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The BIG Food Group Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Hans Kristian Hustad 2005-2007 Director View profile
  2. Gunnar Sigurdsson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  3. Jon Asgeir Johannesson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  4. Andrew James Clarke 2004-2005 Director View profile
  5. Alan James Mcwalter 2003-2005 Director View profile
  6. Kevin Loosemore 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Michael Andrew Coupe 2001-2004 Director View profile
  8. John Hunter Maxwell 2001-2005 Director View profile
  9. Dr George Pallister Greener 2001-2005 Director View profile
  10. Gerald Thomas Johnson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  11. William John Hoskins 2001-2005 Director View profile
  12. William Grimsey 2001-2005 Director View profile
  13. Stuart Alan Ransom Rose 2000-2000 Director View profile
  14. Price, David William James, Exors of 2000-2005 Director View profile
  15. Alan Keith Patrick Smith 2000-2003 Director View profile
  16. Charles Wilson 2000-2021 Director View profile
  17. Thomas Arthur Knowlton 1999-2002 Director View profile
  18. Russell Mark Ford 1998-2001 Director View profile
  19. Iain George Sharp 1997-2001 Director View profile
  20. Mark Benjamin Bays Hudson 1995-1997 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Simon Pritchard 1995-2001 Director View profile
  22. Sir Malcolm Conrad Walker CBE 2001 Director View profile
  23. Peter Stuart Hinchcliffe 1996 Director View profile
  24. Richard Stanley Kirk 1996 Director View profile
  25. James Bernard Leigh 1999 Director View profile
  26. John James Mclachlan 2000 Director View profile
  27. Mark Chilton 2006-2018 Secretary View profile
  28. Jonathan Paul Prentis 2005-2018 Secretary View profile
  29. Suzanne Gabrielle Chase 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  30. John Graham Berry 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/11/1980

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. The BIG Food Group Limited is controlled by Booker Wholesale Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Booker Wholesale Holdings Limited is controlled by Booker Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Booker Group Limited is controlled by Tesco Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-11-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Tesco Holdings Limited is controlled by Tesco PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tesco PLC.

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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 for researchers

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

6.5y median 6.5y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 26Dormant 12Business services 7Professional services 4Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01529002
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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