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Cranswick Country Foods PLC

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

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Previous officers 57

  1. Allison Jane Smith 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Harris 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Jenkins 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Peter Robin Richards 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sam Richard Pearl 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Jenkins 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. David Charles Park 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Denis Moore 2020-2023 Director View profile
  9. Magdalena Maria Arrowsmith 2020-2023 Director View profile
  10. Matthew Lyman Briggs 2020-2023 Director View profile
  11. Michael Patrick Palmer 2020-2023 Director View profile
  12. Jeremy John Lake 2019-2023 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Martin Napthine 2019-2023 Director View profile
  14. John Armstrong 2019-2023 Director View profile
  15. Adrian Mark Wilson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Andrew Mayer 2019-2023 Director View profile
  17. David Brown 2018-2023 Director View profile
  18. Edward Wright 2018-2023 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Michael Gleadow 2018-2021 Director View profile
  20. Jacqueline Sian Carter 2018-2023 Director View profile
  21. Neil Edward Clappison 2017-2023 Director View profile
  22. Kate Maxwell 2017-2023 Director View profile
  23. Gary Landsborough 2016-2017 Director View profile
  24. Miranda Stephanie Spencer 2016-2023 Director View profile
  25. Jonathan Mark Healy 2016-2017 Director View profile
  26. Jason Peter Key 2016-2023 Director View profile
  27. Rebecca Dearsly 2015-2019 Director View profile
  28. Graeme Kevin David Watson 2015-2023 Director View profile
  29. Norman John Smith 2015-2023 Director View profile
  30. Nicholas George Mitchell 2014-2023 Director View profile
  31. Katherine Elizabeth Maxwell 2014-2015 Director View profile
  32. Darren Andrew 2014-2023 Director View profile
  33. Simon Ravenscroft 2013-2023 Director View profile
  34. John Fletcher 2012-2023 Director View profile
  35. Andrew Weir 2011-2021 Director View profile
  36. Christopher White 2010-2014 Director View profile
  37. Stuart Frederick Kelman 2009-2017 Director View profile
  38. Daniel Mark Nolan 2009-2015 Director View profile
  39. Malcolm Barrie Windeatt 2007-2017 Director View profile
  40. Andrew Caines 2005-2018 Director View profile
  41. Linda Anne Watkin 2004-2013 Director View profile
  42. Andrew Eric Kay 2004-2006 Director View profile
  43. William Martyn Lawrie 2004-2006 Director View profile
  44. Rollo Frederick Thistlethwaite Thompson 2004-2020 Director View profile
  45. Gary Johnstone 2004-2009 Director View profile
  46. David Moor 2001-2002 Director View profile
  47. Alastair Benson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  48. David William Pethick 2001-2002 Director View profile
  49. William James Crossland 1998-2011 Director View profile
  50. John David Lindop 1997-2009 Director View profile
  51. Gordon Arthur Keyworth 1993-2003 Director View profile
  52. Michael Field 1997 Director View profile
  53. Bernard Hoggarth 2014 Director View profile
  54. John Jenkinson 1998 Director View profile
  55. James Cubitt William Bloom 2004 Director View profile
  56. Martin Thomas Peter Davey 2021 Director View profile
  57. Paul Robert Dorning 1991-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/03/1984

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.

  • Cranswick PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-30

Group

  1. Cranswick Country Foods PLC is controlled by Cranswick PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cranswick PLC.

40 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.

Grants received

12 grants · £463,603 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £307,015 (6 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £63,431 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £54,877
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £36,529
  • Department for Education · £1,750 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,0332024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,9432023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,8532022-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £111,2402022-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £178,1242022-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

14.2y median 15y
average tenure
28.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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.

Dormant 32Agriculture 16Professional services 14Manufacturing 11Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Property 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
01803402
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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