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Company · Melrose

John Swan & Sons Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 24

  1. Brian Edmund Richardson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. Michael Thomas Elliott Cowen 2015-2015 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Moubray Cadell 2012-2016 Director View profile
  4. Alastair James Ritchie 2002-2015 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Scott Cessford Archibald 2002-2003 Director View profile
  6. George Robert Forbes 1999-2015 Director View profile
  7. Lewis Sinclair Mcgill 1995-2002 Director View profile
  8. James Sommerville Helm 1995-2003 Director View profile
  9. James Duff Allen 1995-2015 Director View profile
  10. George Templeton Neill 1993-2009 Director View profile
  11. John James Baird 1992-2003 Director View profile
  12. William Blair 1990-1998 Director View profile
  13. Francis Weir Forrest 1990-2009 Director View profile
  14. David Allison 1994 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth J Robertson 1998 Director View profile
  16. John Craig Clark 2015 Director View profile
  17. David Harper Allan 1993 Director View profile
  18. James Allan 1995 Director View profile
  19. William Stott 2003 Director View profile
  20. James Thomson Carmichael 1992 Director View profile
  21. Thomas Hardwin Brewis 1991 Director View profile
  22. Peter John Waddell 1995 Director View profile
  23. Balfour Thomson 2003 Director View profile
  24. Geoghegan & CO 2016 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/05/1911
Registered office
Melrose

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. John Swan & Sons Limited is controlled by H&H Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by H&H Group PLC.

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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

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.

1 directors on the board

8y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional services 4Finance 3Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC007893
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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