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Blacklands Trading Limited

Blacklands Trading Limited is an active UK company (number 02878784), incorporated 1993, with 3 current directors including William James Hunter and David Thomas Smyth. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Andrew Edward Parker 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Angela Finney 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Patrick Blake 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Cullen 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Aidan Brian Wilson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Michael Vincent Harte 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Michael Lane 2011-2017 Director View profile
  8. Joe Collins 2009-2017 Director View profile
  9. Noel Coakley 2003-2009 Director View profile
  10. Damien Peter Mcloughlin 2003-2008 Director View profile
  11. Cathal Fitzgerald 2003-2012 Director View profile
  12. Clive John Bennett 1993-2005 Director View profile
  13. Joslyn Ann Houlden Soan 2006-2022 Secretary View profile
  14. Thomas Simcock 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  15. Eileen Beatrice Bennett 1993-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/12/1993

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Donal Buggy ceased 2025-11-17
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Joe Collins ceased 2018-01-03
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Aidan Brian Wilson ceased 2017-09-25
    appoints directors · notified 2016-08-30
  • Michael John Cullen ceased 2020-07-31
    significant influence · notified 2018-01-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Thomas Smyth ceased 2025-11-17
    significant influence · notified 2018-01-03
  • Ornua Ingredients UK Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 7 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 7 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Blacklands Trading Limited is controlled by Donal Buggy
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Donal Buggy.

2 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.

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

8.2y median 9.3y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 27Professional services 11Retail and trade 4Finance 2Hospitality 2

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
02878784
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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