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The BIG RED Food Shed LTD

The BIG RED Food Shed LTD is an active UK company (number 08975163), incorporated 2014, with 1 current director, Julie Lowe. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Karen Jane Harris Smith 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Paula Kelly 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Taylor 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Daniel Norman Swain 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Charlotte Catherine Corker 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Jakins 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Dr Jonathan Edward Francis Frost 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Penelope Fulton Abraham 2014-2019 Director View profile
  9. Julie Lowe 2014-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/04/2014

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Julie Lowe
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Penelope Fulton Abraham ceased 2020-04-08
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01

Group

  1. The BIG RED Food Shed LTD is controlled by Julie Lowe
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Julie Lowe.

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
£650
Total assets
£4,648
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £513,242 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £422,6212017-05-03
  • Ministry of Justice £71,6892016-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9002016-03-03
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.

1 directors on the board

12.5y median 12.5y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08975163
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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