Company · Preston

HEN House (Wholesale) Limited

Wholesale of meat and meat products

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Joseph John Mcspirit 1996 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

Food & Drink Concepts Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
The purpose of this planned procurement is to establish a closed framework for the supply and distribution of a variety of Food & Drink concepts to members and clients of TUCO (Universities, Colleges and the wider Public Sector). The durati…

Framework
Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods Buyer: Scotland Excel Value not published Date not published CPV 15000000 Source: Find a Tender
This Contract Award Notice is in relation to the renewal framework for The Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods. It is anticipated that the scope of materials covered under the framework will include, but not be limited t…

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About

What it does: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Incorporated: 07/03/1990
Registered office: Preston

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.

Peter Rayton
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

HEN House (Wholesale) Limited is controlled by Peter Rayton
Evidence
active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Rayton.

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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.

3 directors on the board

Stephen John Smith Director · appointed 2016
Peter Rayton Director
Caroline Louise Craven Director · appointed 2016

10.4y median 10.4y

average tenure

10.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Stephen John Smith Director · appointed 2016
Caroline Louise Craven Director · appointed 2016

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Caroline Louise Craven Director · appointed 2016

Portfolio (2)

Stephen John Smith Director · appointed 2016
Peter Rayton Director

also govern a charity

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 5Manufacturing 1Professional services 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: 02478315
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 31/12/2026
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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