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Finlay Beverages Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 35

  1. Guy Rufus Chambers 2015-2022 Director View profile
  2. Ian Peter Fyall Bryson 2013-2021 Director View profile
  3. Darren John Edwards 2013-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alexander Keith Hogg 2012-2017 Director View profile
  5. Ronald James Mathison 2008-2015 Director View profile
  6. Martin John Hudson 2008-2015 Director View profile
  7. Simon Richard St John Large 2008-2009 Director View profile
  8. Paul Robert Henson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Joseph Blackburn 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Caroline Des Forges 2006-2012 Director View profile
  11. Russell George Fowlkes 2004-2012 Director View profile
  12. Steven Michael Copley 2004-2010 Director View profile
  13. Robert Brian Gray 2003-2006 Director View profile
  14. Neil Robert Willsher 2003-2020 Director View profile
  15. Rupert Bruce Grantham Trower Hogg 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. Richard Andrew Darlington 2001-2012 Director View profile
  17. Simon George Hill 2001-2001 Director View profile
  18. Dr William Byran Eyton 1996-2002 Director View profile
  19. Paul William Jasper 1996-2012 Director View profile
  20. Patrick Gordon Lockett 1995-2006 Director View profile
  21. Terence Ward 1995-1998 Director View profile
  22. Nigel James Hiorns 1994-1999 Director View profile
  23. Michael Pearse 1994-2003 Director View profile
  24. Eric James Webb 1995 Director View profile
  25. Anthony Mark Bradley 1994 Director View profile
  26. Paul John Ray 1995 Director View profile
  27. Richard Gerald Capper 1995 Director View profile
  28. John Murray 1992 Director View profile
  29. Richard James Kay Muir 2001 Director View profile
  30. John Dennis Bryant 1998 Director View profile
  31. George David Payne 1994 Director View profile
  32. Andreas Costa Afxentiou 1996 Director View profile
  33. Ann Marie Dibben 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  34. James Finlay Limited 2001-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  35. Duncan James Gilmour 1999-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/04/1896

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Finlay Beverages Limited is controlled by James Finlay Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. James Finlay Limited is controlled by John Swire & Sons Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-12-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. John Swire & Sons Limited is controlled by Merlin Bingham Swire
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-08-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Merlin Bingham Swire.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

6.8y median 4.9y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Manufacturing 3Agriculture 2Dormant 2Finance 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00047601
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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