TXT In plain English
Company description
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 20 October 1934; registered for 91 years; registered office reported in LONDON. Its primary declared activity is 70100 · Activities of head offices.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 30 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC
- Company number
- 00293262
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 0 outstanding · 1 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
28 February 2026Next accounts due
15 March 2027Last statement made up to
5 November 2025Next statement due
19 November 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 29.9%
- Mean bonus gap
- 67.1%
- Women receiving bonus
- 40.3%
- Men receiving bonus
- 59.9%
- Women in top quartile
- 33.3%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 56.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 46.7%
- Women in lower quartile
- 74.7%
Earlier reporting years (3)
- 250 to 49922.7% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49929.4% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49944.3% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC
LEI GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- B6ES
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 20 October 1934
- Initial LEI registration
- 6 June 2012
- LEI last updated
- 10 October 2025
- Next renewal
- 8 December 2026
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- WESTON CENTRE, 10 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON, GB-LND, W1K 4QY, GB
- Headquarters address
- WESTON CENTRE, 10 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON, GB-LND, W1K 4QY, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72 to LEI 213800DE48PQJ6VNN980
- Related legal entity
- WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED →
- Initial registration
- 6 June 2012
- Last updated
- 10 October 2025
- Next renewal
- 8 December 2026
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-09-14T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://www.abf.co.uk/content/dam/abf/corporate/ar-assets-2024/pdfs/abf-annual-report-2024.pdf.downloadasset.pdf
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI GBQKSY6W7G0OHCQ8OQ72 to LEI 213800DE48PQJ6VNN980
- Related legal entity
- WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED →
- Initial registration
- 6 June 2012
- Last updated
- 10 October 2025
- Next renewal
- 8 December 2026
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z; End: 2024-09-14T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://www.abf.co.uk/content/dam/abf/corporate/ar-assets-2024/pdfs/abf-annual-report-2024.pdf.downloadasset.pdf
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
05 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Associated British Foods PLC
Registration Z6202005
- Registered from
- 12 May 2008
- Current end date
- 11 May 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
OVALTINE
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29,30,32
- Filed / designated
- 14 February 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 February 2021
OPTIONS INDULGENCE
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 14 June 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 June 2020
MAX 4 MILK
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29
- Filed / designated
- 21 February 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 February 2027
OVALTINE MAX FOR MILK
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29,30,32
- Filed / designated
- 1 June 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 June 2025
MAX FOR MILK
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29,30,32
- Filed / designated
- 1 June 2005
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 June 2025
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 1,5,29,30,31,32
- Filed / designated
- 28 October 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 October 2024
Figurative mark
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 5,29,30
- Filed / designated
- 24 February 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 February 2024
max
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29
- Filed / designated
- 15 January 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 January 2024
max
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 29
- Filed / designated
- 15 January 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 January 2024
OVALTEENIES
Owner Associated British Foods plc · classes 5,29,30
- Filed / designated
- 5 July 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 July 2026
OVALTINE POWER
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 20 October 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 October 2020
SUNBLEST EVERYDAY
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 26 July 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 July 2020
Ovaltine
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 8 December 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 December 2024
OPTIONS CONTINENTALS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 1 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 March 2021
GOLDEN HARVEST
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 17 December 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 December 2020
SUNBLEST GOLDEN CRUMPETS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 9 November 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 November 2020
MIGHTY WHITE
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 10 August 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 August 2020
MIGHTY TOASTER
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 2 June 1992
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 June 2019
DAYBREAKS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 15 April 1992
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 April 2019
GOLDEN HARVEST
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 22 August 1990
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 August 2027
MIGHTY BITES
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2026
MIGHTY MUNCHERS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2026
MIGHTY WHITE
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 6 November 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 November 2026
SUNBLEST
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 1 November 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 November 2026
OPTIONS
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 1989
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2026
OVALTINE
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 18 July 1980
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 July 2021
COUNTRY MAID
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 21 December 1977
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 December 2018
GALAVITA
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 5
- Filed / designated
- 24 June 1977
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 June 2018
SUNMALT
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 19 October 1972
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 October 2027
DAYOFRESH
Owner Associated British Foods Plc · classes 30
- Filed / designated
- 15 August 1969
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 August 2024
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No PSC entry for this company was present in the imported snapshot.
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.