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Direct Meats (Knights Farm) LTD

Direct Meats (Knights Farm) LTD is an active UK company (number 03037523), incorporated 1995, with 6 current directors including Sarah Gleed and Nicholas Phillip Lamb. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 9

  1. Graham John Waddington 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicola Louise Chandler 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Mark Alexis Hayward 2014-2020 Director View profile
  4. Linda Blackwell 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Donald Peter Bluck 2009-2020 Director View profile
  6. Martyn Cox 2003-2009 Director View profile
  7. Dennis Black 1995-1995 Nominee-director View profile
  8. John Leslie Kent 1995-2013 Secretary View profile
  9. Peter David Williams 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/03/1995

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. Direct Meats (Knights Farm) LTD is controlled by Direct Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Holdings Limited is controlled by Direct Consolidated Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Direct Consolidated Limited is controlled by Martin Patrick Blackwell
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Patrick Blackwell.

6 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
£4,855,322
Total assets
£6,351,893
Cash
£279,954
Employees
129
Turnover
£15,090,720
Profit/loss
£361,176

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£15,090,720£4,855,322
2025-05-31£19,717,351£4,494,146

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £124,239 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £124,239

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £124,2392022-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

8.2y median 3.9y
average tenure
31.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 5Finance 2Professional services 2Business services 1Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03037523
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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