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Southern Counties Fresh Foods Limited

Wholesale of meat and meat products

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Thomas Francis Stephenson 2016-2016 Director View profile
  2. Paul John Finnerty 2011-2016 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Joseph Lawrence Kirwan 2011-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Murphy 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. William Noel Halstead Cobden 2000-2006 Director View profile
  6. Richard Alexander Phelps 1999-2011 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Halstead Cobden 1996-2009 Director View profile
  8. Robert Paul Heffer 1996-2011 Director View profile
  9. Matthew Halsted Cobden 1996-2009 Director View profile
  10. Henry Robin Heffer 1996-2011 Director View profile
  11. Graham Keith Heffer 1996-2011 Director View profile
  12. Richard William Halstead Cobden 1996-2009 Director View profile
  13. John Mclaughlin 2011-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Ian Allan Carswell 1997-2007 Secretary View profile
  15. Colin John Wilson 1996-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of meat and meat products
Incorporated
14/08/1996
Registered office
Birmingham

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. Southern Counties Fresh Foods Limited is controlled by Laurence Joseph Goodman
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2021-04-27, ceased 2021-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Laurence Joseph Goodman.

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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

8.6y median 8.6y
average tenure
14.8y
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.

Manufacturing 27Professional services 9Utilities 8Business services 4Other services 2Retail and trade 2Transport 2Agriculture 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
03239694
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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