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The Smarter Food Company Limited

Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Dr Clinton Roger Gormley 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paul Michael Finglas 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Reginald Herbert Wilson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Dr Andrew Victor Graham Muir 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Christian Henri Jean Roghi 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Martin Stocks 2018-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale of food in specialised stores; Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
06/07/2018
Registered office
Norwich

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.

Group

  1. The Smarter Food Company Limited is controlled by Plant Bioscience Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-07-06, ceased 2019-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Plant Bioscience Limited is controlled by John Innes Centre
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. John Innes Centre is controlled by University of East Anglia
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by University of East Anglia.

11 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.

Financials

Net assets
£262,082
Total assets
£318,157
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £234,948 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

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £185,794 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £49,154

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £49,1542024-06-24
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £66,4102022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £119,3842020-06-01
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

5.8y median 7.1y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 2Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
11453121
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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