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Marasu's Petits Fours Limited

Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Jean-Pierre Willemsen 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Edoardo Pozzoli 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Chantal Jane Coady 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Micaella Illy 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrea Macchione 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Victoria Alma Hill 2006-2019 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Anthony Crean 2006-2020 Director View profile
  8. Martin Kern 1996-2006 Director View profile
  9. Rainer Michael Kern 1994-2006 Director View profile
  10. Susanne Katherina Kern 1994-2006 Director View profile
  11. Michael Alan Fawcett 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  12. William Brian Keeling 2006-2020 Secretary View profile
  13. Rudolf Heinz Kern 1994-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
Incorporated
07/11/1994
Registered office
Manchester

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.

Group

  1. Marasu's Petits Fours Limited is controlled by Prestat Group LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Prestat Group LTD is controlled by Nicholas Crean
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-05-01, ceased 2019-03-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Crean.

5 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £9,065 total

360Giving 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 · £9,065

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £9,0652021-04-01
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

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 4Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02987472
Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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