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Lairds Foods Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Allan Russell Bowie 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Rodger Clark 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alan George Hill 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. David Rutherford 2004-2008 Director View profile
  5. William Scott Hutcheson 1997-2004 Director View profile
  6. Martyn Godfrey 1997-2010 Director View profile
  7. Susan Mary Godfrey 1997-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/08/1997

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. Lairds Foods Limited is controlled by Browns Food Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Browns Food Group Limited is controlled by Susan Mary Godfrey
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susan Mary Godfrey.

41 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.

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

13.4y median 15.9y
average tenure
19.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 25Manufacturing 14Professional services 9Dormant 6Business services 3Other services 1Property 1Transport 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

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
SC177975
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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