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J. Freeman & Sons Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Daniel George Freeman 2011-2019 Secretary View profile
  2. Pamela Lea 2008-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £1,643,499 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • The Supply of Fresh Meat and Poultry Buyer: SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTD. £643,499 2026-02-06 CPV 15100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Synchronicity Care Limited have awarded a contract to Freeman Catering Butchers for the supply of Fresh Meat and Poultry. This is for a period of 24 months (with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months) and awarded via further comp…

  • BCCET In-house Catering Services - Fresh and Cooked Meat Buyer: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST £1,000,000 2025-06-09 CPV 39222000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of fresh and cooked meat through the YPO Framework 00985, UK Food Deal DPS, Category 7 - Fresh and Cooked Meat.

  • Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The supply and distribution of fresh butchered meat and poultry (and associated products) to members of TUCO Ltd. Fresh Butchered Meat & Poultry Agreement Scope is as follows but not limited to: • Fresh Butchered Meat Pork, Lamb, Beef, Ox, …

    Framework
  • Food and General Provisions Buyer: South Tyneside Borough Council Value not published Date not published CPV 15000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract Extension of the NEPO407-Food and General Provisions To extend the current framework for catering services. The new arrangement will be for 13 months until 31/07/2027. The reason for the additional extension is to bring all of the…

About

Incorporated
11/09/2001

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.

  • James Robert Freeman
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Daniel George Freeman
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. J. Freeman & Sons Limited is controlled by James Robert Freeman
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Robert Freeman.

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
£1,604,739
Cash
£1,148,391
Employees
50
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

24.8y median 24.8y
average tenure
24.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 3Property 3Retail and trade 3

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
04285214
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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