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The Scottish Motor Trade Association LTD.

The Scottish Motor Trade Association LTD. is an active UK company (number SC005898), incorporated 1905, with 12 current directors including Alison Mitchell and Gavin Richard Mckelvey Forbes. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 87

  1. Alan Graham 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Anthony William Wood 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. Heather Amy Graham 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Colin William Mcgeoch 2013-2024 Director View profile
  5. Charles Andrew Robertson Ramsay 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Schoneville 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. George Macdonald 2005-2009 Director View profile
  8. Archibald David Morrison 2005-2012 Director View profile
  9. William Alexander Burgess 2004-2025 Director View profile
  10. Paul Anthony Nelson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  11. Nan Stewart Lindsay 2000-2004 Director View profile
  12. Alastair Dick Campbell 2000-2010 Director View profile
  13. Walter Glen Paterson Gall 2000-2016 Director View profile
  14. Thomas Robert Beresford 1998-1999 Director View profile
  15. Hamish Duncan Donald Clark 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Gustauus Dick Armstrong 1998-1998 Director View profile
  17. Anthony Charnell 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Alexander John Wilson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. Peter James Bell 1998-1999 Director View profile
  20. Adrian James Simpson Smith 1998-2022 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Leonard 1998-2012 Director View profile
  22. Norman Mark Primrose 1998-2000 Director View profile
  23. John Sutherland Gunn Kirkland 1998-2002 Director View profile
  24. Colin Campbell 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Ian Macrae Crighton 1998-2000 Director View profile
  26. James Mackie 1998-2000 Director View profile
  27. John Thor Scott 1998-1999 Director View profile
  28. Carol Anne Johnston 1998-1998 Director View profile
  29. Vincent Daniel Finlayson 1998-2004 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Robert William Robertson 1998-2019 Director View profile
  31. Murray Robert Fairlie Simpson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  32. Geoffrey Donald Pearson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  33. Neil Alexander Shaw 1995-1996 Director View profile
  34. James Alexander Grant Riddell 1995-1998 Director View profile
  35. John Clinton Chessor 1995-2004 Director View profile
  36. Andrew Gibson Witherspoon 1995-1998 Director View profile
  37. Phillip Robert White 1995-1998 Director View profile
  38. William Buchanan Nicol 1995-1997 Director View profile
  39. Ian Alexander Benzie 1995-1998 Director View profile
  40. Peter Joseph Metcalf 1995-2005 Director View profile
  41. Iain Archibald Brown 1995-1997 Director View profile
  42. Frank Stewart Ogg 1995-2000 Director View profile
  43. James Barclay Proctor 1995-1998 Director View profile
  44. Angus Donald Campbell 1995-1997 Director View profile
  45. James Taylor Smith 1993-1998 Director View profile
  46. Wiliam F Stewart 1993-1997 Director View profile
  47. James Price Ward 1993-1995 Director View profile
  48. Michael Duncan Duff 1993-1999 Director View profile
  49. Irene Margaret Callander 1993-1995 Director View profile
  50. Thomas Mcnicoll 1993-2000 Director View profile
  51. Joseph Carle Mutch 1993-1995 Director View profile
  52. David George Mackie 1993-2000 Director View profile
  53. Robert Whyte 1992-1995 Director View profile
  54. Ralph Pearson Halley 1992-1998 Director View profile
  55. Alister Goodall Dow 1992-2000 Director View profile
  56. John Jeffrey Hay Livingstone 1992-1994 Director View profile
  57. Alexander Ogilvie Mitchell 1992-2000 Director View profile
  58. George Mutch 1992 Director View profile
  59. James Clark Hird 1999 Director View profile
  60. Robert Masterton 1993 Director View profile
  61. Kenneth Alexander Macfarlane 1992 Director View profile
  62. Margaret Stewart 1995 Director View profile
  63. Thomas Wright Arnott 1992 Director View profile
  64. David Roy Macdonald 1992 Director View profile
  65. Alastair Monteith Kerr 1992 Director View profile
  66. Henry William Innes 1992 Director View profile
  67. Alexander Murray 1992 Director View profile
  68. Harry Morrison Sutherland 1992 Director View profile
  69. Allan Stewart Forrest 1992 Director View profile
  70. Ronald A. Mathieson 1993 Director View profile
  71. Albert Victor Tokely 1993 Director View profile
  72. David Mclintock 1992 Director View profile
  73. Robert Brock Harrison 1992 Director View profile
  74. Gavin John Grant 1992 Director View profile
  75. Duncan Fergus Mackinnon 1992 Director View profile
  76. William Cunningham 1994 Director View profile
  77. George Alexander Harper Watt 1998 Director View profile
  78. David Haldane 1994 Director View profile
  79. Alasdair David Harvey Pearson 1992 Director View profile
  80. Alexander William Spence Fea 1994 Director View profile
  81. John Machray 1995 Director View profile
  82. Campbell Dowie 1992 Director View profile
  83. Thomas David Laidlaw Martin 1992 Director View profile
  84. James Mckinnonb Robertson 1993 Director View profile
  85. Moira Anne Gaynor 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  86. David Buchanan Clark 1986-1998 Secretary View profile
  87. Ian Grant Phimster 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/06/1905

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.

Group

  1. The Scottish Motor Trade Association LTD. is controlled by Alan Glen Paterson Gall
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Glen Paterson Gall.

7 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £1,077,520 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £1,077,520 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £67,5582022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-2,5762022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £389,7252021-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £429,5582021-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £193,2552021-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

8.9y median 4.7y
average tenure
33.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (9)

0
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.

Other services 8Finance 6Retail and trade 3Property 2Professional services 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
SC005898
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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