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EAT Limited

Licensed restaurants

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Thomas Owen Mackay 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Konrad Fano Meyer 2020-2020 Director View profile
  3. Axel Paul-Yves Marie Bhat 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Rushworth Smith 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Michael James Rainer 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Francis Walker 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Paul Daniel Whyte 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. Neil Stephen Campbell 2016-2016 Director View profile
  9. Strahan Leonard Arthur Wilson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Alan David Marriott 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Adrian James Johnson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Tony Solomons 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Sarah Jayne Doyle 2012-2016 Director View profile
  14. Mark Hulley 2011-2013 Director View profile
  15. Edmund Philip Grimes 2011-2016 Director View profile
  16. Edward Godwin 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. Kerry Owen Boyd 2007-2008 Director View profile
  18. John Anthony Herring 2004-2005 Director View profile
  19. Colin Joseph Hughes 2003-2008 Director View profile
  20. Faith Angela Macarthur 2001-2013 Director View profile
  21. Richard Cheshire 2001-2003 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Robert Lynn 2000-2005 Director View profile
  23. Justin Waldock 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Richard Andrew Harris 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones 1999-2001 Director View profile
  26. Bruce John Parsons 1999-2001 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Peter George Cooper 1996-1999 Director View profile
  28. Niall Macarthur 1996-2013 Director View profile
  29. Timothy Stephen Robert Wakefield 1996-1999 Director View profile
  30. Emma Hayes 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  31. Ian Sperry 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  32. Andrew James Hall 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  33. Guy William Harvey 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  34. Fraser Scott Hall 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  35. Mark Lewis William Hindes 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  36. Peter Richard Proto 1996-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Licensed restaurants
Incorporated
18/06/1996
Registered office
London

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. EAT Limited is controlled by Villiers Acquisition Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Villiers Acquisition Limited is controlled by Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited is controlled by Pret A Manger Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Pret A Manger Limited is controlled by Pret Holding 2 LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Pret Holding 2 LTD is controlled by Pret Holding 1 LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Pret Holding 1 LTD is controlled by Pret Parent Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-05-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Pret Parent Holding Limited is controlled by Pret Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Pret Holding Limited is controlled by Pret Intermediate Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pret Intermediate Company 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

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
7y
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.

Finance 7Retail and trade 7Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03213728
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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