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The British Cheese Board Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 37

  1. Matthew John Walker 2014-2014 Director View profile
  2. Ian Thomas Coggin 2014-2014 Director View profile
  3. Peter Anthony Willes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. Philip Ponsford 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. George Henry Streatfeild 2011-2013 Director View profile
  6. Hamish Renton 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Alastair Malcolm Jackson 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Richard Norman Hollingdale 2008-2013 Director View profile
  9. Dominic Peter Mullan 2008-2009 Director View profile
  10. Martin Rickenback 2008-2012 Director View profile
  11. Laura Downey 2008-2013 Director View profile
  12. Richard James Tolley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Alwyne James Hartley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Mark Higgins 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Robert Clive Evans 2004-2005 Director View profile
  16. Colin Trevor Hall 2003-2007 Director View profile
  17. Christina Lynne Baskerville 2003-2005 Director View profile
  18. David Michael Turner 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Dennis Rich 2001-2004 Director View profile
  20. Mark Allen 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Mark Garland Grahame 2001-2003 Director View profile
  22. Colin Raymond Stump 2000-2001 Director View profile
  23. Mark Beavon 2000-2011 Director View profile
  24. John William Drummond Hall 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Paul Stuart Simmonds 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Justin Charles Beckett 1997-2014 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Price 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Robert Edwin Trott 1996-1997 Director View profile
  29. Peter Allanson Bailey 1995-2001 Director View profile
  30. James Michael Murphy 1995-1996 Director View profile
  31. Simon Matthew Dudgeon Oliver 1995-2000 Director View profile
  32. Piers William Trehearn Feilden 1995-2003 Director View profile
  33. David Henry Willes 1995-2011 Director View profile
  34. Kirk John Hunter 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  35. Nigel Stephen White 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  36. White House Consultancy 1995-2010 Corporate-secretary View profile
  37. Robert Edwin Kirk Mckeith 1995-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/05/1995

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. The British Cheese Board Limited is controlled by Dairy UK Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dairy UK Limited is controlled by Arla Foods Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Arla Foods Limited is controlled by Arla Foods UK PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Arla Foods UK PLC is controlled by Arla Foods UK Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Arla Foods UK Holding Limited.

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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.

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

11.5y median 11.5y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Other services 12Property 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
03054212
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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