 Director View profile
  62. James Michael Brooks 1991 Director View profile
  63. Alec Stewart Horsley 1993 Director View profile
  64. David Gray Simpson 1998 Director View profile
  65. Michael Albert Joseph Morgan 2000 Director View profile
  66. Harry Shapero 1991 Director View profile
  67. James Vint 1995 Director View profile
  68. Peter Ian Croskin 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
  69. Huan Quayle 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  70. Linda Jane Hall 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  71. Robert Christopher Hill 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  72. Pauline Laycock 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/07/1974

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Rebecca Jane Kay
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Croskin ceased 2023-12-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Independent Trustee Services Limited
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Northern Foods Trustees Limited is controlled by Rebecca Jane Kay
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rebecca Jane Kay.

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.

4 directors on the board

4.6y median 5.3y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01175862
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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