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Company · Irvine

UPM-Kymmene (UK) Limited

Manufacture of paper and paperboard

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Gordon Mitchell 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Sami Matti Tapio Latva 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. William George Oldham 2008-2011 Director View profile
  4. Mirja Salmelin 2007-2022 Director View profile
  5. John Kevin Lyden 2004-2008 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Kenneth Tomlinson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  7. Mats Christian Wilhelm Weckstrom 2002-2007 Director View profile
  8. Christopher William Robinson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  9. Martin Frank Gale 1998-2004 Director View profile
  10. Ismo Aulis Lepola 1996-2001 Director View profile
  11. David Mclaren Gray 1992-1998 Director View profile
  12. David Graeme Chalmers 1992-2021 Director View profile
  13. Aatos Juho Michel Erkko 1991-1992 Director View profile
  14. Erik Vilhelm Hjalmar Olander 1991 Director View profile
  15. Casimir Ehrnrooth 1996 Director View profile
  16. Harri Piehl 1996 Director View profile
  17. Veijo Valve 1993 Director View profile
  18. Jaakko Palsanen 1996 Director View profile
  19. Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson 1996 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of paper and paperboard
Incorporated
30/01/1987
Registered office
Irvine

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. UPM-Kymmene (UK) Limited is controlled by UPM-Kymmene (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by UPM-Kymmene (UK) Holdings Limited.

1 other company in this group

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.

Grants received

3 grants · £81,250 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £76,700 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £4,550

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £4,5502022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £72,6772021-12-16
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £4,0232021-12-16
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.

4 directors on the board

5y median 4.9y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Finance 5Manufacturing 3Business 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
SC102969
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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