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Dowson Food Machinery Limited

Dowson Food Machinery Limited is an active UK company (number 07628740), incorporated 2011, with 5 current directors including Andrew Paul Rydon and Christopher Lewis-Jones. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Nicholas John Lacey 2014-2020 Director View profile
  2. John Dowson Murgatroyd 2011-2015 Director View profile
  3. Richard Douglas Michael John Summers 2011-2020 Director View profile
  4. Andrew David Harris 2011-2011 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/05/2011

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. Dowson Food Machinery Limited is controlled by Aegeus Industries Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Aegeus Industries Limited is controlled by Richard Douglas Michael John Summers
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-02-08, ceased 2020-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Douglas Michael John Summers.

3 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-07-16
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

6.5y median 5.5y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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 13Professional services 5Business services 1Property 1Tech and media 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
07628740
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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