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The NEW Forest Fruit Company Limited

The NEW Forest Fruit Company Limited is an active UK company (number 05694172), incorporated 2006, with 5 current directors including David John Hall and Katarzyna Booth. 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 5

  1. Vincent Wheller 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Lorraine Hawker 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Cunningham Boyd 2006-2017 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Jayne Randall 2008-2008 Secretary View profile
  5. Linda Elizabeth Bailey 2006-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/02/2006

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.

Group

  1. The NEW Forest Fruit Company Limited is controlled by John Cunningham Boyd
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-11-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Cunningham Boyd.

1 other company 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
£9,997,913
Total assets
£12,623,829
Cash
£4,025,288
Employees
340
Turnover
£23,108,801
Profit/loss
£1,778,782

Filed as Full 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.

Grants received

8 grants · £104,269 total

360Giving 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 · £104,269 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,0942024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,0762024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,8952024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £21,4922023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,5432023-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

6.7y median 4.2y
average tenure
17.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 1

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05694172
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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