Company
James Finlay International Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Julian Davies 2015-2019 View profile
- Guy Rufus Chambers 2015-2022 View profile
- Ronald James Mathison 2008-2015 View profile
- Paul Robert Henson 2007-2013 View profile
- Rupert Bruce Grantham Trower Hogg 2002-2008 View profile
- Duncan James Gilmour 2001-2015 View profile
- Simon George Hill 2001-2001 View profile
- Patrick Gordon Lockett 1996-2006 View profile
- Richard James Kay Muir 1995-2001 View profile
- David William Forsyth 1994-1995 View profile
- Robert White Mccracken 1996 View profile
- John Mungo Ingleby 1994 View profile
- Richard Gerald Capper 1995 View profile
- Ann Marie Dibben 2018-2018 View profile
- James Finlay Limited 1997-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/12/1972
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.
- James Finlay Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- James Finlay International Holdings Limited
is controlled by James Finlay Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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 - 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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- John Swire & Sons Limited
- Argent Energy (UK) Limited
- John Swire & Sons (China) Limited
- John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited
- Furness Withy Limited
- Finlay Hull Limited
- Finlay TEA Solutions UK Limited
- Haeco Global Engine Support LTD
- The China Navigation Company Limited
- James Finlay Corporation Limited
- Chemical Injection Utilities Limited
- John Swire & Sons (58BG) Limited
- John Swire & Sons (FHC) Limited
- Scotts' of Greenock Limited
- Swire Renewable Energy Limited
- 10529631
- Finlay Extracts & Ingredients UK Limited
- Browns Plantations Kenya Limited
- Tasman Orient Line (U.K.) Limited
- James Finlay Limited
- Taikoo Limited
- Argent Energy Group Limited
- Swire Investments (Australia) Limited
- Swire Shipping Limited
- JS&S (PNG) Limited
- SES Energy Holdings Limited
- Finlay Beverages Limited
- James Finlay International (U.K.) Limited
- Westech Process Equipment UK Limited
- SRE Blades UK Limited
- John Swire & Sons (Finance) Limited
- John Swire & Sons (Green Investments) Limited
- Swire Renewable Energy Holdings Limited
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
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
- James Hugh Woodrow Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
- James Hugh Woodrow Director · appointed 2022
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.
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
- 01088739
- 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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