Company
Ethical Food Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Karen Sands 2024-2026 View profile
- John Spencer 2011-2020 View profile
- Adam John Paul Wakeley 2009-2019 View profile
- Peter David Kindersley 2009-2011 View profile
- Colin Banton 2009-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/04/2009
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.
- Hazel Hunt
significant influence · notified 2019-01-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Adam John Paul Wakeley ceased 2019-01-31
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Organic Growers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-31
Group
- Ethical Food Company Limited
is controlled by Hazel Hunt
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2019-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hazel Hunt.
2 other companies 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
- £7,199,435
- Total assets
- £7,204,178
- Cash
- £2,919,151
- Employees
- 32
- Turnover
- £51,042,655
- Profit/loss
- £562,401
Filed as Full accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | £51,042,655 | £7,199,435 |
| 2025-09-30 | £51,042,655 | £7,199,435 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Hazel Hunt Director · appointed 2011
- Daryush Farshchi-Heidari Director · appointed 2025
- Scott Michael Starbuck Francis Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Hazel Hunt Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Hazel Hunt Director · appointed 2011
- Daryush Farshchi-Heidari Director · appointed 2025
- Scott Michael Starbuck Francis Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Karen Sands Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06882973
- 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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