Company
The Roasting Company Limited
The Roasting Company Limited is an active UK company (number 05635309), incorporated 2005, with 2 current directors, Roger John Messenger and John Langstaff Priestley. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Lucy Bryant 2016-2016 View profile
- Raymond Bentley 2005-2011 View profile
- John David Drury 2005-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/11/2005
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.
- Melbourne Food Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2024-01-01 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- The Roasting Company Limited
is controlled by Melbourne Food Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Melbourne Food Group Limited
is controlled by Melbourne Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Melbourne Holdings Limited
is controlled by John Priestley
Evidence
active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Priestley.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £6,137,949
- Total assets
- £6,605,374
- Cash
- £3,018,154
- Employees
- 35
- Turnover
- £13,943,484
- Profit/loss
- £1,842,622
Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.
2 directors on the board
- John Langstaff Priestley Director · appointed 2005
- Roger John Messenger Director · appointed 2007
Directors past 6 years
- John Langstaff Priestley Director · appointed 2005
- Roger John Messenger Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Roger John Messenger Director · appointed 2007
Portfolio (1)
- John Langstaff Priestley Director · appointed 2005
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
- 05635309
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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