John Swire & Sons Limited

Active00133143 Private limited company

Incorporated: 1 January 1914 (112 years)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Gordon Robert Halyburton Orr
Sean Colin Pelling
Samuel Compton Swire
all 9 directors
Controlled by: Merlin Bingham Swire
Barnaby Nicholas Swire
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: Swire House
59 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 23 June 2026

Charges

Total: 2
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 2

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Orr, Gordon Robert Halyburton, Mr.

Director · Appointed 14 May 2026

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Pelling, Sean Colin

Director · Appointed 17 June 2021

Also at John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited, Taikoo Limited, JS&S (PNG) Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1974 (52)

Morris, David Charles

Secretary · Appointed 3 October 2018

Swire, Samuel Compton

Director · Appointed 1 January 2015

Also at Swire Investments (Australia) Limited, Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd., Airborne Taxi Services Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1980 (46)

Mccallum, Gordon Douglas

Director · Appointed 3 September 2014

Also at Argent Energy Holdings Limited, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1960 (66)

Swire, Merlin Bingham

Director · Appointed 1 September 2008

Also at Hong Kong Association(the), John Swire & Sons (China) Limited, John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1973 (52)

Fenwick, Nicholas Adam Hodnett

Director · Appointed 1 June 2002

British

Born October 1960 (66)

Wemyss, William John

Director · Appointed 1 June 2002

Also at Wemyss Renewables Limited, Cresswell Street Glasgow Limited, Wemyss Warehouse Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1970 (56)

Swire, Barnaby Nicholas

Director · Appointed 1 January 2000

Also at Taikoo Limited, Swire Investments (Australia) Limited, China Navigation Company Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born January 1964 (62)

Swire, John Samuel

Director · Appointed 15 November 1995

British

Born May 1962 (64)

Officer history (24 former)

14 May 2026

Appointed Orr, Gordon Robert Halyburton, Mr. as Director

25 June 2025

Resigned Hughes-Hallett, James Edward as Director

25 June 2025

Resigned Dunn, Lydia Selina, Baroness as Director

15 March 2024

Resigned Cubbon, Martin as Director

17 June 2021

Appointed Pelling, Sean Colin as Director

14 October 2019

Resigned Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

3 October 2018

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

13 July 2018

Resigned Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

2 July 2018

Appointed Cubbon, Martin as Director

29 June 2018

Appointed Cubbon, Martin as Director

29 June 2018

Resigned Cubbon, Martin as Director

23 August 2016

Appointed Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

23 August 2016

Resigned Morris, David Charles as Secretary

31 December 2015

Resigned Woods, Robert Barclay as Director

1 October 2015

Resigned Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

1 October 2015

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

1 January 2015

Appointed Swire, Samuel Compton as Director

3 September 2014

Appointed Mccallum, Gordon Douglas as Director

23 April 2012

Appointed Hughes-Hallett, James Edward as Director

1 January 2009

Appointed Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

31 December 2008

Resigned Johansens, Peter Andre as Director

31 December 2008

Resigned Adams, James Robert as Secretary

1 September 2008

Appointed Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

24 February 2005

Resigned Bridgman, Timothy Clive as Director

1 January 2005

Appointed Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

30 December 2004

Resigned Swire, Adrian Christopher, Sir as Director

1 May 2004

Appointed Adams, James Robert as Secretary

30 April 2004

Resigned Pope, Geoffrey Christopher as Secretary

31 December 2003

Resigned Spooner, James Douglas, Sir as Director

1 June 2002

Appointed Fenwick, Nicholas Adam Hodnett as Director

1 June 2002

Appointed Woods, Robert Barclay as Director

1 June 2002

Appointed Wemyss, William John as Director

29 January 2002

Resigned Scott, Edward John Rankin as Director

31 December 2001

Resigned Sutch, Peter Dennis Antony as Director

15 December 2000

Resigned Ferguson, Michael Stuart as Director

1 January 2000

Appointed Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director

1 September 1999

Appointed Sutch, Peter Dennis Antony as Director

30 June 1999

Resigned Miles, Henry Michael Pearson as Director

12 April 1999

Appointed Bridgman, Timothy Clive as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Hardie, Charles Jeremy Mawdesley as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Swire, Glen Douglas William as Director

1 November 1998

Appointed Johansens, Peter Andre as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Bluck, Duncan Robert Yorke as Director

17 June 1997

Resigned Swire, John Anthony, Sir as Director

1 January 1996

Appointed Dunn, Lydia Selina, Baroness as Director

15 November 1995

Appointed Swire, John Samuel as Director

31 March 1993

Resigned Ryder, Christopher George Nicholas as Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Merlin Bingham Swire

Individual · Notified 2 August 2016

Has significant influence or control

British

Born December 1973 (52)

Barnaby Nicholas Swire

Individual · Notified 2 August 2016

Has significant influence or control

British

Born January 1964 (62)

Group structure 26 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

John Swire & Sons Limited This company

Argent Energy Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Argent Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Owns more than 25% of shares

China Navigation Company Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Shipping Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Haeco Global Engine Support Ltd Owns 50–75% of shares

James Finlay Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Beverages Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Tea Solutions UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlays Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Hull Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

James Finlay International (U.K.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

James Finlay International Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (57BG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (58BG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (China) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (Finance) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

JS&S (PNG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Investments (Australia) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Renewable Energy Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Sre Blades UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Renewable Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Taikoo Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Westech Process Equipment UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
22 July 2026	Confirmation statement with updates	23 June 2026
10 July 2026	Group of companies' accounts	31 December 2025
15 May 2026	Appointment of a director
16 July 2025	Confirmation statement with updates	23 June 2025
11 July 2025	Group of companies' accounts	31 December 2024