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Vestey Foods Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Brett Geoffrey Sumner 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Colin George Copland 2006-2024 Director View profile
  3. Barry James Long 2000-2004 Director View profile
  4. Jesper Scheel Edelmann 1997-2014 Director View profile
  5. Scott Morris Benton 1994-1996 Director View profile
  6. Robert Hamilton Cooper 1994-2001 Director View profile
  7. Sir John Alexander Collins 1994-2002 Director View profile
  8. Donald George Rhynas Macgregor 1994-1994 Director View profile
  9. Ian Murray Mcculloch 1994-1994 Director View profile
  10. Reginald Eric Blair 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  11. Marco Alessandro Pierleoni 2000-2006 Secretary View profile
  12. John Richard Cuthbert 1994-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/11/1994

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. Vestey Foods Limited is controlled by Vestey Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Vestey Holdings Limited is controlled by Vestey Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Vestey Group Limited is controlled by Western United Investment Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Western United Investment Company Limited is controlled by Carl Hermann Konrad Friedlaender
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carl Hermann Konrad Friedlaender.

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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
£20,875,800
Total assets
£20,995,800
Cash
£2,519
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£20,875,800
2024-12-31Not reported£20,976,700

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

20.2y median 20.2y
average tenure
21.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02990785
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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