British American Tobacco P.L.C.

Active03407696 Public limited company
Incorporated
23 July 1997 (29 years)
Industry
Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors
Matthew James Wright
Uta Kemmerich-Keil
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London
WC2R 2PG

Website & contact details

Group website
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Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
6 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
23 July 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
Also at British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited, B.A.T. International Finance P.L.C.
Romanian
Born July 1979 (47)
Wright, Matthew James
Director · Appointed 1 November 2025
British
Born February 1963 (63)
Kemmerich-Keil, Uta
Director · Appointed 17 February 2025
German
Born December 1966 (59)
Timuray, Serpil
Director · Appointed 4 December 2023
Turkish
Born July 1969 (57)
Ferland, Caroline
Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2023
Laury, Veronique
Director · Appointed 19 September 2022
French
Born June 1965 (61)
Anand, Krishnan
Director · Appointed 14 February 2022
American
Born October 1957 (69)
Thomas, James Darrell
Director · Appointed 7 December 2020
American
Born June 1960 (66)
Guerra, Karen Jane
Director · Appointed 14 September 2020
British
Born March 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 5 August 2019
Also at British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Limited · more companies
Brazilian
Born April 1966 (60)
Jobin, Luc
Director · Appointed 25 July 2017
Canadian
Born March 1959 (67)
Officer history (53 former)
1 September 2026
Appointed Constantinescu, Dragos Ionut as Director
15 April 2026
Resigned Koeppel, Holly Keller as Director
1 November 2025
Appointed Wright, Matthew James as Director
26 August 2025
Resigned Benchikh, Soraya as Director
17 February 2025
Appointed Kemmerich-Keil, Uta as Director
17 February 2025
Resigned Kessler, Murray S. as Director
1 May 2024
Appointed Benchikh, Soraya as Director
24 April 2024
Resigned Mair, Susan Jane as Director
24 April 2024
Resigned Panayotopoulos, Evriviades Dimitri George as Director
4 December 2023
Appointed Timuray, Serpil as Director
6 November 2023
Appointed Kessler, Murray S. as Director
1 September 2023
Appointed Ferland, Caroline as Secretary
31 August 2023
Resigned Mccrory, Paul as Secretary
15 May 2023
Resigned Bowles, Jack Marie Henry David as Director
19 April 2023
Resigned Kwan, Savio as Director
19 September 2022
Appointed Laury, Veronique as Director
28 April 2022
Resigned Helmes, Marion, Dr as Director
14 February 2022
Appointed Anand, Krishnan as Director
28 April 2021
Resigned Burrows, Richard George William, Mr. as Director
1 April 2021
Resigned Fowden, Jeremy Stephen Gary as Director
7 December 2020
Appointed Thomas, James Darrell as Director
14 September 2020
Appointed Guerra, Karen Jane as Director
30 April 2020
Resigned Poynter, Kieran Charles as Director
1 September 2019
Appointed Fowden, Jeremy Stephen Gary as Director
5 August 2019
Resigned Stevens, John Benedict as Director
5 August 2019
Appointed Marroco, Tadeu Luiz as Director
1 April 2019
Resigned Durante, Nicandro as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Bowles, Jack Marie Henry David as Director
12 December 2018
Resigned Nowell, Iii, Lionel Lewis as Director
25 April 2018
Resigned Malan, Pedro Sampaio, Dr as Director
25 April 2018
Resigned Godbehere, Ann Frances, M as Director
25 July 2017
Appointed Nowell, Iii, Lionel Lewis as Director
25 July 2017
Appointed Jobin, Luc as Director
25 July 2017
Appointed Koeppel, Holly Keller as Director
1 May 2017
Appointed Mccrory, Paul as Secretary
1 May 2017
Resigned Snook, Nicola as Secretary
26 April 2017
Resigned Murphy, Gerard Martin as Director
6 December 2016
Resigned Morin-Postel, Christine Jacqueline Michelle as Director
1 August 2016
Appointed Helmes, Marion, Dr as Director
27 April 2016
Resigned De Segundo, Karen Maria Alida as Director
27 April 2016
Resigned Tubb, Richard, Dr as Director
2 February 2015
Appointed Malan, Pedro Sampaio, Dr as Director
2 February 2015
Appointed Mair, Susan Jane as Director
2 February 2015
Appointed Panayotopoulos, Evriviades Dimitri George as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Ruys, Anthony as Director
6 April 2014
Resigned Daly, John Patrick as Director
6 January 2014
Appointed Kwan, Savio as Director
25 April 2013
Resigned Lerwill, Robert Earl as Director
25 April 2013
Resigned Scheele, Nicholas, Sir as Director
28 January 2013
Appointed Tubb, Richard, Dr as Director
3 October 2011
Appointed Godbehere, Ann Frances, M as Director
28 April 2011
Resigned Llopis, Ana Maria, Dr as Director
28 February 2011
Resigned Adams, Paul Nicholas as Director
1 September 2010
Appointed Daly, John Patrick as Director
1 July 2010
Appointed Poynter, Kieran Charles as Director
31 October 2009
Resigned Du Plessis, Jan Petrus as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Burrows, Richard George William, Mr. as Director
30 April 2009
Resigned Visser, Matthys Hendrik as Director
13 March 2009
Appointed Murphy, Gerard Martin as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned Rayner, Paul Ashley as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned Clarke, Kenneth Harry as Director
3 March 2008
Appointed Stevens, John Benedict as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Durante, Nicandro as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Monteiro De Castro, Antonio as Director
1 October 2007
Appointed Morin-Postel, Christine Jacqueline Michelle as Director
