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Taikoo Limited

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Samuel Compton Swire 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael William Ransome 2009-2015 Director View profile
  3. Merlin Bingham Swire 2009-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Wyndham John Hughes Hallett 2005-2014 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Clive Bridgman 1999-2005 Director View profile
  6. Peter Andre Johansens 1999-2008 Director View profile
  7. Glen Douglas William Swire 1998 Director View profile
  8. Michael Stuart Ferguson 2000 Director View profile
  9. Ann Marie Dibben 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  10. David Charles Morris 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  11. Joanna Louise Farmery 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  12. James Robert Adams 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  13. Geoffrey Christopher Pope 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/10/1989

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. Taikoo Limited is controlled by John Swire & Sons Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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.

2 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 5Business services 4Property 4Professional services 2Agriculture 1Other 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
02432328
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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