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Illovo Sugar Africa Holdings Limited

Illovo Sugar Africa Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number 04317607), incorporated 2001, with 2 current directors, Dr Craig Robert Carl Jensen and Lionel Morton Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Andre Lubbe 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonah James Rea Lyall 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Craig Paul Taylor 2020-2020 Director View profile
  4. Johannes Jacobus Van Rooyen 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Gavin Barry Dalgleish 2016-2024 Director View profile
  6. Mohammed Hoosen Abdool-Samad 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Peter Andrew Russell 2006-2016 Director View profile
  8. John Walter Sutcliffe 2001-2010 Director View profile
  9. Richard Charles Cloke 2001-2006 Director View profile
  10. Philip Richard Conboy 2001-2001 Director View profile
  11. Michael Beard 2001-2001 Director View profile
  12. Simon Joseph Smith 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  13. Anthony George Hunter 2001-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/2001

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. Illovo Sugar Africa Holdings Limited is controlled by ABF Overseas Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. ABF Overseas 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
  3. 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

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04317607
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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