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National Wholesale Confectioners Limited

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 24

  1. Amanda Joyce Bowie 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Andrew William Bentley 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Neil Turton 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Peter David Youings 2011-2019 Director View profile
  5. Iain Hill 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Martin Richard Weekes 2006-2018 Director View profile
  7. Paul Victor Young 2006-2011 Director View profile
  8. Philip Melton 2006-2014 Director View profile
  9. Ian Brown 2002-2006 Director View profile
  10. Philip Trevor Jenkins 1999-2017 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Turner 1998-2006 Director View profile
  12. Michael Arnold Clark 1998-2010 Director View profile
  13. Tibor Gyozo Pfeiffer 1993-2002 Director View profile
  14. Carmello Gino Paletta 1993-2005 Director View profile
  15. Gordon John Douglas Shipley 1993-1998 Director View profile
  16. Richard Bishop 2006 Director View profile
  17. Ronald Scott Murray Hannah 1998 Director View profile
  18. David Williams 1993 Director View profile
  19. David Ivan Collins 1994 Director View profile
  20. David Mcwilliams 2010 Director View profile
  21. Peter Smith 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  22. Lesley Jane Clarke 2009-2019 Secretary View profile
  23. Patricia Hancock 2000-2008 Secretary View profile
  24. Anthony Harold Finn 2000 Secretary 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
21/02/1984
Registered office
Newcastle-under-Lyme

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.

  • Tony Cox
    significant influence · notified 2018-05-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Philip Trevor Jenkins ceased 2017-12-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ross Mclean Gourlay ceased 2018-05-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. National Wholesale Confectioners Limited is controlled by Tony Cox
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-05-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tony Cox.

5 other companies in this group

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
£991,107
Total assets
£993,633
Cash
£2,346,857
Employees
0.32
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

10y median 12.2y
average tenure
16.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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 22Property 4Finance 2Hospitality 1Manufacturing 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
01793651
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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