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Company · Suffolk

Lowestoft Fish Producers Organisation Limited

Marine fishing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Nicolaas Van Duijn 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rosemarie Van Duijn 2007-2019 Director View profile
  3. Joos Johannes De Ridder 2004-2005 Director View profile
  4. Herbert Berend Hendrik Westerwal 2003-2015 Director View profile
  5. Maarten Van Duyn 2003-2007 Director View profile
  6. Willem Brands 2003-2017 Director View profile
  7. Courtney Edward Clarke 1996-2007 Director View profile
  8. Andrew John Bagshaw 1996-2002 Director View profile
  9. Raymond Charles Jack Hovells 1996-1996 Director View profile
  10. Jacobus Wilhelmus Maria Dirks 1993-1996 Director View profile
  11. John Frank Balls 1993-1996 Director View profile
  12. Robin Anthony Claridge 1993-2012 Director View profile
  13. Alexander Digby Guthe 1993-1993 Director View profile
  14. Peter Gouldby 1993-1996 Director View profile
  15. Gordon David Claridge 1993-1996 Director View profile
  16. Hugh Greville Sims 1993-2026 Secretary View profile
  17. Janet Eileen Smith 1993-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Marine fishing
Incorporated
15/06/1993
Registered office
Suffolk

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.

  • Hugh Greville Sims ceased 2025-06-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-01-01
  • 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.
  • 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

  1. Lowestoft Fish Producers Organisation Limited is controlled by Hugh Greville Sims
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2025-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hugh Greville Sims.

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

19y median 21.2y
average tenure
22.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Agriculture 4Other 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
02827201
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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