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F.J. Need (Foods) Limited

F.J. Need (Foods) Limited is an active UK company (number 07566399), incorporated 2011, with 3 current directors including William James Hunter and David Thomas Smyth. 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 18

  1. Andrew Edward Parker 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Angela Finney 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Patrick Blake 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Mike John Cullen 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Timothy David Brunt 2014-2018 Director View profile
  6. Gary John Wells 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Steven James Howarth 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Joe Collins 2011-2011 Director View profile
  9. Cathal Fitzgerald 2011-2011 Director View profile
  10. Cathal Fitzgerald 2011-2011 Director View profile
  11. Kevin Michael Lane 2011-2011 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Malcolm Terry 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Stuart Rushton 2011-2011 Director View profile
  14. Carl Barlow- Williams 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Tim Brunt 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  16. Joslyn Ann Houlden-Soan 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  17. Nicholas Scott 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  18. Christopher Malcolm Terry 2011-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/03/2011

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.

Group

  1. F.J. Need (Foods) Limited is controlled by Ornua Nutrition Ingredients UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-03-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ornua Nutrition Ingredients UK Limited is controlled by The Irish Dairy Board (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Irish Dairy Board (UK) Limited.

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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
£0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£0
2025-03-31Not reported£0

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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

5.7y median 4y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Manufacturing 21Professional services 6Retail and trade 4Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07566399
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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