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Food Matters Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Michael Costain 2014-2018 Director View profile
  2. Moira Catrin Edwards 2012-2014 Director View profile
  3. Simon John Peskett 2012-2012 Director View profile
  4. Athenaeum Directors Limited 2012-2012 Corporate-director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/06/2012

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.

  • Briony Maria Mansell-Lewis
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-12-23
  • David Derek Wood ceased 2022-12-23
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michael Costain ceased 2018-01-17
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Food Matters Limited is controlled by Briony Maria Mansell-Lewis
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-12-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Briony Maria Mansell-Lewis.

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
-£13,586,373
Total assets
-£355,277
Cash
£145
Employees
0.08
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

7.4y median 7.1y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Finance 5Construction 4Business services 3Retail and trade 2

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
08117087
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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