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Browns Plantations Kenya Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. James Hugh Woodrow 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Guy Rufus Chambers 2015-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dennis Mwirigi Murithi 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Daniel Kibet Kirui 2013-2026 Director View profile
  5. Julian Michael Rutherford 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Ritchie 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Nelson Kiprono Arap Orgut 2009-2013 Director View profile
  8. Ronald James Mathison 2008-2015 Director View profile
  9. Simon David Arthur Hutchinson 2008-2025 Director View profile
  10. Sean Colin Pelling 2008-2012 Director View profile
  11. Paul Stephen Wythe 2008-2009 Director View profile
  12. Paul Robert Henson 2006-2013 Director View profile
  13. Titus Kipkoech Korir 2004-2007 Director View profile
  14. Rupert Bruce Grantham Trower Hogg 2002-2008 Director View profile
  15. Patrick Gordon Lockett 2001-2006 Director View profile
  16. Simon George Hill 2001-2001 Director View profile
  17. Neville Vincent Davies 1998-2011 Director View profile
  18. George Nicholas Paterson 1992-1998 Director View profile
  19. Dr William Byran Eyton 2002 Director View profile
  20. Sir Colin Moffat Campbell 1992 Director View profile
  21. William Lamond 1991 Director View profile
  22. Robert Lindsay Stone-Wigg 1996 Director View profile
  23. Richard James Kay Muir 2003 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan Bernard Low 1992 Director View profile
  25. David Charles Morris 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  26. Ann Marie Dibben 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  27. James Finlay Limited 2018 Corporate-secretary 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.

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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

2.8y median 2.4y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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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