Company
L.S. Smellie & Sons, Limited
L.S. Smellie & Sons, Limited is an active UK company (number SC007954), incorporated 1911, with 4 current directors including Debbie Ellen Hewison and Gary Michael Blake. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Alexander Stewart 2004-2021 View profile
- Alistair William Anderson 1999-2018 View profile
- Andrew Smellie 1994-2025 View profile
- Andrew James Kedar 2004 View profile
- Robert Smellie 2015 View profile
- Robert Ross 1991 View profile
- William Meikle Jackson 2004 View profile
- Allan Jackson Law 2003 View profile
- Hamish Cleland Mccall 2014 View profile
- James Jack Bennett 2004 View profile
- Thomas Carruthers Stewart 1992 View profile
- Robert Ian Jamieson 2001-2025 View profile
- Alexander Scott Naismith 1994-2007 View profile
- James Wilson Morton Strachan 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/08/1911
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Stuart Smellie ceased 2024-11-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Andrew Smellie ceased 2024-11-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - L.S. Smellie Holdings LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-02-18 - Whiteshawgate Investments LTD ceased 2025-02-18
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-11-18
Group
- L.S. Smellie & Sons, Limited
is controlled by Stuart Smellie
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Stuart Smellie.
2 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
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.
4 directors on the board
- Debbie Ellen Hewison Director · appointed 2025
- David Walker Director · appointed 1999
- Gary Michael Blake Director · appointed 2025
- Stuart Smellie Director · appointed 1994
Directors past 6 years
- David Walker Director · appointed 1999
- Stuart Smellie Director · appointed 1994
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Debbie Ellen Hewison Director · appointed 2025
- David Walker Director · appointed 1999
- Gary Michael Blake Director · appointed 2025
- Stuart Smellie Director · appointed 1994
Left in the last 12 months
- Andrew Smellie Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2025
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
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
- SC007954
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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