Company
Ferndale Foods Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Gordon James Walsh 2023-2026 View profile
- Peter William Thornton 2022-2023 View profile
- Stuart Jonathan Lowe 2022-2023 View profile
- Alan John Wotton 2018-2023 View profile
- Helmut Franz Morent 2017-2018 View profile
- Francois Denis Marie Legrain 2017-2023 View profile
- John Bigwood 1993-2017 View profile
- Jeffrey George Steer 1992-1993 View profile
- John Graeme Davies 1992-1993 View profile
- Penelope Ann Bigwood 1993-2017 View profile
- Thomas Edward William Weimer 1992-1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/05/1992
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.
- Oscar Mayer Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Ferndale Foods Limited
is controlled by Oscar Mayer Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Oscar Mayer Limited
is controlled by John Bigwood
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-04-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Bigwood.
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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.
Grants received
2 grants · £26,762 total360Giving 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 Work and Pensions · £26,762 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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
- Ian John Toal Director · appointed 2023
- Nigel Patrick Hebron Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Ian John Toal Director · appointed 2023
- Nigel Patrick Hebron Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Gordon James Walsh Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02715846
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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