1 October 2007
Appointed De Segundo, Karen Maria Alida as Director
30 June 2007
Resigned Beyers, Pieter Eduard as Director
26 April 2007
Resigned Pennant-Rea, Rupert Lascelles as Director
1 November 2006
Appointed Snook, Nicola as Secretary
1 November 2006
Resigned Porter, Alan Fraser as Secretary
1 March 2006
Appointed Ruys, Anthony as Director
28 February 2005
Appointed Scheele, Nicholas, Sir as Director
16 February 2005
Resigned Wong, Kok Siew as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Lerwill, Robert Earl as Director
31 August 2004
Resigned Owens, William Arthur as Director
30 June 2004
Resigned Broughton, Martin Faulkner as Director
22 June 2004
Appointed Beyers, Pieter Eduard as Director
21 April 2004
Resigned Einsmann, Harald, Dr as Director
15 April 2003
Resigned Rupert, Johann Peter as Director
24 February 2003
Appointed Llopis, Ana Maria, Dr as Director
27 August 2002
Appointed Porter, Alan Fraser as Secretary
27 August 2002
Resigned Mcdonald, Aileen Elizabeth as Secretary
1 March 2002
Appointed Monteiro De Castro, Antonio as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Rayner, Paul Ashley as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Dunt, Keith Silvester as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Herter, Ulrich Georg Volker as Director
7 June 2001
Resigned Ryan, William Patrick as Director
1 April 2001
Appointed Visser, Matthys Hendrik as Director
1 March 2001
Appointed Adams, Paul Nicholas as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Mcdonald, Aileen Elizabeth as Secretary
31 December 2000
Resigned Cook, Philip Michael as Secretary
7 June 1999
Appointed Rupert, Johann Peter as Director
7 June 1999
Appointed Ryan, William Patrick as Director
7 June 1999
Appointed Du Plessis, Jan Petrus as Director
1 June 1999
Appointed Cook, Philip Michael as Secretary
31 May 1999
Resigned Clarke, Peter Lampard as Secretary
1 April 1999
Appointed Einsmann, Harald, Dr as Director
14 May 1998
Appointed Wong, Kok Siew as Director
14 May 1998
Appointed Owens, William Arthur as Director
28 April 1998
Appointed Pennant-Rea, Rupert Lascelles as Director
28 April 1998
Appointed Clarke, Kenneth Harry as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Clarke, Peter Lampard as Secretary
20 February 1998
Resigned Wilson, Clare Alice as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Broughton, Martin Faulkner as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Dunt, Keith Silvester as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Herter, Ulrich Georg Volker as Director
20 February 1998
Resigned Office Organization & Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
20 February 1998
Resigned Zerdin, Mark as Director
29 October 1997
Appointed Office Organization & Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
29 October 1997
Appointed Zerdin, Mark as Director
29 October 1997
Appointed Wilson, Clare Alice as Director
29 October 1997
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
29 October 1997
Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
29 October 1997
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
23 July 1997
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
23 July 1997
Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
23 July 1997
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Group structure 29 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

British American Tobacco P.L.C. This company
B.A.T. International Finance P.L.C. Owns 75–100% of shares
Batif Dollar Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Batmark Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ardath Tobacco Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Benson & Hedges (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Amalgamated Tobacco Company Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
American Cigarette Company (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bats Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Carreras Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Courtleigh of London Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Dunhill Tobacco of London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
John Sinclair Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Rothmans of Pall Mall Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The London Tobacco Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (Export) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Moorgate Tobacco Co. Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Peter Jackson (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Senior Service (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
British American Tobacco (1998) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Batlaw Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
British American Tobacco (2012) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
B.A.T. Operating Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bat Finance Australia Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
British American Tobacco (2009) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
British American Tobacco (NGP) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nicoventures Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Water Street Collective Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
10 November 2026Purchase of own shares
10 November 2026Cancellation of shares—
10 November 2026Sale or transfer of treasury shares
10 November 2026Cancellation of shares
10 November 2026Cancellation of shares—
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