Associated British Foods PLC

Active00293262 Public limited company

Incorporated: 20 October 1934 (92 years)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Joana Lidia Edwards
Loraine Woodhouse
Kumsal Bayazit Besson
all 10 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: Weston Centre
10 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4QY

Website & contact details

Website: abf.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 15 March 2027
Last accounts: 28 February 2026
Conf. stmt due: 19 November 2026
Last conf. stmt: 5 November 2025

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 1

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Edwards, Joana Lidia

Director · Appointed 5 March 2026

Also at Atrium 100 Stores Holdings Limited, Primark Operations Limited, Abf Investments (No.2) Limited · more companies

Portuguese

Born October 1970 (56)

Woodhouse, Loraine

Director · Appointed 1 October 2024

Also at British Land Company Public Limited Company(the), Pennon Group PLC, South West Water Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1968 (57)

Bayazit Besson, Kumsal

Director · Appointed 1 December 2023

Turkish,French

Born August 1974 (52)

Murphy, Anne Louise

Director · Appointed 6 September 2023

Also at Domino's Pizza Group PLC

British

Born January 1967 (59)

Tonge, Eoin Philip

Director · Appointed 6 February 2023

Also at Primark Stores Limited · more companies

Irish

Born August 1972 (54)

Rabbatts, Heather Victoria, Dame

Director · Appointed 1 March 2021

Also at Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 42 M&P Ltd, M&C Saatchi PLC · more companies

British

Born December 1955 (70)

Allan, Graham Denis, Mr.

Director · Appointed 5 September 2018

Also at Intertek Group PLC, Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC, Nando's Group Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1955 (71)

Mclintock, Michael George Alexander

Director · Appointed 1 November 2017

Also at Cobalt Data Centre 3 LLP, Grosvenor Group Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1961 (65)

Adamo, Emma Susan

Director · Appointed 9 December 2011

Also at Wittington Investments Limited · more companies

Canadian

Born June 1963 (63)

Lister, Paul Andrew

Secretary · Appointed 3 January 2001

British

Weston, George Garfield

Director · Appointed 19 April 1999

Also at Wittington Investments Limited, The Brooke Weston Trust, Howard Investments Limited · more companies

Australian

Born March 1964 (62)

Officer history (30 former)

