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Private limited company · No. SC008878 · Miller House, 98 West George

Robert Gilchrist and Son, Limited

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Overview

Robert Gilchrist and Son, Limited's network

3 people1 organisationExplore in 3Di2 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 1 organisation shares a board member with this company.The large node is Robert Gilchrist and Son, Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

2 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Colin Alfred GilchristDirector2000
26y 1m
Alfred GilchristDirector
James McLachlan DobsonCompany secretary1994
32y 6m
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

Current officers

2 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are shown where Companies House gave them to us. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.
NameRoleAppointedOther boards
Alfred GilchristBritishDirectorNot recordedNo other current boards on our record
Colin Alfred GilchristBritishDirector24 September 2000
1 other current board
James McLachlan DobsonBritishCompany secretary12 May 1994No other current boards on our record

Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Former officers

4 listed, latest first
NameRoleAppointedLeft
Sandra Wood Jollie GilchristBritishDirectorNot recorded31 July 2005
McKendrick RobertBritishDirector1 October 200030 March 2001
Alison Mary GilchristBritishDirectorNot recorded13 May 1994
Robert Alfred GilchristBritishDirectorNot recorded13 May 1994

Who is on the board

iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
26.1y
median 26.1y
Longest tenure
26.1y
since 2000
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
0
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 1 on the board

2 directors on the board

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

Where else this board sits

The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts 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.

Network

Network

iThe large node is Robert Gilchrist and Son, Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

Financial history

No figures in the accounts data we hold.

Companies House shows accounts made up to 31 December 2004 (total exemption full). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
Accounts last made up to
31 December 2004
Next accounts due
31 October 2006 Overdue by 7318 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Confirmation statement last made up to
None filed yet
First confirmation statement due
14 December 2016 Overdue by 3621 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Charges (secured loans)
4 charges registered, 3 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 1 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Company number
SC008878
Company type
Private limited company
Status
Active
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Incorporated
5 December 1913
Registered office
C/O Invocas Business Recovery, And Insolvency Limited, James, Miller House, 98 West George, Street, Glasgow, G2 1PJ
Nature of business (SIC)
  • 4521 Gen construction & civil engineer
  • 4542 Joinery installation
Latest accounts
31 December 2004 (total exemption full)

Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
Accounts last made up to
31 December 2004
Next accounts due
31 October 2006 Overdue by 7318 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Confirmation statement last made up to
None filed yet
First confirmation statement due
14 December 2016 Overdue by 3621 daysAlready past due when the company file was taken (1 October 2026). If it has been filed since, this clears at the next monthly file.
Charges (secured loans)
4 charges registered, 3 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 1 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Same sector and place

9iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.

9 other active companies have the same main business code (4521 Gen construction & civil engineer) and a registered office in the G2 postcode district.

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Ownership

Group structure

This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.

People with significant control

No people or companies with significant control are on record for this company.

Source: Companies House people with significant control data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Companies it controls

iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.

From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.