MACFARLAN SMITH LIMITED
Significant control: Veranova 1 Ltd. (50–75%), Veranova 2 Ltd. (25–50%)
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What does Macfarlan Smith Limited sell?
Registered activity: Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (SIC 21100). We’re building product and service lists for UK companies. Get this one when it’s ready.
Summary
MACFARLAN SMITH LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC035640) incorporated on 12 September 1960, registered in Edinburgh. Its registered activity is manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (SIC 21100). Accounts are on file at Companies House (full) but not yet parsed into this record.
There are 661 companies in manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products in the UK with filed accounts; the median reports net assets of £265 and is 9 years old.
Ownership and control
- Veranova 1 Ltd.
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Veranova 2 Ltd.
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Meconic Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Johnson Matthey Plc
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 12 September 196066 yrs ago
- First accounts due
- 12 June 196223510 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 26 September 2027in 337 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 21100
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
- Accounts type
- Full
Financials
Accounts exist on the register but their figures are not in this dataset yet.
Filing and accounts signals
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 12 September 1960
- Accounts past their due dateDue 12 June 1962
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 337 days
- First accounts due23510 days overdue
- Incorporated
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