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Czarnikow Group Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Matthew James Spencer Booth 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard Iain Morrison 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Julian Norman Cyril Randles 2013-2026 Director View profile
  4. Robin Cave 2009-2025 Director View profile
  5. Mario Bolivar 2007-2015 Director View profile
  6. Marcos Molinaro 2007-2013 Director View profile
  7. Tobias Charles Osborne 2006-2013 Director View profile
  8. Toby Edward Lendrum Cohen 2006-2014 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Mark Slinger 2002-2010 Director View profile
  10. Edward (Ed) Makin 1998-2005 Director View profile
  11. Desmond Michael Monteith 1997-2009 Director View profile
  12. Andrew George Richard Wilson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  13. Denis Joseph Mulhall 1994-1996 Director View profile
  14. Peter Shaun Thompson 1994-2010 Director View profile
  15. John Edmun Burman 1994-1996 Director View profile
  16. Peter John Jackson 1993-1996 Director View profile
  17. Kevin Cyril Field 1993-1996 Director View profile
  18. Peter Thomas Frawley 1993-1996 Director View profile
  19. Jonathan Gareth Williams 1993-2025 Director View profile
  20. Norman Blum 1993-2018 Director View profile
  21. Alan James Wood 1993-2011 Director View profile
  22. Arthur Roger Blundell 1993-2001 Director View profile
  23. Guy Henry Toller 1993-2010 Director View profile
  24. Michael Denys Chataway 1991-1994 Director View profile
  25. Peter Drayton O'Hara 1991-2007 Director View profile
  26. Michael Richard Liddiard 1991-1994 Director View profile
  27. Peter Robert Butler 1991-1994 Director View profile
  28. John Salmon Collecott 1991-2002 Director View profile
  29. William Alexander Bennett 1991-1993 Director View profile
  30. John Henry Barneby 1991-2013 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Erskine Home Mason 1991-2012 Director View profile
  32. Jeremy David Nickson 1991-2013 Secretary View profile
  33. Colin Godfrey 1991-1992 Secretary View profile
  34. John Robert Stuart Dodsworth 1991-1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
02/10/1991
Registered office
London
Previous names
C. Czarnikow Sugar Limited (until 17/05/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Czarnikow Group Limited is controlled by C. Czarnikow Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. C. Czarnikow Limited is controlled by British Sugar PLC
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. British Sugar PLC is controlled by ABF Investments PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. ABF Investments PLC is controlled by Associated British Foods PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Associated British Foods PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

24.3y median 24.3y
average tenure
28y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional services 2Business services 1Finance 1Other 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
02650590
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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