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ST. Columba's School Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 68

  1. Gordon Christopher Mckeown 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Simpson 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul Knight Jennings 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. David Greenshields Girdwood 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Linda Anne Moule 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Dr Mary-Jo Coffield 2020-2025 Director View profile
  7. Roderick Thomas Davidson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Susan Virginia Bomphray 2018-2025 Director View profile
  9. James Northey David Gray 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Glen Stewart Watson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Jo-Anne Halliday 2015-2024 Director View profile
  12. Calum Macdonald Paterson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Arthur Wilson 2014-2025 Director View profile
  14. Lawrie Gordon Campbell 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Fiona Macmillan 2013-2013 Director View profile
  16. Colin Michael Taylor 2013-2014 Director View profile
  17. Katharine Helen Hardie 2011-2022 Director View profile
  18. John Ledingham Broadfoot 2011-2015 Director View profile
  19. Helen Macdonald Macconnacher 2009-2015 Director View profile
  20. Nicola Claire Watson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  21. Colin James Stewart Mcclatchie 2007-2015 Director View profile
  22. Paul Yacoubian 2006-2019 Director View profile
  23. James Mathew Mcalpine 2006-2013 Director View profile
  24. George Morris 2005-2012 Director View profile
  25. Russell Lang Crichton 2005-2009 Director View profile
  26. John Graham Cunning 2003-2013 Director View profile
  27. Dr Aileen Findlay 2003-2024 Director View profile
  28. Sara Moreland Bishop 2003-2013 Director View profile
  29. Dr David Romen Ward 2001-2011 Director View profile
  30. Thomas Duncan Anderson 2001-2011 Director View profile
  31. Emanuele Bascetta 2001-2005 Director View profile
  32. Peter Alexander Moodie 2000-2007 Director View profile
  33. Hugh Mckechnie Currie 2000-2024 Director View profile
  34. Peter Nicol Scott 1999-2005 Director View profile
  35. Fiona Lee Boyle 1999-2002 Director View profile
  36. John Mercer 1998-2001 Director View profile
  37. Allison Gardner Cook 1998-2006 Director View profile
  38. William Harkness 1998-2006 Director View profile
  39. William Mitchell Biggart 1997-2000 Director View profile
  40. Kenneth Mccombie Barclay 1997-2000 Director View profile
  41. William Hill 1996-2001 Director View profile
  42. Colin Holroyd 1996-1997 Director View profile
  43. John Angus Wylie 1996-1999 Director View profile
  44. Robert Wight Wilson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  45. Dr Judith Semple 1995-2003 Director View profile
  46. Sir David Blackstock Mcnee 1994-1997 Director View profile
  47. Thomas Renfrew Bone 1992-1995 Director View profile
  48. Margaret Jeanette Aitchison 1992-1994 Director View profile
  49. Ronald Murray Kennedy 1989-2007 Director View profile
  50. Kenneth Neil Munro 1990 Director View profile
  51. Geoffrey Cheyne Calderhead Duncan 1990 Director View profile
  52. Professor Sir David Kean Mason 1993 Director View profile
  53. Sheena Lynam Park Boyd 1990 Director View profile
  54. Shaun Noel Clamp 1990 Director View profile
  55. John Caldwell Ritchie 1989 Director View profile
  56. William Stewart Mcfarlane 1990 Director View profile
  57. William Robin Graham Barr 1990 Director View profile
  58. Shirley Blair Gilmour 1990 Director View profile
  59. Helen Forbes Mack 1990 Director View profile
  60. Elizabeth Pennington Clark 1998 Director View profile
  61. Innes Mcmaster 1996 Director View profile
  62. Michael John Walker 1990 Director View profile
  63. Helen Mary Laird 1998 Director View profile
  64. William Howard 1996 Director View profile
  65. Donald Laird Mowat Forbes 1990 Director View profile
  66. Ian W C Macconnacher 1999 Director View profile
  67. Allan Douglas Gallacher 1998-2012 Secretary View profile
  68. Norman George Floyd 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/06/1932

Ownership

Owned by (20) 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.

  • Colin Alexander Espie
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-01-29
  • Alison Mary Brodlie
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-05-11
  • Nicola Lucy Bowd
    significant influence · notified 2021-05-11
  • Graham John Cunning
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-03-15
  • Paul Knight Jennings
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-05-17
  • Davida Lawrie Cook
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2023-09-26
  • Ian Alexander Reid
    appoints directors · notified 2024-11-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Kieran Curley
    appoints directors · notified 2025-09-23
  • Calum Macdonald Paterson ceased 2021-09-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Glen Stewart Watson ceased 2018-06-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jo-Anne Halliday ceased 2024-03-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Katharine Helen Hardie ceased 2022-05-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Yacoubian ceased 2019-01-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kenneth Arthur Wilson ceased 2025-08-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Northey David Gray ceased 2019-01-29
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-05-02
  • Susan Virginia Bomphray ceased 2025-06-17
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-18
  • Roderick Thomas Davidson ceased 2024-11-26
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-18
  • Linda Anne Moule ceased 2022-06-14
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-09-15
  • Anthony Simpson ceased 2024-05-14
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-09-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gordon Christopher Mckeown ceased 2025-06-17
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2024-11-26
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. ST. Columba's School Limited is controlled by Colin Alexander Espie
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Alexander Espie.

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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 for researchers

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.

11 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.8y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Property 2Business services 1Finance 1Professional 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
SC016856
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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