JAMES FINLAY LIMITED
Company details
- Registered name
- JAMES FINLAY LIMITED
- Company number
- SC007139
- Registered office
- THE QUADRANT, POYNERNOOK ROAD, ABERDEEN, AB11 5QX, UNITED KINGDOM
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 27 May 1909
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 117 years
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 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
- Accounts — next due
- 30 Sept 2027
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 14 Mar 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 28 Feb 2026
What the register says
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- A person with significant control here also controls 20 other companies.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
Officers
4 active · 51 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
Corporate structure
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Connections
Serving officers
Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2026 | Director resigned | MASON, Jennifer Aspen | — |
| 16/07/2026 | Director resigned | DE GENTILE-WILLIAMS, Philippe Anthony Wynne | — |
| 10/03/2026 | Director resigned | KUEHNE, Christiane | — |
| 02/12/2025 | Director resigned | STRATHDEE, Stuart | — |
| 11/07/2025 | Director resigned | WOOLF, Benjamin | — |
| 21/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | MASON, Jennifer Aspen |
| 21/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | PELLING, Sean Colin |
| 10/04/2024 | Director resigned | CUBBON, Martin | — |
| 13/04/2023 | Director appointed | — | WOOLF, Benjamin |
| 20/12/2022 | Person with significant control ceased | Finlay Group Limited | — |
| 20/12/2022 | Person with significant control added | — | John Swire & Sons Limited |
| 05/09/2022 | Director appointed | — | WOODROW, James Hugh, Mr. |
| 03/06/2022 | Director resigned | CHAMBERS, Guy Rufus | — |
| 15/09/2021 | Director resigned | FORTMANN, Kathy | — |
| 03/12/2019 | Director appointed | — | FORTMANN, Kathy |
| 31/07/2019 | Director resigned | JOHNSTON, David James, Dr | — |
| 01/02/2019 | Director resigned | DAVIES, Julian | — |
| 03/10/2018 | Secretary appointed | — | MORRIS, David Charles |
| 13/07/2018 | Secretary resigned | DIBBEN, Ann Marie | — |
| 02/07/2018 | Director resigned | HUGHES-HALLETT, James Edward | — |
Financial highlights
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Charges
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Trade marks
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About JAMES FINLAY LIMITED (SC007139)
JAMES FINLAY LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 27 May 1909 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number SC007139. Its registered office is at THE QUADRANT, POYNERNOOK ROAD, ABERDEEN, AB11 5QX, UNITED KINGDOM. The recorded nature of business is growing of beverage crops (SIC 01270). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 December 2025. 55 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Finlay Group Limited. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 9 September 2026.
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