Company
Ornua Ingredients Europe (UK) Limited
Ornua Ingredients Europe (UK) Limited is an active UK company (number 01933884), incorporated 1985, with 5 current directors including John Mcredmond and William James Hunter. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Andrew Edward Parker 2024-2024 View profile
- Angela Finney 2022-2024 View profile
- Patrick Blake 2020-2022 View profile
- Michael John Cullen 2017-2020 View profile
- Bernard Condon 2017-2025 View profile
- William Alfred Gordon Kynaston 2000-2000 View profile
- Katharine Linda Shaw 1996-2001 View profile
- Paul Need 1996-2017 View profile
- Sandra Patricia Need 1996-2017 View profile
- Frederick John Need 2000 View profile
- William Alfred Gordon Kynaston 1998 View profile
- Gareth Aylward 2017-2020 View profile
- Tracey Ann Need 1998-2017 View profile
- Paul Marcus Seddon 2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/07/1985
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.
- Paul Need ceased 2017-03-31
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Tracey Ann Need ceased 2017-03-31
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Ornua Nantwich Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-03-31
Group
- Ornua Ingredients Europe (UK) Limited
is controlled by Paul Need
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Need.
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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.
5 directors on the board
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 2017
- John Mcredmond Director · appointed 2025
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2024
- Alastair Malcolm Jackson Director · appointed 2020
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 2017
- Alastair Malcolm Jackson Director · appointed 2020
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- David Thomas Smyth Director · appointed 2017
- John Mcredmond Director · appointed 2025
- William James Hunter Director · appointed 2024
- Alastair Malcolm Jackson Director · appointed 2020
- Donal Joseph Buggy Director · appointed 2017
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
- 01933884
- 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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