Arla Foods UK: version 1

Saved 2026-09-26 01:54 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by review: Settled both queue items: added owned_by company/arla-foods-uk (Arla Foods UK Plc, 03487778) per Companies House PSC (^ch-psc) and parent_org company/arla-foods (derived via GLEIF ultimate parent of t. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Arla Foods UK <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Arla Foods UK
summary: Public limited company in Leeds heading Arla's British dairy business, formerly Express Dairies plc, owned by Arla Foods UK Holding Limited.
legal_name: Arla Foods UK Plc
registered_address: Arla House, 4 Savannah Way, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS10 1AB
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:03487778, LEI:5299003334FON1FRIK97
founded: 1998-01-02
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                        | market | from       | until | ended | status  | source               | note                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| owned_by   | company/arla-foods-uk-holding |        | 2016-04-06 |       |       | sourced | ^ch-uk-plc-psc       | Arla Foods UK Holding Limited (company 04659433) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. |
| parent_org | company/arla-foods            |        |            |       |       | sourced | ^gleif-uk-plc-parent | Ultimate parent Arla Foods amba (LEI 529900IJ6T4P1O10R377) in the global LEI register.                                                           |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                                | type  | locale | from       | until      |
| ----------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| Arla Foods UK Plc                   | legal | en     | 2003-10-22 |            |
| Express Dairies plc                 | legal | en     | 1998-02-25 | 2003-10-22 |
| Futurestrong Public Limited Company | legal | en     | 1998-01-02 | 1998-02-25 |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref                 | url                                                                                                          | title                                                                | accessed   | publisher       | kind     | published | record_id            | locator                                                                                                                                   | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | -------- | --------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| ch-uk-plc           | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03487778                                  | ARLA FOODS UK PLC overview – Companies House                         | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry |           | 03487778             | previous names EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC (25 Feb 1998 – 22 Oct 2003) and FUTURESTRONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY                                    |         |             |          |
| ch-uk-plc-psc       | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03487778/persons-with-significant-control | ARLA FOODS UK PLC persons with significant control – Companies House | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry |           | 03487778             | Arla Foods Uk Holding Limited, registration number 4659433, 75% or more of shares and voting rights, notified 6 April 2016                |         |             |          |
| gleif-uk-plc        | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/5299003334FON1FRIK97                                                | GLEIF: ARLA FOODS UK PLC, LEI 5299003334FON1FRIK97                   | 2026-09-26 | GLEIF           | registry |           | 5299003334FON1FRIK97 | registeredAs 03487778, registration status ISSUED                                                                                         |         |             |          |
| gleif-uk-plc-parent | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/5299003334FON1FRIK97/ultimate-parent                                | GLEIF: ARLA FOODS UK PLC (LEI 5299003334FON1FRIK97), ultimate parent | 2026-09-26 | GLEIF           | registry |           | 5299003334FON1FRIK97 | golden copy published 25 September 2026: direct and ultimate parent both ARLA FOODS AMBA, LEI 529900IJ6T4P1O10R377, registeredAs 25313763 |         |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Arla Foods UK Plc is an unlisted public limited company registered in England under number 03487778, incorporated on 2 January 1998 as Futurestrong Public Limited Company, renamed Express Dairies plc on 25 February 1998 and given its present name on 22 October 2003; it is registered at Arla House, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, and files under SIC 10511, liquid milk and cream production.[^ch-uk-plc] Its person with significant control since 6 April 2016 is Arla Foods UK Holding Limited (company 04659433), with 75 % or more of the shares and voting rights.[^ch-uk-plc-psc] It holds the LEI 5299003334FON1FRIK97,[^gleif-uk-plc] against which the global LEI register names the Danish-Swedish co-operative Arla Foods amba as both direct and ultimate accounting parent.[^gleif-uk-plc-parent] It is in turn the registered owner of Arla Foods Limited, the group's British operating company.
<!--/about-->