John Brown & Company

Summary

John Brown & Company is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• John Brown & Company is located in Scotland^[3].
• John Brown & Company is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• John Brown & Company is in the country of JE^[5].
• John Brown & Company's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• John Brown & Company's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• John Brown & Company's instance of is recorded as shipbuilding company^[8].
• John Brown & Company was followed by Marathon Oil^[9].
• John Brown & Company was followed by Trafalgar House^[10].
• John Brown & Company was followed by Upper Clyde Shipbuilders^[11].
• John Brown & Company's headquarters location is recorded as Clydebank^[12].
• John Brown & Company's Commons category is recorded as John Brown & Company, Clydebank^[13].
• John Brown & Company's industry is recorded as shipbuilding^[14].
• John Brown & Company's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction^[15].
• January 1, 1851 marks the founding of John Brown & Company^[16].
• 1968-05-16 marks the founding of John Brown & Company^[17].
• John Brown & Company was dissolved in 1986^[18].
• John Brown & Company's location of formation is recorded as Clydebank^[19].
• John Brown & Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Brown & Company, Clydebank^[20].
• John Brown & Company's product or material produced is recorded as naval vessel^[21].
• John Brown & Company's product or material produced is recorded as ocean liner^[22].
• John Brown & Company's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[23].
• John Brown & Company's replaces is recorded as Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.^[24].
• John Brown & Company's legal form is recorded as public company^[25].
• John Brown & Company's legal form is recorded as SQXV^[26].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300K53B6KLGX62N21^[27]

• Registered legal name: John Brown & CO Limited^[28]

• Legal jurisdiction: JE^[29]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[30]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): SQXV^[31]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[32]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[33]

• Entity created: 1968-05-16^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2017-11-27^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-12^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-01-11^[37]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[38]

• Registration authority: RA000414^[39]

• Authority entity ID: 162045^[40]

• Other names: John Brown & CO.^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1851^[16] and 1968-05-16^[17]. John Brown & Company's location of formation is recorded as Clydebank^[19].

Identity

Successors include Marathon Oil^[9], Trafalgar House^[10], and Upper Clyde Shipbuilders^[11].

Operations

John Brown & Company's headquarters location is recorded as Clydebank^[12].

Industry

Industries include shipbuilding^[14] and machinery industry and plant construction^[15].

Ownership

Products include naval vessel^[21] and ocean liner^[22].

Dissolution

John Brown & Company was dissolved in 1986^[18].

Why It Matters

John Brown & Company ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]