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Rowan Foods Limited

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Gordon James Walsh 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Jonathan Lowe 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Alan John Wotton 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Helmut Franz Morent 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Francois Denis Marie Legrain 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. John Bigwood 2001-2017 Director View profile
  7. Christopher James Lewis 2001-2001 Director View profile
  8. Pauline Anne Preston 2001-2001 Director View profile
  9. Penelope Ann Bigwood 2001-2017 Secretary View profile
  10. Julia Theresa Saunders 2001-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/12/2000

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.

  • John Bigwood ceased 2016-04-06
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Oscar Mayer Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Rowan Foods Limited is controlled by John Bigwood
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Bigwood.

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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

2.9y median 2.9y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 8Manufacturing 5Professional services 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
04120140
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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