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Coates & CO. (Plymouth) Limited

Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Per Krister Asplund 2006-2008 Director View profile
  2. Erika Abrahamsson 2006-2008 Director View profile
  3. Anthony James Jackson 2005-2014 Director View profile
  4. Lena Weman 2005-2006 Director View profile
  5. Olof Stalnacke 2004-2008 Director View profile
  6. Carl Jacob Andreas Berggren 2003-2006 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Edward Blacknell 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Claes Goran Fick 2001-2005 Director View profile
  9. Rolf Cassergren 2000-2003 Director View profile
  10. Goran Lundqvist 2000-2001 Director View profile
  11. Richard John Koch 1998-2002 Director View profile
  12. Vanessa Anne Fletcher 1997-1999 Director View profile
  13. Charles Timothy Rolls 1997-2002 Director View profile
  14. Frederic Leo Anton Marie Van Woerkom 1996-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Matthew Murphy 1996-2004 Director View profile
  16. Alan John Snelling 1996-1996 Director View profile
  17. Anthony George Standfast Piper 1996-1996 Director View profile
  18. Ailsa Mary Robertson Mapplebeck 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  19. Stuart Macnab 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  20. Jane Egan 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  21. David John James 1997-2005 Secretary View profile
  22. Thomas Chalmers Absolon 1996-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
Incorporated
08/03/1996
Registered office
Devon
Previous names
V&S Plymouth Limited (until 29/05/2015)

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. Coates & CO. (Plymouth) Limited is controlled by Chivas Atlantic Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Chivas Atlantic Holdings Limited is controlled by Adsw Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Adsw Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by AD Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. AD Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Holdings Limited is controlled by Chivas Holdings (IP) Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Chivas Holdings (IP) Limited is controlled by Chivas Brothers Pernod Ricard
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Chivas Brothers Pernod Ricard is controlled by Chivas Brothers (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Chivas Brothers (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Pernod Ricard UK Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2018-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pernod Ricard UK Group Limited.

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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.

1 directors on the board

29.1y median 29.1y
average tenure
29.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03169422
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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