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Farmfoods Distribution Limited

Farmfoods Distribution Limited is an active UK company (number SC101798), incorporated 1986, with 3 current directors including Charles Stuart Mcgregor and Susan Jayne Crombie. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Michael Wallis 2009-2012 Director View profile
  2. Douglas Ross Heaney 2008-2017 Director View profile
  3. Andrew John Kowalik 2008-2010 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Kee Scanlon 2008-2009 Director View profile
  5. Geoffrey Michael Gillo 2008-2012 Director View profile
  6. Peter David Dicken 1994-2008 Director View profile
  7. Rosemary Menzies Pryde 1994-2019 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth William Longden 1993-2001 Director View profile
  9. William Mccreadie 1992-1994 Director View profile
  10. Gordon Spencer Herd 1990-1994 Director View profile
  11. George Robertson Dougall 1988-1992 Director View profile
  12. John Kerr Haugh 1990 Director View profile
  13. Richard James Payne 2008-2008 Secretary View profile
  14. Eric Franklin George Herd 1990-1994 Secretary View profile
  15. Margaret Jennifer Dougall 1990 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/11/1986

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. Farmfoods Distribution Limited is controlled by Farmfoods Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Farmfoods Limited is controlled by Eric Franklin George Herd
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Eric Franklin George Herd.

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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

9.7y median 7.8y
average tenure
13.6y
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.

Dormant 2Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC101798
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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