THE FOODSERVICE CENTRE LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01714460
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 13 April 198343 years
Registered office: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
Accounts due: 29 September 2026
Confirmation statement due: 28 March 2027
Active officers: 7
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 4 September 2026 at 23:27 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
Nature of business
Other food services
Previous company names
SHORTQUEST MERCHANTS LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
JAMES, Paul Michael ACTIVE	Secretary	17 Oct 2003				The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
ABSOLOM, Michael Stephen ACTIVE	Director	01 Apr 2019		England	July 1961	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
CHAKRAVARTI, Subir ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2008		United Kingdom	April 1973	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
JAMES, Paul Michael ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2004		England	May 1961	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick ACTIVE	Director			England	September 1946	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SIMPSON, James Patrick ACTIVE	Director	18 Dec 2000		England	August 1973	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SIMPSON, Jeremy William ACTIVE	Director	18 Dec 2000		England	October 1975	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED	Secretary		31 Mar 1995			Ash Tree Lodge, Old Cross Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EH
SIMPSON, Wendy Ann RESIGNED	Secretary	31 Mar 1995	17 Oct 2003			Ashtree Lodge Old Coach Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EG
DAVEY, Stephen Paul RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2014	31 Aug 2017	England	January 1971	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
DOUGLAS, Michael Charles RESIGNED	Director		30 Apr 1995		January 1926	Fleet Court, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3SW
MCCARTHY, Amanda Evelyn RESIGNED	Director	11 Oct 2017	16 Jun 2021	England	February 1965	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SCUTT, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED	Director	01 Oct 2009	30 Apr 2013	United Kingdom	March 1948	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED	Director		30 Aug 1988	England	September 1946	Ash Tree Lodge, Old Cross Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EH
WRIGHT, Peter David RESIGNED	Director	01 Nov 2004	31 Dec 2018	England	October 1950	The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

JAMES, Paul Michael ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 17 Oct 2003
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

ABSOLOM, Michael Stephen ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1961
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

CHAKRAVARTI, Subir ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1973
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

JAMES, Paul Michael ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2004
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1961
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1946
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SIMPSON, James Patrick ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Dec 2000
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1973
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SIMPSON, Jeremy William ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Dec 2000
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1975
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Mar 1995
Address: Ash Tree Lodge, Old Cross Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EH

SIMPSON, Wendy Ann RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 31 Mar 1995
Resigned on: 17 Oct 2003
Address: Ashtree Lodge Old Coach Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EG

DAVEY, Stephen Paul RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2014
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1971
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

DOUGLAS, Michael Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Apr 1995
Date of birth: January 1926
Address: Fleet Court, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3SW

MCCARTHY, Amanda Evelyn RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Oct 2017
Resigned on: 16 Jun 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1965
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SCUTT, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Oct 2009
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1948
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

SIMPSON, Anthony Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Aug 1988
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1946
Address: Ash Tree Lodge, Old Cross Road, Cross, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2EH

WRIGHT, Peter David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Nov 2004
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2018
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1950
Address: The Foodservice Centre, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore, Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB

Filing history

Timeline

People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
28 Jun 2021	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
24 Aug 2011	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
16 Oct 2007	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
31 May 2005	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
10 Feb 2005	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
14 Sep 2004	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
10 Sep 2004	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
06 Sep 2004	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
03 Jun 2003	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
25 Jun 1999	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
20 Dec 1995	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
24 Oct 1995	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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