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JAMES FINLAY LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 27 May 1909

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 14 Mar 2027.

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    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (3 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 27 May 1909 (117 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 27 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    THE QUADRANT, POYNERNOOK ROAD, ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM, AB11 5QX

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 01270 Growing of beverage crops
    • 02100 Silviculture and other forestry activities
    • 46190 Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
    • 46370 Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    14 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    28 Feb 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    3

  6. Names

    1. JAMES FINLAY LIMITED current

Figures

No figures held yet. They come from accounts filed online since October 2025, and the year before shown in them.

People

Officers All 55, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Julian Michael Rutherford Director 1 Feb 2013 — March 1971 British · England
James Hugh Woodrow Director 5 Sep 2022 — May 1967 British · United Kingdom
Sean Colin Pelling Director 21 Aug 2024 — September 1974 British · United Kingdom
David Charles Morris Secretary 3 Oct 2018 — —

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
John Swire & Sons Limited company · 00133143 · England And Wales Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 20 Dec 2022 — —

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Is JAMES FINLAY LIMITED still trading?

The register shows JAMES FINLAY LIMITED as active.

What does JAMES FINLAY LIMITED do?

It files these industry codes 01270 (Growing of beverage crops); 02100 (Silviculture and other forestry activities); 46190 (Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods); 46370 (Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices).

When was JAMES FINLAY LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 27 May 1909.

When are JAMES FINLAY LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is JAMES FINLAY LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 14 March 2027.

Who runs JAMES FINLAY LIMITED?

JAMES FINLAY LIMITED has 3 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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