Vestey Foods Limited
Company 02990785 Active
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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
- George Moubray William Vestey Director · appointed 2007
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2005
20.2y median 20.2y
average tenure
21.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- George Moubray William Vestey Director · appointed 2007
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- George Moubray William Vestey Director · appointed 2007
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2005
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Brett Geoffrey Sumner Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
Professional services 20Business services 6Retail and trade 4Finance 3Agriculture 2Manufacturing 2Other services 2Hospitality 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Vestey Holdings Limited 1 shared director
- Lancashire General Investment Company Limited 1 shared director
- Western United Investment Company Limited 1 shared director
- Vestey Nova Limited 1 shared director
- Nealestone Farms Limited 1 shared director
- Alder Asset Management Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 02990785 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 16/11/1994 |
| Address | 3RD FLOOR, 7 HOWICK PLACE, LONDON, SW1P 1BB |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices
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.
- Vestey Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 5 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Global Group UK Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Vestey Foods International Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Vestey Foods International Trading Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - John Wharton Meats Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Vestey Foods UK (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (14)
- George Moubray William Vestey Director · appointed 2007
- Neil Thornton Director · appointed 2005
Show 12 former officers
- Brett Geoffrey Sumner Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Colin George Copland Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2024
- Reginald Eric Blair Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- Marco Alessandro Pierleoni Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2006
- Barry James Long Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2004
- Jesper Scheel Edelmann Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2014
- Scott Morris Benton Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
- Robert Hamilton Cooper Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2001
- Collins, John Alexander, Sir Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2002
- Donald George Rhynas Macgregor Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1994
- Ian Murray Mcculloch Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1994
- John Richard Cuthbert Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 2001
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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