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Company · Middle March Business Park

Abbott's Packaging Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. John Love 2010-2021 Director View profile
  2. Graham Hendry Casey 2001-2009 Director View profile
  3. Philip Leach 1999-2001 Director View profile
  4. William Henry Veitch 1999-2002 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Reekie 1995-1996 Director View profile
  6. Joseph Gerard Bisland 1994-2001 Director View profile
  7. Richard Tracy Vaal 1994-1999 Director View profile
  8. John Andrew Maxwell 1993-1999 Director View profile
  9. William Paterson Mackie 1999 Director View profile
  10. Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden 1999 Director View profile
  11. Peter William Leslie Jones 2000 Director View profile
  12. Gordon Stuart Lane 1999 Director View profile
  13. Keith Vivian Rands-Allen 1999 Director View profile
  14. John Love 2015-2021 Secretary View profile
  15. Andrew Cotton 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  16. George Hunter Young 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
18/03/1942
Registered office
Middle March Business Park
Previous names
Macfarlane Merchanting Limited (until 08/04/2017)

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. Abbott's Packaging Limited is controlled by Macfarlane Group UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Macfarlane Group UK Limited is controlled by Macfarlane Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Macfarlane Group PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

15.2y median 15.2y
average tenure
25.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 21Professional services 11Business services 8Dormant 8Finance 8Retail and trade 5Other services 2Transport 2

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
00372831
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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