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Company · Ayrshire

Hillhouse Estates Limited

Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Alan George Hill 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Aidan O'Carroll 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Robert Mcnaughton 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Alexander James Fraser 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. John Edmund Gordon Hendry 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Norman Murray Yarrow 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Gordon Archibald Halliday Muir 1997-2011 Director View profile
  8. Greville Edward Mervyn Vernon 2017 Director View profile
  9. Hugh Richard Mervyn Vernon 2017 Director View profile
  10. Mervyn Sydney Bobus Vernon 1991 Director View profile
  11. Charles Clifford Toyn 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  12. Graham O'Boyle 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  13. Charles Douglas Murray 1991-2015 Secretary View profile
  14. James Torrance Davidson 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate
Incorporated
27/03/1945
Registered office
Ayrshire

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Hillhouse Estates Limited is controlled by Hugh Richard Mervyn Vernon
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hugh Richard Mervyn Vernon.

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.

6 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.6y
average tenure
13.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Mining 10Agriculture 8Other services 6Hospitality 4Utilities 4Professional services 3Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC023206
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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