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English Provender Company Limited

Manufacture of condiments and seasonings

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Stephen Brooker 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. John Donald Gillies 2019-2019 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Rose Irons 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Aisling Kemp 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Jason Robert Belmont 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Lucy Jane Balmer 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Carl Philip Steckerl 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. David Marshall 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Lisa Mccrystal 2012-2018 Director View profile
  10. Grahame Wright 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Martin David Lavelle 2005-2005 Director View profile
  12. Paul Royston Warnes 2005-2017 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Stewart Riches 2005-2018 Director View profile
  14. Timothy John Mack 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Glynn Hughes 2004-2017 Director View profile
  16. David John William Garland 2003-2016 Director View profile
  17. Gerard Paul Treanor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  18. Jacqueline Wild 2001-2002 Director View profile
  19. Raymond Merrick 1999-2005 Director View profile
  20. Lloyd Leslie Russell Whiteley 1998-2024 Director View profile
  21. Mark Richard Cashin 1998-2012 Director View profile
  22. Ashley Raymond Ditum 1992-1993 Director View profile
  23. John Curwin 1991-1991 Director View profile
  24. George Manuel Yannaghas 1991-1998 Director View profile
  25. Philip Archibald Douglas Scouller 1991-1998 Director View profile
  26. Frederick Aubrey Guy Kay 1991-1991 Director View profile
  27. David Marshall 2010-2023 Secretary View profile
  28. Christopher John Fowle 2000-2010 Secretary View profile
  29. James Cross 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  30. Andrew Obolensky 1991-1999 Secretary View profile
  31. Lawson (London) Limited 1991-1991 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of condiments and seasonings
Incorporated
20/03/1991
Registered office
Liverpool

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. English Provender Company Limited is controlled by Edward Billington and SON Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward Billington and SON Limited.

43 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
£20,893,620
Total assets
£23,176,620
Cash
£266,800
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£8,021,433

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £249,933 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £149,206
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £100,727

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £149,2062022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £100,7272021-11-10
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

9.6y median 7y
average tenure
24.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 6Dormant 3Manufacturing 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Agriculture 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
02593588
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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