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C. Czarnikow Limited
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Who leads it
- Willem Roux Van Der MerweDirector · since 2025
- Lekani Leslie KatandulaDirector · since 2025
- Matthew John LesterDirector · since 2025
- Matthew James Spencer BoothDirector · since 2018
- William James RookDirector · since 2016
- Julian Norman Cyril RandlesDirector · since 2014
- Richard Iain MorrisonDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 34
- Andre Lubbe 2023-2025 View profile
- Charles Noble 2023-2023 View profile
- Paul Michael Weston 2017-2025 View profile
- Daniel Edward West 2013-2023 View profile
- Tobias Charles Osborne 2012-2013 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth Magill 2012-2018 View profile
- Sebastian Saywell Barrack 2012-2017 View profile
- Jean-Luc Robert Bohbot 2011-2012 View profile
- Richard Neil Pike 2010-2013 View profile
- Paul Robert Kenward 2010-2011 View profile
- Robin Cave 2009-2025 View profile
- Richard John Lee 2009-2012 View profile
- Kenneth John Picard 2009-2011 View profile
- David Robin Langlands 2008-2010 View profile
- Ian David Glasson 2006-2011 View profile
- Anne Bernadette Brenan 2006-2008 View profile
- David Ross Hooper 2005-2006 View profile
- Paul Allan Lee 2005-2006 View profile
- Dr Mark Ian Carr 2004-2010 View profile
- Harvey John Davenport 2004-2008 View profile
- Alan James Wood 2004-2009 View profile
- Kevin Cyril Field 2002-2004 View profile
- Alexander Norman Brennan 2001-2006 View profile
- Robert Anthony Toner 2000-2003 View profile
- Peter Maxwell Kirby 1999-2001 View profile
- Ian Melville Mcmaster 1999-2006 View profile
- Gregory Livingstone 1998-1999 View profile
- Peter John Jackson 1996-2002 View profile
- John Edmun Burman 1996-1998 View profile
- Peter Thomas Frawley 1996-1999 View profile
- Jonathan Paul Findler 1996-2000 View profile
- John Henry Barneby 1996-2014 View profile
- Nicholas Erskine Home Mason 1996-2012 View profile
- Jeremy David Nickson 1996-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
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- Incorporated
- 18/06/1996
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- British Sugar PLC
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Macquarie CGM UK Holdings Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2026-03-31 - Macquarie Investments 1 Limited ceased 2026-03-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-14
Group
- C. Czarnikow Limited
is controlled by British Sugar PLC
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - British Sugar PLC
is controlled by ABF Investments PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - ABF Investments PLC
is controlled by Associated British Foods PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Associated British Foods PLC.
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- National Milk Records Limited
- Fishers Seeds & Grain Limited
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- Patak Food Limited
- British Sugar PLC
- 09970525
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- ABF Ingredients Limited
- ABF ZMW Finance Limited
- ABF Investments (NO.2) Limited
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- AB World Foods Limited
- ABF Investments PLC
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- National Livestock Records Limited
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- Boston Seeds Limited
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- 06746429
- Fishers Feeds Limited
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- AB Sugar China North 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.
7 directors on the board
- Matthew James Spencer Booth Director · appointed 2018
- William James Rook Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Iain Morrison Director · appointed 2012
- Matthew John Lester Director · appointed 2025
- Lekani Leslie Katandula Director · appointed 2025
- Willem Roux Van Der Merwe Director · appointed 2025
- Julian Norman Cyril Randles Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew James Spencer Booth Director · appointed 2018
- William James Rook Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Iain Morrison Director · appointed 2012
- Julian Norman Cyril Randles Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Matthew James Spencer Booth Director · appointed 2018
- Lekani Leslie Katandula Director · appointed 2025
- Willem Roux Van Der Merwe Director · appointed 2025
- Julian Norman Cyril Randles Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (3)
- William James Rook Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Iain Morrison Director · appointed 2012
- Matthew John Lester Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Michael Weston Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 03215084
- 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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