OVERSEAS IMPORTS SL
Overseas Imports, S.L. is a Spanish private limited company (Sociedad Limitada) registered under tax and company number B38437109, with its registered address at Calle Isaac Peral, 26, Poligono Industrial La Pedrera, 03720 Benissa (Alicante). Its status on the Registro Mercantil / Colegio de Registradores register, last confirmed 11 August 2026, is active.
Trading under the brand “The Food Co.” (thefoodco.es, to which the company’s own overseas.es domain redirects), Overseas Imports, S.L. imports and distributes British food and household products to expatriate and international communities in Spain and Portugal. It offers more than 7,500 product lines sourced from UK grocery brands including Iceland, the Co-op, Waitrose and Morrisons, sold through retail stores and, since 2025, an online delivery service.
The business traces to a single shop opened in 1996 in Las Chafiras, Tenerife, and expanded over the following decades into mainland Spain (Andalusia, Murcia and the Valencia region, where Overseas Imports, S.L. is registered) and into Portugal. Reported milestones include a 1997 supply arrangement with Iceland Foods Plc, becoming in 2001 the sole importer of certain meat products into Tenerife and Gran Canaria, a 2006 partnership with the Waitrose Group, its first mainland-Spain store opening in Mijas in 2007, an expanded central distribution warehouse in Benissa in 2023, and a UK-based consolidation warehouse (established 2012) and purchasing office in northern England (opened 2013) supporting refrigerated and frozen product distribution. Overseas Imports, S.L. is privately held and is not listed on any stock exchange; no revenue or employee-count figures for the legal entity itself were located in public filings.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of Overseas Imports, S.L.
No shareholder register or beneficial-ownership filing for Overseas Imports, S.L. (tax/company number B38437109) was located in the data reviewed for this profile, as of 11 August 2026. Spain’s Registro Mercantil and the Registro de Titularidades Reales (the country’s central beneficial-ownership register) hold shareholder and UBO information separately from basic company registration data, and the underlying registry feed used for this record notes that an absence of shareholder entries can result from a filing not being displayed, a filing being overdue, or an access limitation in a particular data pull, rather than proving the company has no shareholders. No independent primary-source shareholder filing was accessed directly during this research pass.
Data availability
Shareholder and ultimate-beneficial-owner information for Overseas Imports, S.L. is classified Not found: no shareholder names, holding percentages or share classes were available from the sources reviewed. This should not be read as evidence that the company has no shareholders or beneficial owners.
Officers
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Directors and officers of Overseas Imports, S.L.
Two active officers are recorded for Overseas Imports, S.L. in the registry data reviewed (last synced 11 August 2026): Bryn Robertson and Garry Richardson, both holding the Spanish corporate role of “Administrador Solidario” (joint/several administrator), a role under Spanish company law in which each administrator can bind and represent the company individually rather than only acting jointly. No former or resigned officers are shown, and the registry record does not include appointment or resignation dates for either person.
The operating business’s own website, trading as “The Food Co.”, separately states that a Bryn Robertson opened the business’s first store in 1996 and that a Garry Richardson was appointed General Manager in 1997. These names match the two administrators shown on the official Spanish registry record, which corroborates that the registry entry and the operating business described on the website are the same legal entity.
Data availability
Officer information for Overseas Imports, S.L. is classified Current only: two active administrators are listed, but no historical (resigned or former) officer records, appointment dates or resignation dates are available in the source reviewed. Nationality is not disclosed for either administrator; Spanish Registro Mercantil filings of this type do not routinely publish nationality, and it has not been inferred here from either person’s name, country of residence or correspondence address. The correspondence country recorded for both administrators is Spain, which reflects a service/correspondence location only, not their nationality or country of residence.
Group Structure
Group structure of Overseas Imports, S.L.
The corporate-linkage data reviewed for this profile records one entity linked to Overseas Imports, S.L. (tax/company number B38437109, Spain): OVERSEAS – SUPERMERCADOS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA, registered in Portugal under number 509943888. The source registry feed places this Portuguese entity in the same corporate tree as Overseas Imports, S.L., but does not state an ownership percentage, the direction of control, or the identity of the ultimate quotaholder, so this relationship is treated here as a possible subsidiary rather than a verified one. “Unipessoal” denotes a Portuguese single-quotaholder private limited company. No parent company above Overseas Imports, S.L. was identified in the data reviewed.
