Company · Norwich
Reids of Norwich Limited
Wholesale of meat and meat products
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Marie Nicola BurtonDirector · since 2025
- Stephen Andrew HarleyDirector · since 2021
- Dennis PetersenDirector · since 2021
- Philip Richard MullenDirector · since 2019
- Robert John SpenceDirector · since 2016
- William Edwin BuchananDirector · since 2015
- Geoffrey BuchananDirector · since 2015
- Gareth Charles LongDirector · since 2007
- John Michael ReidDirector · since 2006
Previous officers 3
- Matthew William Barrett 2008-2015 View profile
- Wendy Cherry Reid 2012-2015 View profile
- Wendy Reid 2006-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Wholesale of meat and meat products
- Incorporated
- 20/11/2006
- Registered office
- Norwich
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- William Edwin Buchanan
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Autumn Foods Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - 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
- Reids of Norwich Limited
is controlled by William Edwin Buchanan
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Edwin Buchanan.
25 other companies in this group
- Maurice Buchanan Poultry Limited
- Green Label Farms LLP
- Hasketon Foods Limited
- 11443909
- 11666038
- Hasketon Smithfield Limited
- Autumn Foods Limited
- Green Label Poultry Limited
- Hasketon Group Limited
- E. H. Broome & CO. Limited
- Sumeray & Rodgers Limited
- Autumn Foods Holdings Limited
- J.F. Edwards (Smithfield) Limited
- Peter Tocher Limited
- W.E.B. Nominees Limited
- Green Label Holdings Limited
- Redgrave Poultry Limited
- Green Label Foods LTD.
- Hasketon Holdings Limited
- Hasketon Debach Holdings Limited
- Allen & CO. (Smithfield) Limited
- 11371316
- Hemswell Coldstore Limited
- Hasketon Poultry Limited
- G.M.B. and W.E.B. Finance 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.
9 directors on the board
- William Edwin Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
- Stephen Andrew Harley Director · appointed 2021
- Robert John Spence Director · appointed 2016
- John Michael Reid Director · appointed 2006
- Philip Richard Mullen Director · appointed 2019
- Gareth Charles Long Director · appointed 2007
- Dennis Petersen Director · appointed 2021
- Marie Nicola Burton Director · appointed 2025
- Geoffrey Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- William Edwin Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
- Robert John Spence Director · appointed 2016
- John Michael Reid Director · appointed 2006
- Philip Richard Mullen Director · appointed 2019
- Gareth Charles Long Director · appointed 2007
- Geoffrey Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Robert John Spence Director · appointed 2016
- Philip Richard Mullen Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (7)
- William Edwin Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
- Stephen Andrew Harley Director · appointed 2021
- John Michael Reid Director · appointed 2006
- Gareth Charles Long Director · appointed 2007
- Dennis Petersen Director · appointed 2021
- Marie Nicola Burton Director · appointed 2025
- Geoffrey Buchanan Director · appointed 2015
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
- 06003739
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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