Company · Blandford Forum
The House of Sarunds Limited
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Jacqueline Anne Martin 1999-2022 View profile
- Robert Willem Verdonk 1994-1999 View profile
- Wessex Company Secretaries Limited 2008-2022 View profile
- Catherine Serpell Verdonk 1996-1999 View profile
- Julie Ann Beavis 1994-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
- Incorporated
- 13/05/1994
- Registered office
- Blandford Forum
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.
- Sarunds Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2023-07-19 - 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
- The House of Sarunds Limited
is controlled by Sarunds Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2023-07-19 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sarunds Holdings Limited
is controlled by Robert Francis James Darke
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Francis James Darke.
3 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,590,625
- Total assets
- £2,693,414
- Cash
- £398,418
- Employees
- 76
- Turnover
- £17,897,090
- Profit/loss
- £805,815
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Lauretta Jane Way Director · appointed 2017
- Gemma Louise Hitchens Director · appointed 2023
- Peter Ian Martin Director · appointed 1999
- Robert Francis James Darke Director · appointed 2022
- Gary Richard Parkinson Director · appointed 2017
- Martine Louise Hutchings Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Lauretta Jane Way Director · appointed 2017
- Peter Ian Martin Director · appointed 1999
- Gary Richard Parkinson Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Lauretta Jane Way Director · appointed 2017
- Gemma Louise Hitchens Director · appointed 2023
- Peter Ian Martin Director · appointed 1999
- Robert Francis James Darke Director · appointed 2022
- Gary Richard Parkinson Director · appointed 2017
- Martine Louise Hutchings Director · appointed 2023
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02928948
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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