Company · Axminster
River Cottage Limited
Event catering activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Andrew Kevin Palmer 2012-2017 View profile
- Robert Dudley Greacen 2012-2017 View profile
- Alexander Nicholas John Baring 2012-2017 View profile
- Sally Jane Gale 2008-2017 View profile
- Robert Alexander Love 2004-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Event catering activities
- Incorporated
- 04/07/2003
- Registered office
- Axminster
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Guy Francis Baring
significant influence · notified 2017-12-07 - Robert Dudley Greacen ceased 2018-04-09
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - River Cottage Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2017-12-07
Group
- River Cottage Limited
is controlled by Guy Francis Baring
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Guy Francis Baring.
5 other companies in this group
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
- -£2,453,085
- Total assets
- -£884,235
- Cash
- £102
- Employees
- 34
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Not reported | -£2,453,085 |
| 2025-09-29 | Not reported | -£2,453,085 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-29. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
12 grants · £18,874 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £18,874 (12 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Gordon Stewart Dodd Director · appointed 2016
- Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall Director · appointed 2004
- Guy Francis Baring Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Gordon Stewart Dodd Director · appointed 2016
- Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall Director · appointed 2004
- Guy Francis Baring Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Gordon Stewart Dodd Director · appointed 2016
- Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall Director · appointed 2004
- Guy Francis Baring Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 04821666
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 29/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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