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Opal Food Processing Systems Limited

Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Thomas Joseph Lyons 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Page 1997-1999 Director View profile
  3. Barry John Adams 1997-1998 Director View profile
  4. Edwin Charles White 1997-1997 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Frederick Tautz 1996-1997 Director View profile
  6. Roger Mackness 1996-1997 Director View profile
  7. Seamus Farrell 2009-2026 Secretary View profile
  8. Linda Gillian Christie 1997-2009 Secretary View profile
  9. Keith Jonathan Christie 1996-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/01/1996
Registered office
Cambridgeshire

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. Opal Food Processing Systems Limited is controlled by SF Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2021-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. SF Topco Limited is controlled by Alcuin GP V LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Alcuin GP V LLP is controlled by Mark Henry Storey
    Evidence
    active 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2019-08-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Henry Storey.

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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.

1 directors on the board

1.9y median 1.9y
average tenure
1.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03148647
Status
Active
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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