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Chaucer Foods Limited

Chaucer Foods Limited is an active UK company (number 03168607), incorporated 1996, with 2 current directors, Hiroshi Shimizu and Robert Michael Purcell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 20

  1. Yasuro Watanabe 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Paul Frampton 2017-2018 Director View profile
  3. Tom Malkoski 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Gregory David Koral 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Jeffrey Robert Kipling 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Ducker 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. David Brown Manning 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Stephen David Boyd 2008-2011 Director View profile
  9. Cielo Bicol Cartwright 2007-2011 Director View profile
  10. Peter Jonathan Sibbald 2004-2012 Director View profile
  11. Ken Smith 2004-2012 Director View profile
  12. Kevin Lovett 2004-2012 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Dunn 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Antony Charles Rouse 1998-2000 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Norman Peycke 1996-1999 Director View profile
  16. Jack Rowell 1996-2004 Director View profile
  17. William James Mapstone 1996-2004 Director View profile
  18. Paul Neilson Gordon Smith 1996-2012 Director View profile
  19. Andrew James Ducker 2011-2017 Secretary View profile
  20. Philip Townend 1996-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/03/1996

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. Chaucer Foods Limited is controlled by Pilgrim Food Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Pilgrim Food Holdings Limited is controlled by Broomco (3555) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Broomco (3555) Limited is controlled by Broomco (3554) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Broomco (3554) Limited is controlled by Canada Square Nominees (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Canada Square Nominees (UK) Limited is controlled by Hsbc UK Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Hsbc UK Bank PLC is controlled by Hsbc Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hsbc Holdings PLC.

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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

6.3y median 6.3y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional services 7Manufacturing 4

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
03168607
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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