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The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 56

  1. Professor Nairn Hutchison Fulton Wilson 2016–2020 Director View profile
  2. Professor Jason Andrew Leitch 2016–2025 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Anne Mcphail 2015–2024 Director View profile
  4. Gill, Amarjit, Doctor 2013–2015 Director View profile
  5. Dame Elish Frances Angiolini 2013–2022 Director View profile
  6. James Masson Black 2010–2022 Director View profile
  7. Peter John Mcdonald 2010–2021 Director View profile
  8. Dr Robert Mcmillan Donald 2010–2021 Director View profile
  9. Dr Linsey Charlotte Semple 2009–2021 Director View profile
  10. Alan James Fleming 2007–2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr Jonathan Peter Berry 2007–2021 Director View profile
  12. Professor Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley 2006–2017 Director View profile
  13. Professor Gillian Needham 2006–2017 Director View profile
  14. Colin James Slevin 2001–2020 Director View profile
  15. Ian Grahame Simpson 2001–2004 Director View profile
  16. Prof William Alastair Chambers 2000–2017 Director View profile
  17. George Charters Bennet 1999–2013 Director View profile
  18. Dr Ray W Newton 1997–2002 Director View profile
  19. Dr Brendan Sweeney 1997–2018 Director View profile
  20. Eric Warrender Battison 1996–2013 Director View profile
  21. Dr Berenice Barker Muir 1994–2004 Director View profile
  22. Alexander Pirrett Matthewson 1994–2010 Director View profile
  23. Dr John Angus Mcvicar Garner 1993–2017 Director View profile
  24. Dr John David Watts 1992–2006 Director View profile
  25. Dr Judith Margaret Chapman 1992–2017 Director View profile
  26. Dr Ernest Macalpine Armstrong 1992–1993 Director View profile
  27. Robert Anderson Wood 1992–2009 Director View profile
  28. Dr Douglas Gow Garvie 1992–2001 Director View profile
  29. Dr Donald William Macintyre Pearson 1991–2017 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Ross Harper 1991–2010 Director View profile
  31. Ernest Graham Buckley 1991–2001 Director View profile
  32. David Wray 1991–2012 Director View profile
  33. Ian Wilson Russell Anderson 1991–2017 Director View profile
  34. Archibald Mcdougall 1990 Director View profile
  35. Peter Edmond 2002 Director View profile
  36. Martin Mcarthur Lees 2005 Director View profile
  37. Alexander Stuart Douglas 1991 Director View profile
  38. Donald George Macleod Butchart 1997 Director View profile
  39. Dr Alistair Duncan Beattie 2012 Director View profile
  40. Wallace Stewart Foulds 1994 Director View profile
  41. John Knight Davidson 1995 Director View profile
  42. David Kean Mason 1991 Director View profile
  43. Forrester Cockburn 2004 Director View profile
  44. Alastair Geoffrey Donald 1997 Director View profile
  45. Alistair William Frank Miller 2005 Director View profile
  46. Mcswan, Elizabeth, Doctor 1999 Director View profile
  47. Professor Donald Campbell 1995 Director View profile
  48. James Graham 1999 Director View profile
  49. Alan Albert Watson 1999 Director View profile
  50. James Douglas Bell 1992 Director View profile
  51. Andrew Allison 1991 Director View profile
  52. Ian James Rattray 1994 Director View profile
  53. Robert Pringle 1997 Director View profile
  54. Matthew Charles Kay Finlayson 1990 Director View profile
  55. Thomas Brown Henderson 1991 Director View profile
  56. Professor Gordon Charles Alexander Dickson 2004–2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/05/1902

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

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.

10 directors on the board

6.1y median 6.4y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

1
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.

Business services 6Professional services 3Finance 2Health and social care 2Property 2Public administration 2Tech and media 2Arts 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC005093
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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