Company · Exeter
Dunbia (UK)
Processing and preserving of meat
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- James George Dobson 2017-2020 View profile
- Matthew Samuel Dobson 2017-2020 View profile
- Peter Queally 1997-2023 View profile
- Sean Breen 2017-2018 View profile
- Daniel Browne 1997-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Processing and preserving of meat; Wholesale of meat and meat products; Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
- Incorporated
- 05/06/1997
- Registered office
- Exeter
- Previous names
- Dawn Meats (UK) (until 02/05/2018)
Dawn Meats (U.K.) (until 25/01/2016)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Dunbia (UK) on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
5 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.
Grants received
11 grants · £1,159,084 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £652,065 (2 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £415,319 (4 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £84,600 (2 grants)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £7,101 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
6 directors on the board
- Sean Breen Director · appointed 1999
- Niall Browne Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Queally Director · appointed 2017
- Ivor Queally Director · appointed 2023
- John Queally Director · appointed 2001
- Colm Browne Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Sean Breen Director · appointed 1999
- Niall Browne Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Queally Director · appointed 2017
- John Queally Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Sean Breen Director · appointed 1999
- Niall Browne Director · appointed 2017
- Michael Queally Director · appointed 2017
- Ivor Queally Director · appointed 2023
- John Queally Director · appointed 2001
- Colm Browne Director · appointed 2026
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
- 03382084
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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