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The Guild of Fine Food Limited

The Guild of Fine Food Limited is an active UK company (number 02744552), incorporated 1992, with 4 current directors including Christabel Louise Cairns and Victoria Jane Farrand. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Elizabeth Burt 2003-2005 Director View profile
  2. Linda Dorothy Farrand 1992-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/09/1992

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. The Guild of Fine Food Limited is controlled by John Robert Farrand
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2026-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Robert Farrand.

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
£643,165
Cash
£1,101,899
Employees
40
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£643,165
2024-12-31Not reported£379,726

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

13.2y median 14.1y
average tenure
22.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

1
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.

Education 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02744552
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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