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BY Word of Mouth Limited

Event catering activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Nicholas Edward Heale Thomas 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Sir Francis Henry Mackay 2010-2026 Director View profile
  3. Barnaby Hugh Cochrane Watson 2005-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mark Anthony Connolly 2005-2005 Director View profile
  5. Antony Adriaan Roestenburg 2003-2012 Director View profile
  6. Hugo James Miller-Brown 2001-2005 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Louise Hawkins 2001-2004 Director View profile
  8. Justin Michael Patrick Tinne 1997-2020 Director View profile
  9. Jane Elizabeth Lloyd Owen 1997-2005 Director View profile
  10. Barnaby Watson 2013-2023 Secretary View profile
  11. Ronald Morley 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  12. Stacie Jane Ives 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  13. Nigel David Brewster 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  14. Michael David Hugo Lloyd Owen 1997-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £950,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • City of London Guildhall Events Catering Framework Buyer: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London £950,000 2025-07-31 CPV 55520000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract award for the framework of approved caters that will provide catering services for internal and external clients hiring events spaces at the Guildhall.

About

What it does
Event catering activities; Other food services
Incorporated
31/01/1997
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. BY Word of Mouth Limited is controlled by Graysons Hospitality Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Graysons Hospitality Limited is controlled by Aramark Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Aramark Limited is controlled by Aramark Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aramark Investments Limited.

34 other companies in this group

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.

3 directors on the board

10.7y median 3.5y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Hospitality 17Business services 8Construction 2Finance 2Education 1Property 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
03310603
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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