John Swire & Sons (China) Limited

Active01759789 Private limited company

Incorporated: 7 October 1983 (43 years)
Industry: Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
Directors: Barnaby Nicholas Swire
Merlin Bingham Swire
Owned by: John Swire & Sons Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
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: 21 September 2027
Last conf. stmt: 7 September 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Morris, David Charles

Secretary · Appointed 3 October 2018

Swire, Barnaby Nicholas

Director · Appointed 29 June 2018

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

British

Born January 1964 (62)

Swire, Merlin Bingham

Director · Appointed 1 January 2015

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

British

Born December 1973 (52)

Officer history (28 former)

1 January 2026

Resigned Diu, Chi Fai as Director

1 September 2024

Resigned Zhang, Zhuo Ping as Director

14 April 2020

Resigned Chu, Kwok Leung as Director

14 April 2020

Appointed Zhang, Zhuo Ping as Director

3 October 2018

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

13 July 2018

Resigned Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

29 June 2018

Appointed Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director

1 July 2017

Appointed Diu, Chi Fai as Director

1 July 2017

Resigned Harley, Adrian Robert as Director

3 May 2017

Appointed Chu, Kwok Leung as Director

23 August 2016

Appointed Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

23 August 2016

Resigned Morris, David Charles as Secretary

1 October 2015

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

1 October 2015

Resigned Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

1 January 2015

Appointed Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

31 December 2014

Resigned Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

1 March 2014

Appointed Harley, Adrian Robert as Director

1 March 2014

Resigned Bradley, Guy Martin Coutts as Director

8 August 2011

Resigned Yeung, Wai Tim Patrick as Director

8 August 2011

Appointed Bradley, Guy Martin Coutts as Director

1 July 2010

Resigned Chen, Philip Nan-Lok as Director

1 April 2010

Resigned Ho, Davy as Director

19 March 2010

Resigned Chan, Ping Kit as Director

1 November 2009

Appointed Yeung, Wai Tim Patrick as Director

31 October 2009

Resigned Zhang, Zhuo Ping as Director

1 January 2009

Appointed Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

31 December 2008

Resigned Adams, James Robert as Secretary

1 January 2006

Appointed Zhang, Zhuo Ping as Director

31 December 2005

Resigned Yuen, Raymond Lik Hang as Director

31 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

29 January 2002

Resigned Scott, Edward John Rankin as Director

2 August 2001

Resigned Sutch, Peter Dennis Antony as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Conybeare, Howard James as Director

30 June 1999

Resigned Miles, Henry Michael Pearson as Director

1 May 1999

Appointed Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

1 May 1998

Appointed Chan, Ping Kit as Director

7 April 1998

Appointed Chen, Philip Nan-Lok as Director

6 April 1998

Resigned Yao, Kang as Director

21 November 1997

Appointed Ho, Davy as Director

1 October 1997

Resigned Wong, Alex Po Hang as Director

28 May 1996

Resigned Chan, George Wai Ho as Director

28 May 1996

Appointed Yuen, Raymond Lik Hang as Director

6 March 1995

Appointed Wong, Alex Po Hang as Director

27 February 1995

Resigned Neal, Richard John Beresford as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Conybeare, Howard James as Director

3 May 1994

Appointed Chan, George Wai Ho as Director

1 February 1993

Appointed Neal, Richard John Beresford as Director

9 December 1992

Resigned Bridgman, Timothy Clive as Director

1 March 1992

Appointed Sutch, Peter Dennis Antony as Director

28 February 1992

Resigned Swire, John Anthony, Sir as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

John Swire & Sons Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 00133143

Group structure 26 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

John Swire & Sons Limited

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 This company 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
26 October 2026	Other filing
26 October 2026	Other filing
26 October 2026	Accounts filing
26 October 2026	Audit exemption subsidiary accounts	31 December 2025
7 September 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	7 September 2026