D.D. WILLIAMSON (U.K.) LIMITED

Company number 04812195 ·

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Executive summary

D.D. Williamson (U.K.) Limited occupies a strategically advantageous position as a specialized caramel color authority embedded within Givaudan's global flavor and fragrance infrastructure, combining niche expertise with multinational scale. The primary growth vectors—clean-label product development, European market expansion, and cross-divisional co-innovation—are compelling but require proactive investment to offset risks from key-person dependency, competitive pressure, and potential caramel color substitution trends. Success depends on executing the transition from standalone heritage brand to integrated Givaudan growth engine while preserving the specialized credibility that constitutes the core competitive moat.

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2003-06-26
Registered office
Givaudan Uk Limited Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, England, TN24 0LT
Postcode
TN24 0LT
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-08
Next due by
2027-06-22
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47290 Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Officers 3 current · 11 resigned

Kayode OLUDE Secretary
Appointed 2024-03-04
Appointed 2024-01-16
Appointed 2022-09-15

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Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the GIVAUDAN UK LIMITED group statement.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB129632 (Tier 1), registered since 2021.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
http://www.ddwilliamson.com

Previous company names

NameDate changed
D.D. WILLIAMSON UK LIMITED2003-11-21
EVER 2122 LIMITED2003-10-17

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
BRIDGEWATER PLACE WATER LANE, LEEDS, LS11 5DR2015-12-18
CLOTH HALL COURT, INFIRMARY STREET, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 2JB2008-07-11
CENTRAL SQUARE SOUTH, ORCHARD STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3XX2004-01-22

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 48 similar companies in TN, trading since 2003

The class of 2003

29%

of the 378 companies in this sector incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 70% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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