Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association LTD.
Company NI030354 Active
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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.
10 directors on the board
- Bernadette Marie Orr Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Thomas Bell Director · appointed 1996
- Nicholas Whelan Director · appointed 2017
- Brian Herbert Irwin Director · appointed 1999
- George Patrick Mullan Director · appointed 2017
- Ursula Lavery Director · appointed 2014
- Peter Henry Director · appointed 2012
- Tracy Helen Pringle Hamilton Director · appointed 2008
- Gordon Samuel Donaldson Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2025
12.3y median 10.3y
average tenure
30.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Thomas Bell Director · appointed 1996
- Nicholas Whelan Director · appointed 2017
- Brian Herbert Irwin Director · appointed 1999
- George Patrick Mullan Director · appointed 2017
- Ursula Lavery Director · appointed 2014
- Peter Henry Director · appointed 2012
- Tracy Helen Pringle Hamilton Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (10)
- Bernadette Marie Orr Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Thomas Bell Director · appointed 1996
- Nicholas Whelan Director · appointed 2017
- Brian Herbert Irwin Director · appointed 1999
- George Patrick Mullan Director · appointed 2017
- Ursula Lavery Director · appointed 2014
- Peter Henry Director · appointed 2012
- Tracy Helen Pringle Hamilton Director · appointed 2008
- Gordon Samuel Donaldson Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2025
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 19Dormant 11Professional services 8Other services 7Agriculture 6Retail and trade 5Property 2Utilities 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- The Irish Bakers Benevolent Society 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Merrydown PLC 1 shared director
- GS1 UK Limited 1 shared director
- Charles Gordon Associates Limited 1 shared director
- B.P. & S.C. Limited 1 shared director
- Beverage Brands (U.K.) Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | NI030354 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 15/01/1996 |
| Address | BELFAST MILLS, 71-75 PERCY STREET, BELFAST, BT13 2HW |
| Accounts next due | 31/10/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/01/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
94110 - Activities of business and employers membership organizations
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.
- Michael Thomas Bell ceased 2018-02-16
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Declan George Billington ceased 2018-02-16
significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-01-15
Officers (38)
- Bernadette Marie Orr Director · appointed 2025
- Gordon Samuel Donaldson Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Whelan Director · appointed 2017
- George Patrick Mullan Director · appointed 2017
- Ursula Lavery Director · appointed 2014
- Peter Henry Director · appointed 2012
- Tracy Helen Pringle Hamilton Director · appointed 2008
- Brian Herbert Irwin Director · appointed 1999
- Michael Thomas Bell Director · appointed 1996
Show 28 former officers
- Arthur William Richmond Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Timothy William Acheson Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2024
- Seamus Carr Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2022
- Owens, Bronagh, Dr Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
- Richard Michael Howard Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2020
- Stephen William Marshall Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
- Declan George Billington Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2024
- Nigel Dunlop Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
- David Moore Holmes Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2012
- Paul William Kerr Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
- Anthony Christopher O'Neill Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2020
- Phelim James O'Neill Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2015
- Keith Melvin Smyton Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2014
- Richard Alexander Glenn Moore Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2016
- David Henry Malseed Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2010
- John Andrew Barrett Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2013
- Francis Alan Hempton Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- Gibson, Alan James, Mr. Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2008
- Jason Mervyn Hempton Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2018
- Noel William Thomas Cromie Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2009
- Robert Andrew Watson Obe Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2006
- Timothy David Dobbin Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2018
- Noel William Thomas Cromie Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2009
- William Patrick O'Kane (Jnr) Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2008
- Noel William Thomas Cromie Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 2009
- Michael Andrew Dawson Moreland Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2018
- Colin John Graham Shillington Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
- Robert Trefor Campbell Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2008
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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