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The Heritable Securities and Mortgage Investment Association LTD.

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Kerry Elizabeth Sutton 2024–2026 Director View profile
  2. Brid Mary Meaney 2021–2024 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Keith Percival 2014–2021 Director View profile
  4. David Clayton 2010–2014 Director View profile
  5. Standard Life (Directors) Limited 2002–2010 Corporate-director View profile
  6. Iain Cobden Lumsden 1998–2002 Director View profile
  7. John Francis Henry Trott 1994–1998 Director View profile
  8. Norman Lessels 1998 Director View profile
  9. James Stretton 2001 Director View profile
  10. Alexander Scott Bell 2002 Director View profile
  11. Sir Lawrence Airey 1994 Director View profile
  12. Kenneth Arthur Gilmour 2011–2018 Secretary View profile
  13. Malcolm James Wood 2007–2011 Secretary View profile
  14. Peter Walter Somerville 1996–2007 Secretary View profile
  15. David Drysdale Fotheringham 1993–1996 Secretary View profile
  16. Archibald James Angus Macuish Gray 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/04/1876

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Heritable Securities and Mortgage Investment Association LTD. is controlled by Standard Life Assurance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Standard Life Assurance Limited is controlled by Standard Life PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Standard Life PLC is controlled by James Mcconville
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-10-05, ceased 2018-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Mcconville.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

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.

2 directors on the board

7.1y median 7.1y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 17Professional services 10Dormant 6Health and social care 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC000668
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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