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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Michael Charles Snell 2025-2025 View profile
- Andy Bulman 2021-2025 View profile
- Neil Robert Willsher 2012-2020 View profile
- Paul Robert Henson 2008-2013 View profile
- Brett Geoffrey Sumner 2007-2016 View profile
- Kenneth James Graham 2004-2010 View profile
- Robert Brian Gray 2004-2008 View profile
- Stephen Robinson 2004-2012 View profile
- Richard Andrew Darlington 2003-2012 View profile
- Robert John Corsan 2003-2008 View profile
- Ann Marie Dibben 2018-2018 View profile
- James Finlay Limited 2003-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 31/10/2003
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.
- Finlay Extracts & Ingredients UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Finlay Hull Limited
is controlled by Finlay Extracts & Ingredients UK Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Finlay Extracts & Ingredients UK 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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- Argent Energy Holdings Limited
- 08264857
- Argent Energy Limited
- John Swire & Sons (57BG) Limited
- John Swire & Sons Limited
- Argent Energy (UK) Limited
- John Swire & Sons (China) Limited
- John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited
- Furness Withy 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 Holdings 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.
3 directors on the board
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
- Patrick Alan Keane Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Rafael Guzman Pena Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
- Patrick Alan Keane Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Patrick Alan Keane Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Rafael Guzman Pena Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Julian Michael Rutherford Director · appointed 2013
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Charles Snell Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04950055
- 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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