Company
The Fresh Olive Company LTD.
The Fresh Olive Company LTD. is an active UK company (number 06856765), incorporated 2009, with 6 current directors including Ainhoa Astobieta Freixa and Nicholas Charles Joseph Henderson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Ainhoa Astobieta FreixaDirector · since 2025
- Nicholas Charles Joseph HendersonDirector · since 2025
- Mario KleopaDirector · since 2025
- Stuart Christopher LaneDirector · since 2021
- David William BalmerDirector · since 2020
- WJS Executives LimitedCorporate-director · since 2018
- Katie Amanda DenyerSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 11
- Gary Martin Urmston 2018-2019 View profile
- James Watson 2018-2021 View profile
- Norman Graeme Scott Soutar 2018-2020 View profile
- Rory Lloyd 2018-2019 View profile
- John Charles Hodges 2009-2020 View profile
- George Patrick Bennell 2009-2020 View profile
- Robert Paul Cherry 2009-2009 View profile
- Andrew John Green 2024-2025 View profile
- Gary Urmston 2018-2019 View profile
- Adam Henry Wells 2009-2020 View profile
- Pauline Prosser 2009-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/03/2009
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.
- George Patrick Bennell ceased 2018-11-21
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - John Charles Hodges ceased 2018-11-21
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - William Jackson Food Group Limited
75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-21
Group
- The Fresh Olive Company LTD.
is controlled by George Patrick Bennell
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by George Patrick Bennell.
1 other company in this group
- 12885031 (no longer on the register)
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.
5 directors on the board
- Mario Kleopa Director · appointed 2025
- Ainhoa Astobieta Freixa Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Charles Joseph Henderson Director · appointed 2025
- David William Balmer Director · appointed 2020
- Stuart Christopher Lane Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- David William Balmer Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Mario Kleopa Director · appointed 2025
- Ainhoa Astobieta Freixa Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Charles Joseph Henderson Director · appointed 2025
- Stuart Christopher Lane Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (1)
- David William Balmer Director · appointed 2020
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
- 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
- 06856765
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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