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BSO (China) Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Dr Quintin Harvey Heath 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Janet Catherine Ryan 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Alan John Wells 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Cowper 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Graham Michael Rhodes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Alistair Graham Cross 2008-2015 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Anthony Flack 2006-2008 Director View profile
  8. David Robin Langlands 2006-2010 Director View profile
  9. Dr Mark Ian Carr 2004-2025 Director View profile
  10. Sherif Hassanein 2004-2006 Director View profile
  11. Mark Leslie Hazlehurst 2004-2014 Director View profile
  12. Marie-Louise Clayton 2002-2002 Director View profile
  13. Terence Strain 1999-2000 Director View profile
  14. Trevor Henry Montague Shaw 1999-2000 Director View profile
  15. Harvey John Davenport 1999-2010 Director View profile
  16. Kevin Cyril Field 1999-2004 Director View profile
  17. Simon Joseph Smith 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  18. Lyn Richardson 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  19. Jessica Sophie Foster 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  20. William Bernard Wright 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
01/07/1999
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. BSO (China) Limited is controlled by British Sugar (Overseas) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. British Sugar (Overseas) Limited is controlled by A.B.F.Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. A.B.F.Holdings Limited 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
  4. 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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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

1.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
1.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 3Agriculture 1Manufacturing 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
03799608
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
15/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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