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KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

KCA Deutag Drilling Limited is an active UK company (number SC031961), incorporated 1957, with 2 current directors, Niall David Polson and Sean Richard Lawrence Branston. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 34

  1. John Ruskin Bell 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jay Lee Porter 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Joseph Elkhoury 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Joseph Byrne 2014-2021 Director View profile
  5. Gary Neil Paver 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Lynne Thomson 2014-2014 Director View profile
  7. Neil Porteous Gilchrist 2013-2025 Director View profile
  8. Alan Stuart Bigman 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Norrie Andrew Mckay 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Louise Andrew 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Dr Daniel Mathias Wiest 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Neil Graham Stevenson 2009-2013 Director View profile
  13. Ian Mackenzie 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Brian Forbes Leith 2001-2003 Director View profile
  15. Ian Lane 2001-2010 Director View profile
  16. Mark Johnstone Walker 2001-2013 Director View profile
  17. Christopher John Rose 2001-2005 Director View profile
  18. Ross Richardson 2000-2011 Director View profile
  19. Stephen John Chisholm 1998-2002 Director View profile
  20. Michael John Lawrence Salter 1997-2001 Director View profile
  21. Brian Christopher Taylor 1996-2012 Director View profile
  22. Graham Cowperthwaite 1995-1999 Director View profile
  23. Maurice Alistair White 1994-2001 Director View profile
  24. Peter John Milne 1993-2010 Director View profile
  25. Alasdair James Dougall Locke 1992-2001 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Anthony Eric Thomas Stevenson 1990-1990 Director View profile
  27. Sir Harold Montague Finniston 1990-1990 Director View profile
  28. Michael Alexander Mcdowell 1996 Director View profile
  29. Richard James Pearce 1995 Director View profile
  30. Peter David Hardwick Nichols 1996 Director View profile
  31. Paul Anthony Bews 1993 Director View profile
  32. Louise Andrew 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  33. Alec William James Banyard 1996-2009 Secretary View profile
  34. Nigel Francis Courtenay Walker 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/01/1957

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.

Group

  1. KCA Deutag Drilling Limited is controlled by KCA Deutag Drilling Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. KCA Deutag Drilling Group Limited is controlled by Abbot Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Abbot Holdings Limited is controlled by Abbot Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Abbot Group Limited is controlled by HP Alpha Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. HP Alpha Limited is controlled by KCA Deutag International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by KCA Deutag International Limited.

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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

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.

2 directors on the board

3.4y median 3.4y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 20Business services 14Finance 2

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
SC031961
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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