Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited

Company SC036386 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.

directors on the board

14.8y median 10.5y

average tenure

28y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

0 vs 5 portfolio

first-time directors

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.

Business services 22Dormant 10Finance 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Construction 1Education 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 organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Arnold Clark Energy Limited 4 shared directors
Arnold Clark Finance Limited. 2 shared directors
Central CAR Auctions Limited 2 shared directors
Assure Alarms Limited 2 shared directors
Arnold Clark Insurance Services Limited 2 shared directors
Arnold Clark Charge Limited 2 shared directors

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	SC036386
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	28/04/1961
Address	454 HILLINGTON ROAD, GLASGOW, G52 4FH
Accounts next due	30/09/2026
Accounts last made up	31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

45111 - Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Ownership - persons with significant control (5)

Lady Philomena Butler Clark British
ownership of shares 75-100% as trust voting rights 75-100% as trust
Mr Adam Hugh Wallace Clark British
ownership of shares 25-50% as trust voting rights 25-50% as trust
Mr John Arnold Clark British
ownership of shares 75-100% as trust voting rights 75-100% as trust
Jagc Holdings
ownership of shares 25-50%
Sir John Arnold Clark ceased 2017 British
significant influence or control

Officers (16)

David Martin Cooper Director · appointed 2016
John Arnold Clark Director · appointed 2016
Russell Edgar Borrie Director · appointed 2016
Stuart Kenneth Thorpe Secretary · appointed 2013
Edward Hawthorne Director · appointed 1998
Clark, Philomena Butler, Lady Director

Show 10 former officers

Scott Ross Grant Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2024
James Turner Graham Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2024
Carol Shirley Henry Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2024
Kenneth John Mclean Secretary · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
Scott Willies Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2021
Hugh Dawson Wallace Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2015
Kenneth John Mclean Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2021
Dugald Ferguson Kerr Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2011
John Arnold Clark Director · resigned 2017
Walter Glen Paterson Gall Director · resigned 2024

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

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