# Whitakers Chocolates Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00697955](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00697955)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 11 Jul 1961
- **Registered office:** 85 KEIGHLEY ROAD, SKIPTON, BD23 2NA
- **Nature of business:** [10822](/sic/10822) Manufacture of sugar confectionery
- **Corporate group:** [GMV Nominees Ltd](/group/4) (48311 companies)


## Previous names

- Whitakers Chocolatiers (Skipton) Limited (until 7 Jan 2002)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roland John Whitaker | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 20 Oct 2021 |
| Mr William Reginald Whitaker | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Syke House Investments Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 25 Oct 2023 | 6 Nov 2023 |
| R J Whitaker Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Nov 2023 | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Bramble Foods Group Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 17 Jan 2025 |  |




## Owned by

Whitakers Chocolates Limited → [Bramble Foods Group Limited](/company/13028707) → [LDC (Managers) Limited](/company/02495714) → [Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited](/company/01107542) → [LBG Equity Investments Limited](/company/02412574) → [Lloyds Banking Group PLC](/company/SC095000)