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United Biscuits (Holdings) Limited

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Jeffrey Peter Van Der Eems 2005-2006 Director View profile
  2. Simon Alan Rose 2005-2018 Director View profile
  3. Susan Furst 2001-2012 Director View profile
  4. Dominic Patrick Murphy 2001-2004 Director View profile
  5. Alexander George Malcolm Ritchie 2000-2005 Director View profile
  6. Ian Haslegrave 2000-2000 Director View profile
  7. Manjit Dale 2000-2002 Director View profile
  8. Bertrand Marc Andre Meunier 2000-2006 Director View profile
  9. Graham James Keniston-Cooper 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Dominique Jean Daniel Megret 2000-2000 Director View profile
  11. Dominic Patrick Murphy 2000-2000 Director View profile
  12. Robert A Schiffner Jr 2000-2000 Director View profile
  13. Michael David Wilkinson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. Ian Woodhead 1998-2000 Director View profile
  15. Philippe Leslie Van De Walle 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Sir Gordon Minto Hourston 1995-2000 Director View profile
  17. Malcolm John Little 1995-1998 Director View profile
  18. David Lovat Hearn 1993-1995 Director View profile
  19. Brian Douglas Chadbourne 1993-1996 Director View profile
  20. Thorlef Spickschen 1992-2000 Director View profile
  21. Gerard Van Schaik 1992-2000 Director View profile
  22. Colin Maxwell Short 1992-1999 Director View profile
  23. Robert Stewart Napier 1992-2000 Director View profile
  24. John Anthony Warren 1990-2000 Director View profile
  25. Eric Luciano Nicoli 1989-1999 Director View profile
  26. The Lord Plumb of Coleshill 1992 Corporate-director View profile
  27. Thomas Hunt Wyman 1996 Director View profile
  28. Sir Charles Annand Fraser 1995 Director View profile
  29. Baroness (Elspeth Morton) Howe of Idlicote 1994 Director View profile
  30. Sir Neil Mcgowan Shaw 1997 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Michael Garvin 1993 Director View profile
  32. Rt Hon Lord James Michael Leathes Prior 1994 Director View profile
  33. James Blyth 1990 Director View profile
  34. Sir Michael Aron Heller 1991 Director View profile
  35. William Pallister Gunn 1991 Director View profile
  36. Francis William Knight 1991 Director View profile
  37. Robert Cyril Clarke 1995 Director View profile
  38. Alan Dalziel Frew 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  39. Derek Robert James Stewart 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/03/1948

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. United Biscuits (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Finalrealm Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Finalrealm Limited is controlled by Regentrealm Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Regentrealm Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. United Biscuits Bidco Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. United Biscuits Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. United Biscuits Holdco Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Vlnco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. United Biscuits Vlnco Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Bondco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. United Biscuits Bondco Limited is controlled by United Biscuits Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. United Biscuits Topco Limited is controlled by UMV Global Foods Company LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. UMV Global Foods Company LTD. is controlled by UMV Global Foods Holding Company LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above United Biscuits (Holdings) Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

1 other company 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.

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

14.2y median 14.2y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional services 70Dormant 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

  • 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
SC026184
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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