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Safeway Wholesale Limited

Safeway Wholesale Limited is an active UK company (number 01355438), incorporated 1978, with 2 current directors, Jonathan James Burke and Andrew Edward Thornber. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 24

  1. Maz Ahmed 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Darren Anthony Blackhurst 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Andrew James Clappen 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. James Badger 2016-2026 Director View profile
  5. Joanna Louise Goff 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Mark Harrison 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Pleasance 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Walker 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Martyn Paul Fletcher 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Craig Lill 2010-2016 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Thomas John Butt 2009-2010 Director View profile
  12. Paul Wainwright 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. William Simon Scrivens 2001-2004 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Saunders 1999-2001 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Edwin Francis 1995-2010 Director View profile
  16. Herman Josef Lenders Snr 1999 Director View profile
  17. Elizabeth Maria Lenders 1999 Director View profile
  18. Peter Lenders 1999 Director View profile
  19. Mark Rowan Amsden 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  20. Gregory Joseph Mcmahon 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  21. Colin Haydock 2003-2010 Secretary View profile
  22. Paul Robert Henson 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  23. Lynn Maria Davidson 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  24. Herman Josef Lenders Jnr 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/03/1978

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Safeway Wholesale Limited is controlled by Simply Fresh Foods Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Simply Fresh Foods Holdings Limited is controlled by WM Morrison Produce Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. WM Morrison Produce Limited is controlled by WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited is controlled by Market Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Market Bidco Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Market Holdco 3 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Market Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by Market Holdco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Market Holdco 1 Limited is controlled by Market Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Market Topco Limited.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

5.1y median 5.1y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Maz Ahmed Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
  • James Badger Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026

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.

Business services 17Finance 16Professional services 16Manufacturing 11Dormant 9Retail and trade 8Construction 7Agriculture 3

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01355438
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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