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The Heritage Fine Food Company Limited

The Heritage Fine Food Company Limited is an active UK company (number 03878960), incorporated 1999, with 4 current directors including Frederick Phillip Palmer and Tom James Edwards. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Jack Ashley Edwards 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Kay Mortimer 2012-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul Anthony Slater 1999-2011 Director View profile
  4. Alan Rex Grace 1999-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/11/1999

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. The Heritage Fine Food Company Limited is controlled by Tom James Edwards
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2024-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tom James Edwards.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£424,686
Total assets
£495,682
Cash
£152,913
Employees
78
Turnover
£10,567,005
Profit/loss
£254,567

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

10.6y median 11.1y
average tenure
17.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Retail and trade 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03878960
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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