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Cairness Limited

Cairness Limited is an active UK company (number SC030253), incorporated 1954, with 4 current directors including William John Moir and David Alexander Moir. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Alexander Bisset Moir 1994 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Bell Moir 2009 Director View profile
  3. William John Moir 2018 Director View profile
  4. Fraser & Mulligan 2006-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  5. William Thompson Fraser 2006 Secretary View profile
  6. Brown & Mcrae 1993 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/08/1954

Ownership

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.

  • Gillian Moir ceased 2026-03-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-03-13

Group

  1. Cairness Limited is controlled by Gillian Moir
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-03-13, ceased 2026-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gillian Moir.

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

8.4y median 4.6y
average tenure
23.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC030253
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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