Company
Whitworths Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Robert Andrew Watson OBE 2021-2025 View profile
- Nicholas Steven Linney 2013-2025 View profile
- Jeremy Preston 2013-2021 View profile
- Timothy Bevan Davies 2009-2014 View profile
- Butler, Roger William, Mr. 2006-2025 View profile
- David John Jenkins 2003-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/12/2003
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Martin Francis George
50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Michael David George
25-50% shares · notified 2022-04-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Simone Louise Large
50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2024-10-25 - Colin John Crowley
50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2024-10-25 - Nicholas William Smith
50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2024-10-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Whitworths Holdings Limited
is controlled by Martin Francis George
Evidence
active 50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Martin Francis George.
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- F & A George Limited
- Cadge & Colman Limited
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Holdco Limited
- Pure Magic Industries Limited
- 14721568
- Whitworths Food Group LTD
- Purchase Finance Company Limited
- Quay Topco Limited
- 14186733
- Carr's Flour Mills Limited
- Dogsthorpe Acquisitions Limited
- Arlington Street Trustees Limited
- Fotheringhay Farming CO. Limited
- Whitworth Bros.Limited
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.
4 directors on the board
- Michael David George Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Francis George Director · appointed 2013
- Colin John Crowley Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas William Smith Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- Michael David George Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Francis George Director · appointed 2013
- Nicholas William Smith Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Michael David George Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Francis George Director · appointed 2013
- Colin John Crowley Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas William Smith Director · appointed 2005
Left in the last 12 months
- Nicholas Steven Linney Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
- Robert Andrew Watson OBE Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
- Butler, Roger William, Mr. Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2025
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
- 04999927
- 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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