# The Cocoa Research Association Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [01117804](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01117804)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 12 Jun 1973
- **Registered office:** KNIGHTLANDS NORTH BENFLEET HALL ROAD, NORTH BENFLEET, WICKFORD, SS12 9JR
- **Nature of business:** [72190](/sic/72190) Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering


## Previous names

- Cocoa Research Association Limited(the) (until 23 Jul 2026)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSNETTE, Adrian Frank, Dr | director | - | 26 Feb 1992 |
| CLAPPERTON, John Fisher, Dr | director | - | 3 Aug 1993 |
| VESSEY, John Clifford | director | - | 16 Nov 1993 |
| FRAMPTON, Arthur | director | 30 Nov 1993 | 30 Apr 1996 |
| BEAUCHAMP, Eric Tom | secretary | - | 1 Jul 1996 |
| BEAUCHAMP, Eric Tom | director | - | 30 Sep 1997 |
| VESSEY, John Clifford | director | 1 Aug 1996 | 30 Sep 1997 |
| HUTCHINS, John Charles | director | 30 Jun 1994 | 31 Mar 1998 |
| FOWLER, Mark | director | - | 27 Nov 2001 |
| HENRY, Peter Michael | director | 18 Mar 1998 | 27 Nov 2001 |
| HARRISON, Thomas, Dr | director | - | 21 May 2002 |
| END, Michelle Jane, Dr | director | 17 Sep 1997 | 14 Mar 2008 |
| PREECE, David Winston | director | 29 Aug 2006 | 30 Mar 2014 |
| END, Michelle Jane, Dr | secretary | 1 Jul 1996 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| LASS, Ronald Anthony | director | - |  |
| LASS, Rosemary | secretary | 6 Jul 2026 |  |
| GILMOUR, Derek Martin, Dr. | director | 3 Aug 1993 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Anthony Lass | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | - | £136,172 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | - | £118,566 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | - | £167,661 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £510,958 | £102,205 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £500,506 | £153,019 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £510,609 | £327,518 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £474,569 | £320,852 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | £464,988 | £351,198 | - |
| 31 Dec 2017 | £429,551 | £264,746 | - |






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