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Mars Horsecare UK Limited

Mars Horsecare UK Limited is an active UK company (number 03596340), incorporated 1998, with 4 current directors including Thomas Michael Wood and Clare Frances Barfoot. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Gordon Stuart Smith 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. David James Haines 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Richard Parton 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Dominic Alex Jenkins 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Keith Brockman 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Ian James Langer 2014-2021 Director View profile
  7. Benjamin Hugues Lachaud 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Julie Hedley 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Carol Williams 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. Tim David Robinson 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. David Martin Radvan 2008-2011 Director View profile
  12. Ellis B. Rowe 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Stefano Zancan 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Robert Anthony Sawyer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  15. Andrea Mercer 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Paul Brindley 2001-2002 Director View profile
  17. Robert Peter Clegg 1999-2024 Director View profile
  18. Catherine Lesley Etherington 1998-2001 Director View profile
  19. Gareth Mark Pilkington 1998-2015 Director View profile
  20. Dr Jeremy Charles Brereton 1998-2019 Director View profile
  21. Ruth Elizabeth Macdonald Mccombe 1998-2012 Director View profile
  22. Carol Williams 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  23. Margaret Alison Jordan 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  24. Stuart Guthrie-Brown 2002-2014 Secretary View profile
  25. Andrew Vincent Keith Campbell 1998-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/07/1998

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. Mars Horsecare UK Limited is controlled by Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company)
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company) is controlled by Effem Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Effem Holdings 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.

4 directors on the board

3.5y median 1.9y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03596340
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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