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Dairy Crest Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 40

  1. Michael John Sheldon 2014-2015 Director View profile
  2. Robert Thomas Arthur Willock 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Alexander Atherton 2013-2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael Paul Barrington 2011-2018 Director View profile
  5. Gordon Maughan 2009-2011 Director View profile
  6. Arthur John Reeves 2008-2014 Director View profile
  7. Richard Steven Jones 2008-2019 Director View profile
  8. Robert Tansey 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Martin Leonard Fisher 2008-2009 Director View profile
  10. Martyn Kevin Wilks 2008-2015 Director View profile
  11. Martin Nicholas Oakes 2007-2008 Director View profile
  12. Alastair Sholto Neil Murray 2003-2013 Director View profile
  13. Peter William Thornton 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Mark Allen 2002-2019 Director View profile
  15. Christopher David Roberts 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Ian Cameron Laurie 1995-2003 Director View profile
  17. William Robert Brown 1995-2002 Director View profile
  18. Michael Dowdall 1994-2000 Director View profile
  19. David Alan Harding 1993-1995 Director View profile
  20. Ronald Edwin Frost 1993-1996 Director View profile
  21. William Woodhouse Madders 1993-1994 Director View profile
  22. Paul Scott Lewis 1993-1996 Director View profile
  23. Richard Fletcher 1993-1996 Director View profile
  24. Thomas Hugh Jones 1993-1996 Director View profile
  25. Graham Stewart Fish 1993-1995 Director View profile
  26. John William Drummond Hall 1991-2006 Director View profile
  27. Cyril Fidler 1991-1993 Director View profile
  28. David Rodney Lewis 1994 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey Richards John 1994 Director View profile
  30. Nicholas Peter George Saphir 1993 Director View profile
  31. Walter John Houliston 2002 Director View profile
  32. George Rigby Mason 1991 Director View profile
  33. Benjamin Brownie Kent 1993 Director View profile
  34. Peter Alan Jacobs 1996 Director View profile
  35. Geoffrey Bar 1991 Director View profile
  36. Isobel Hinton 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  37. Roger James Robotham 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  38. Robin Paul Miller 2008-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Roger James Newton 1992-2008 Secretary View profile
  40. John Newton Gilder 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/12/1986

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.

Group

  1. Dairy Crest Limited is controlled by Dairy Crest UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dairy Crest UK Limited is controlled by Dairy Crest Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Dairy Crest Group Limited is controlled by Saputo Dairy UK LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-04-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Saputo Dairy UK LTD.

16 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

3 grants · £175,604 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 · £174,854 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £750

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £93,2192023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £81,6352022-04-01
  • Department for Education £7502020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

5.4y median 6.4y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Manufacturing 8Business services 4Finance 4Professional services 4Other 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
02085882
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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