Company · Dorset
Hunt’s Food Group LTD
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Michael John Douch 2004-2024 View profile
- Kelvin Stephen Beardsley 2002-2005 View profile
- Barry John Poffley 1999-2021 View profile
- Phillip Charles Harris 2014 View profile
- Verley Gordon Williams 2021 View profile
- Colin Froome Poffley 2021 View profile
- Sybil Evelyn Hunt 2020 View profile
- Neil John Helliar 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
- Incorporated
- 19/12/1974
- Registered office
- Dorset
- Previous names
- Hunt's Foodservice LTD (until 05/04/2022)
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.
- Sybil Evelyn Hunt ceased 2021-06-30
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Hunt’s Food Group LTD
is controlled by Sybil Evelyn Hunt
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Sybil Evelyn Hunt.
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
- £25,073,836
- Total assets
- £30,692,903
- Cash
- £3,577
- Employees
- 5.17
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £983,298
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Thomas Ian John Hunt Director · appointed 2014
- Melvyn Dennis Norris Director · appointed 1997
- Richard Charles Ian Hunt Director · appointed 2004
- William George Vincent Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Thomas Ian John Hunt Director · appointed 2014
- Melvyn Dennis Norris Director · appointed 1997
- Richard Charles Ian Hunt Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Thomas Ian John Hunt Director · appointed 2014
- Melvyn Dennis Norris Director · appointed 1997
- Richard Charles Ian Hunt Director · appointed 2004
- William George Vincent Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
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
- 01194446
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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