Company · Glasgow
The Scottish Cremation Society LTD.
Funeral and related activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alasdair Robert John RonaldDirector · since 2023
- Maureen Elizabeth SmithDirector · since 2023
- Reverend Mark Edward JohnstoneDirector · since 2021
- Linsay Ann Johnstone ColvilleDirector · since 2021
- John Rorison MorseDirector · since 2019
- Andrew McfarlaneDirector · since 2016
- Iain Frederick AtackDirector · since 2015
- John Murray ChapmanDirector · since 2009
- Gordon William ArmourDirector · since 2008
- Kay ThomsonSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 18
- Very Reverend John Cairns Christie 2019-2021 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Cossar 2019-2023 View profile
- Andrew Hardie Primrose 2004-2019 View profile
- David Bell Wilson Jnr 1999-2021 View profile
- Philip Hill Spence 1999-2019 View profile
- David Mcvicar 1998-2015 View profile
- Robert Lindsay Cromar 1994-1999 View profile
- John Noel Patrick Ford 1994-1997 View profile
- John Archibald Amoor Speirs 1993-1993 View profile
- John Bruce Park 2018 View profile
- Charles Allan Oakley 1993 View profile
- Geoffrey Cheyne Calderhead Duncan 2004 View profile
- David Iain Muir 1991 View profile
- James Beaton Marshall 2011 View profile
- James Allan Denholm 2015 View profile
- Professor Robert Barr Jack 1998 View profile
- John Macarthur Gordon 1998-2009 View profile
- Donald Paterson Lindsay 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Funeral and related activities
- Incorporated
- 22/12/1890
- Registered office
- Glasgow
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Kay Christine Thomson
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-12-12 - Gordon William Armour ceased 2019-12-12
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Scottish Cremation Society LTD.
is controlled by Kay Christine Thomson
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kay Christine Thomson.
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
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.
9 directors on the board
- Iain Frederick Atack Director · appointed 2015
- Andrew Mcfarlane Director · appointed 2016
- Gordon William Armour Director · appointed 2008
- Reverend Mark Edward Johnstone Director · appointed 2021
- Linsay Ann Johnstone Colville Director · appointed 2021
- John Rorison Morse Director · appointed 2019
- Alasdair Robert John Ronald Director · appointed 2023
- Maureen Elizabeth Smith Director · appointed 2023
- John Murray Chapman Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Iain Frederick Atack Director · appointed 2015
- Andrew Mcfarlane Director · appointed 2016
- Gordon William Armour Director · appointed 2008
- John Rorison Morse Director · appointed 2019
- John Murray Chapman Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Iain Frederick Atack Director · appointed 2015
- Reverend Mark Edward Johnstone Director · appointed 2021
- John Rorison Morse Director · appointed 2019
- Alasdair Robert John Ronald Director · appointed 2023
- John Murray Chapman Director · appointed 2009
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew Mcfarlane Director · appointed 2016
- Gordon William Armour Director · appointed 2008
- Linsay Ann Johnstone Colville Director · appointed 2021
- Maureen Elizabeth Smith Director · appointed 2023
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC002101
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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