5 March 2026

Appointed Edwards, Joana Lidia as Director

30 April 2025

Resigned Reid, Richard Harry as Director

1 October 2024

Appointed Woodhouse, Loraine as Director

18 January 2024

Resigned Hauser, Wolfhart Gunnar, Dr as Director

1 December 2023

Appointed Bayazit Besson, Kumsal as Director

6 September 2023

Appointed Murphy, Anne Louise as Director

31 August 2023

Resigned Cairnie, Linda Ruth as Director

28 April 2023

Resigned Bason, John George as Director

6 February 2023

Appointed Tonge, Eoin Philip as Director

1 March 2021

Appointed Rabbatts, Heather Victoria, Dame as Director

7 December 2018

Resigned Ferran Larraz, Francisco Javier as Director

5 September 2018

Appointed Allan, Graham Denis, Mr. as Director

11 April 2018

Resigned Sinclair, Charles James Francis as Director

30 November 2017

Resigned Clarke, Timothy as Director

1 November 2017

Appointed Mclintock, Michael George Alexander as Director

14 April 2016

Appointed Reid, Richard Harry as Director

13 April 2016

Resigned Smith, Peter Alan as Director

30 November 2015

Resigned Jay, Michael Hastings, Lord as Director

14 January 2015

Appointed Hauser, Wolfhart Gunnar, Dr as Director

1 May 2014

Appointed Cairnie, Linda Ruth as Director

9 December 2011

Resigned Weston, Willard Gordon Galen as Director

9 December 2011

Appointed Adamo, Emma Susan as Director

21 April 2009

Resigned Adamson, Martin Gardiner as Director

1 October 2008

Appointed Sinclair, Charles James Francis as Director

7 December 2007

Resigned Alexander, Michael Richard as Director

7 December 2007

Resigned Macgregor, John Roddick Russell, Rt Hon as Director

18 April 2007

Resigned Harris, Jeffery Francis as Director

28 February 2007

Appointed Smith, Peter Alan as Director

1 November 2006

Appointed Ferran Larraz, Francisco Javier as Director

1 November 2006

Appointed Jay, Michael Hastings, Lord as Director

31 March 2005

Resigned Jackson, Peter John as Director

3 November 2004

Appointed Clarke, Timothy as Director

13 September 2003

Resigned Smith, Roland, Professor Sir as Director

21 May 2003

Appointed Harris, Jeffery Francis as Director

5 December 2002

Resigned Bailey, Harold William as Director

16 January 2002

Appointed Alexander, Michael Richard as Director

3 January 2001

Resigned Geday, Mark as Secretary

3 January 2001

Appointed Lister, Paul Andrew as Secretary

15 December 2000

Resigned Weston, Garfield Howard as Director

31 May 2000

Resigned Shaw, Trevor Henry Montague as Director

20 March 2000

Appointed Geday, Mark as Secretary

15 March 2000

Resigned Wilson, David, Dr as Secretary

4 January 2000

Appointed Wilson, David, Dr as Secretary

4 January 2000

Resigned Shaw, Trevor Henry Montague as Secretary

11 October 1999

Appointed Adamson, Martin Gardiner as Director

4 May 1999

Appointed Bason, John George as Director

19 April 1999

Appointed Weston, George Garfield as Director

16 April 1999

Resigned Garman, David Noel Christopher as Director

10 September 1997

Resigned Clark, Martin as Director

30 June 1997

Resigned Tidey, Donald James as Director

9 April 1995

Appointed Clark, Martin as Director

9 December 1994

Appointed Smith, Roland, Professor Sir as Director

9 December 1994

Appointed Macgregor, John Roddick Russell, Rt Hon as Director

1 August 1994

Appointed Jackson, Peter John as Director

1 August 1994

Appointed Shaw, Trevor Henry Montague as Director

1 August 1994

Resigned Bailey, Harold William as Secretary

1 August 1994

Appointed Shaw, Trevor Henry Montague as Secretary

1 August 1994

Appointed Garman, David Noel Christopher as Director

1 August 1994

Appointed Tidey, Donald James as Director

6 May 1994

Resigned Weston, George Garfield as Director

6 May 1994

Resigned Weston, Guy Howard as Director

6 May 1994

Resigned Mann, Hugo as Director

6 May 1994

Resigned Monaghan, Wallace as Director

10 August 1993

Appointed Weston, George Garfield as Director

10 August 1993

Appointed Weston, Guy Howard as Director

Group structure 60 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Associated British Foods PLC This company

Abf Investments (No.2) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Primark Austria Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Primark Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Primark Mode Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Primark Operations Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Primark Stores Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Investments PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

A.B.F.Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

A.B.F. Properties Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

AB Agri Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

AB World Foods (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf PM Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abna Feed Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Atrium 100 Properties Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Atrium 100 Stores Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

B.E. International Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

British Sugar (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cereform Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Frontier Agriculture Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Germain's(u.K.)Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Jordan Bros.(N.I.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mauri Products Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Nutrition Services (International) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 4 more

AB Mauri (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf (No.1) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf UK Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf (No.2) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

A.B. Exploration Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

A.B.F. Nominees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Food Tech Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Ingredients Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Japan Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Associated British Foods Pension Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cook Trading Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Speedibake Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Jordans & Ryvita Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Silver Spoon Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tip Top Bakeries Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Trident Feeds Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

W. Jordan & Son (Silo) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Weston Research Laboratories Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf (No.3) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Funding Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Grocery Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Overseas Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

AB Foods Australia Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

AB Mauri China Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf BRL Finance Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Europe Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf Green Park Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abf HK Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 5 more

Allied Bakeries Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

British Sugar PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Eastbow Securities Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Food Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mountsfield Park Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Vivergo Fuels Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Weston Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	PDF
18 September 2026	Cancellation of shares	—
17 September 2026	Cancellation of shares
17 September 2026	Cancellation of shares
17 September 2026	Cancellation of shares
17 September 2026	Purchase of own shares