This recorded link is broadly consistent with the operating business’s own public description of its markets: the company, trading as “The Food Co.”, states that it serves both Spain and Portugal and offers a Portuguese-language version of its website, which is compatible with, though does not by itself independently prove, a related Portuguese entity carrying “Supermercados” (supermarkets) in its name.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERSEAS – SUPERMERCADOS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA | Portugal | 509943888 | Possible relationship (unverified) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active (per source registry feed) | 11 August 2026 |
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for Overseas Imports, S.L. is classified Partial: one related Portuguese entity is recorded, but no ownership percentage, voting-control detail, or independent Portuguese Registo Comercial confirmation was located in the sources reviewed for this profile, as of 11 August 2026.
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central, including entries the profile above does not cover.
OVERSEAS IMPORTS SL
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Overseas Imports, S.L. do?
Overseas Imports, S.L. imports and distributes British food and household products to expatriate and international communities in Spain and Portugal, trading under the brand "The Food Co." It offers more than 7,500 product lines from UK grocery brands including Iceland, the Co-op, Waitrose and Morrisons, sold through retail stores and an online delivery service launched in 2025.
What is Overseas Imports, S.L.'s company registration number?
Overseas Imports, S.L.'s tax and company registration number (CIF) is B38437109, filed with the Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central in Spain. Its current status on that register is active.
Is Overseas Imports, S.L. still an active company?
Yes. Overseas Imports, S.L.'s status on the Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central register is listed as active, as last confirmed 11 August 2026.
What is Overseas Imports, S.L.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for Overseas Imports, S.L. is Calle Isaac Peral, 26, Poligono Industrial La Pedrera, 03720 Benissa, Alicante, Spain, per the company's own published legal notice.
What legal structure is Overseas Imports, S.L. registered as?
Overseas Imports, S.L. is registered as a Sociedad Limitada (private limited company) in Spain, consistent with the "B" prefix of its CIF number B38437109.
Who owns Overseas Imports, S.L.?
No shareholder register or beneficial-ownership filing for Overseas Imports, S.L. was located in the sources reviewed. Availability of this information is classified as Not found, which does not mean the company has no shareholders, only that no shareholder record was accessible in this research pass.
Who is Overseas Imports, S.L.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner is identified for Overseas Imports, S.L. in the sources reviewed. Spain's central beneficial-ownership register (Registro de Titularidades Reales) holds this data separately from basic company registration, and no such filing was accessed directly for this profile.
Who are the officers/directors of Overseas Imports, S.L.?
Two active administrators are recorded for Overseas Imports, S.L.: Bryn Robertson and Garry Richardson, both holding the Spanish role of Administrador Solidario (joint/several administrator), each individually authorised to represent the company. No resignation dates or former officers are on record.
Does Overseas Imports, S.L. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
No parent company was found. One possible subsidiary is recorded: OVERSEAS – SUPERMERCADOS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA, registered in Portugal under number 509943888, though the ownership percentage and control details are not disclosed in the sources reviewed, so the relationship is treated as unverified.
What brand does Overseas Imports, S.L. trade under?
Overseas Imports, S.L. trades under the brand "The Food Co." (thefoodco.es); the company's own overseas.es domain redirects to this website.
When was the business now operated by Overseas Imports, S.L. founded?
The operating business traces to a single shop opened in 1996 in Las Chafiras, Tenerife, according to the company's own published company history; no incorporation date for the legal entity Overseas Imports, S.L. itself was found in the registry data reviewed.
Is Overseas Imports, S.L. listed on a stock exchange?
No. Overseas Imports, S.L. is a privately held Spanish limited company and is not listed on any stock exchange.
What markets does Overseas Imports, S.L. serve?
According to the company's own website, its business (trading as "The Food Co.") serves Spain and Portugal, having expanded from an original base in Tenerife into mainland Spain (Andalusia, Murcia and the Valencia region) and into Portugal.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Overseas Imports, S.L.'s ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from the Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central feed and public website research. Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to Overseas Imports, S.L.'s registered shareholders, officers and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they are filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.