Company
Browns Plantations Kenya Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 27
- James Hugh Woodrow 2022-2023 View profile
- Guy Rufus Chambers 2015-2022 View profile
- Dennis Mwirigi Murithi 2013-2015 View profile
- Daniel Kibet Kirui 2013-2026 View profile
- Julian Michael Rutherford 2013-2023 View profile
- Andrew James Ritchie 2012-2013 View profile
- Nelson Kiprono Arap Orgut 2009-2013 View profile
- Ronald James Mathison 2008-2015 View profile
- Simon David Arthur Hutchinson 2008-2025 View profile
- Sean Colin Pelling 2008-2012 View profile
- Paul Stephen Wythe 2008-2009 View profile
- Paul Robert Henson 2006-2013 View profile
- Titus Kipkoech Korir 2004-2007 View profile
- Rupert Bruce Grantham Trower Hogg 2002-2008 View profile
- Patrick Gordon Lockett 2001-2006 View profile
- Simon George Hill 2001-2001 View profile
- Neville Vincent Davies 1998-2011 View profile
- George Nicholas Paterson 1992-1998 View profile
- Dr William Byran Eyton 2002 View profile
- Sir Colin Moffat Campbell 1992 View profile
- William Lamond 1991 View profile
- Robert Lindsay Stone-Wigg 1996 View profile
- Richard James Kay Muir 2003 View profile
- Jonathan Bernard Low 1992 View profile
- David Charles Morris 2018-2023 View profile
- Ann Marie Dibben 2018-2018 View profile
- James Finlay Limited 2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/09/1925
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 ceased 2023-11-26
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Browns Plantations Kenya Limited
is controlled by James Finlay Limited
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-11-26 · 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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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.
5 directors on the board
- Hewa Uluwaduge Pradeep Samantha Director · appointed 2024
- Darren John Edwards Director · appointed 2021
- Dushanth Jayantissa Ratwatte Director · appointed 2025
- Don Soshan Kamantha Amarasekera Director · appointed 2024
- Terer, Joshua Kipkoech, Ambassador Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Hewa Uluwaduge Pradeep Samantha Director · appointed 2024
- Darren John Edwards Director · appointed 2021
- Dushanth Jayantissa Ratwatte Director · appointed 2025
- Don Soshan Kamantha Amarasekera Director · appointed 2024
- Terer, Joshua Kipkoech, Ambassador Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Daniel Kibet Kirui Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC013800
- 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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