Company · Colchester
Argent Foods Limited
Activities of head offices
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Joseph Sinyor 2023-2024 View profile
- John Oldcorn 2018-2021 View profile
- Penelope Jane Tomlinson 2013-2021 View profile
- Belinda Gooding 2012-2018 View profile
- John Richard Sclater 2010-2012 View profile
- Adam Lewis Olins 2010-2024 View profile
- Andrew Stephen King 2010-2024 View profile
- Laurence Stephen Olins 2010-2016 View profile
- Gerald Francis Wensley 2010-2016 View profile
- Andrew John Barnes 2009-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of head offices
- Incorporated
- 19/11/2009
- Registered office
- Colchester
- Previous names
- Fletcher BAY Investment Company Limited (until 10/01/2017)
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.
- Fletcher BAY Group Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-01 - 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
- Argent Foods Limited
is controlled by Fletcher BAY Group Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Fletcher BAY Group Limited.
35 other companies in this group
- Argent Meat Traders Limited
- The Orchard Fruit Company Limited
- FM Hatton Group Limited
- Tendercut Properties Limited
- Berryworld Limited
- Argent Holdings Limited
- Argent BY-Products Group Limited
- Hatton Street Property Partners Limited
- 16306088
- Argent Europe Limited
- A D Food Holdings Limited
- Barker & Hird (PP) Limited
- Berryworld Group Holdings Limited
- 16803012
- Berryworld US Holdings Limited
- SC009957
- FM (Derby) Limited
- Argent Berry Group Limited
- 01519742
- Belwood Foods Limited
- 10732731
- Peter Fairfax Limited
- Poupart Imports Limited
- 10447077
- Poupart Holdings Limited
- Argent Desserts Limited
- Argent Foods Group Limited
- Strong & Fisher Pensions and Retirement Scheme Trustees Limited
- 15455936
- Argent Group Europe Limited
- TM (Eastleigh) Limited
- Barker & Hird Limited
- Traiteur Properties (KT) Limited
- King & Prince Seafood (Europe) Limited
- Fletcher BAY Group 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.
4 directors on the board
- Dr Margaret Rose Mountford Director · appointed 2012
- James Fallowfield-Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Stephen Wootten Director · appointed 2019
- David John Gray Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Margaret Rose Mountford Director · appointed 2012
- Stephen Wootten Director · appointed 2019
- David John Gray Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Margaret Rose Mountford Director · appointed 2012
- James Fallowfield-Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Stephen Wootten Director · appointed 2019
- David John Gray Director · appointed 2010
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
- 07081161
- 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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