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Company · Bedford

Fords Packaging Topco Limited

Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Jaiprakash Patel 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Leonard Mcneil Kirk 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. William Horlick 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Robert John Bonham 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Giuseppe Cusano 2013-2022 Director View profile
  6. David Andrew Lowe 2013-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
Incorporated
09/12/2013
Registered office
Bedford

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. Fords Packaging Topco Limited is controlled by Molten Ventures VCT PLC
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Molten Ventures VCT PLC.

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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.

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

9.3y median 12.6y
average tenure
12.6y
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 3Professional services 3Tech and media 2Business services 1Finance 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.

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
08807801
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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