The MDS Estates Limited
Company 09221483 Active
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How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
6 directors on the board
- Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Walter John Francis, the Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2014
- James Muir Paget Galbraith Director · appointed 2019
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Director · appointed 2014
- Dalkeith, Elizabeth Honor, Countess Director · appointed 2020
10.1y median 11.7y
average tenure
11.8y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Walter John Francis, the Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2014
- James Muir Paget Galbraith Director · appointed 2019
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Director · appointed 2014
- Dalkeith, Elizabeth Honor, Countess Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dalkeith, Elizabeth Honor, Countess Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (5)
- Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Walter John Francis, the Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2014
- James Muir Paget Galbraith Director · appointed 2019
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Director · appointed 2014
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also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
Finance 12Property 8Retail and trade 6Professional services 4Arts and leisure 1
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- MDS Group Investments Limited 4 shared directors
- Boughton Estates Limited(the) 3 shared directors
- Tarras Park Properties Limited 3 shared directors
- MDS Trustees Limited 2 shared directors
- Buccleuch Estates, LTD. (the) 2 shared directors
- Bellendean Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 09221483 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 16/09/2014 |
| Address | BUCCLEUCH PROPERTY ESTATE OFFICE, WEEKLEY, KETTERING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN16 9UP |
| Accounts next due | 31/07/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/10/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
64201 - Activities of agricultural holding companies
Owned by (5) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Richard Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott ceased 2018-01-18
25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - MDS Group Operations Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2025-01-31 - Anderson Strathern Trustee Company Limited ceased 2018-01-18
25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - MDS Trustees Limited ceased 2023-07-07
75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors · notified 2018-01-18 - MDS Group Investments Limited ceased 2025-01-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-07-07
Owns 11 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Buccleuch Woodlands Enterprises Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Buccleuch Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Bowhill Farming Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-02-12 - Queensberry Farming Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-02-13 - Eskdale & Liddesdale Farming Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-02-13 - Lagrae Battery Storage Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-16 - SC763271
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-22 - Oakley Bush Solar Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-17 - Salters Battery Storage Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-09 - Buccleuch Sporting Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-27 - Nameco (NO. 1081) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-21
Officers (12)
- Jonathan Scott Alexander Secretary · appointed 2021
- Dalkeith, Elizabeth Honor, Countess Director · appointed 2020
- James Muir Paget Galbraith Director · appointed 2019
- Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Walter John Francis, the Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 2014
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Director · appointed 2014
Show 5 former officers
- Michael James Mcgrath Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2021
- John Ronald Kerr Glen Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019
- Pauline Mary Walsh Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019
- Montagu Douglas Scott, Elizabeth Marian Frances, Duchess of Buccleuch Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2023
- Montagu Douglas Scott, William Henry John, Lord Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2021
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