Buccleuch Estates, LTD. (the)

Company SC012615 Active

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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

Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2012
Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 1997
Scott, Richard W J M, the Honourable 10th Duke of Buccleuch Director
Scott, Walter John Francis, Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2007

20.5y median 18.7y

average tenure

29.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2012
Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 1997
Scott, Walter John Francis, Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2007

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2012
Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 1997
Scott, Richard W J M, the Honourable 10th Duke of Buccleuch Director
Scott, Walter John Francis, Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2007

also govern a charity

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.

Finance 9Property 7Retail and trade 6Professional services 4Arts 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

Tarras Park Properties Limited 3 shared directors
Boughton Estates Limited(the) 2 shared directors
The MDS Estates Limited 2 shared directors
MDS Group Investments Limited 2 shared directors
The Buccleuch Estates Pension Trustee Company Limited 2 shared directors

Connected through a shared director

The Fine ART Society Limited 1 shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	SC012615
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	22/03/1923
Address	BUCCLEUCH WEATHERHOUSE, BOWHILL, SELKIRK, TD7 5ES
Accounts next due	31/07/2026
Accounts last made up	31/10/2024

Industry (SIC)

64201 - Activities of agricultural holding companies

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.

MDS Group Investments Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Owns 14 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.

B Q Farms Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Buccleuch Properties Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Buccleuch Rural Solutions LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Clan Bankside LLP
25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06
Glenmuckloch Restoration Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Clan Real Estate Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Granton Assets Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Tarras Park Properties (North) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
The Borders Farming Partnership
significant influence · notified 2017-06-26
Nlei LTD ceased 2019-05-20
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Hopsrig Wind Farm Limited ceased 2019-02-07
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Buccleuch Property (Newtown ST Boswells) Limited ceased 2017-10-27
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Alba Trees Limited ceased 2023-02-21
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-07
Carronbridge Sawmills Limited ceased 2016-11-30
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01

Officers (16)

Jonathan Scott Alexander Secretary · appointed 2021
Bernard Higgins Director · appointed 2012
Scott, Walter John Francis, Earl of Dalkeith Director · appointed 2007
Montagu Douglas Scott, Damian Torquil Francis Charles, Lord Director · appointed 1997
Scott, Richard W J M, the Honourable 10th Duke of Buccleuch Director

Show 11 former officers

Pauline Mary Walsh Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2016
John Ronald Kerr Glen Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2019
Michael Drummond Clarke Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
Scott, William Henry John Mantagu Douglas, Lord Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2021
Michael James Mcgrath Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2021
Scott, Elizabeth Marian Frances, Duches of Buccleuch Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2023
Alastair Sturrock Millar Secretary · resigned 1999
Walter Francis John Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry Director · resigned 2007
Her Grace The Duchess of Buccleuch Director · resigned 1992
James Muir Galloway Galbraith Director · resigned 2003

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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