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Public limited company · No. SC039144 · Edinburgh

Scotia UK PLC

iSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

Scotia UK PLC's network

4 people0 organisationsExplore in 3Di3 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. No other organisation shares a board member.The large node is Scotia UK PLC. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

3 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Colin JohnstoneDirector2023
3y 6m
Stuart William SinclairDirector2016
10y 2m
James Gordon McLoughlinDirector1991
35y 5m
Colin JohnstoneCompany secretary2016
10 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 15 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
  • 31 March 2026Andrew Middleton left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 30 April 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file

Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Public contracts won

iFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contracts are matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode, never by fuzzy name. For a company, contracts awarded to companies it owns through Companies House ownership data are included and labelled. A value shown as not stated is one the notice does not give (or gives as 0 or 1). Every contract links to its source notice.

1 contract · £35,156 total published value

  • iSource: Find a TenderPublished by Cabinet Office (Find a Tender Service). Notice 080800-2026. Awarded 21 Aug 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Find a Tender ↗
    Buyer
    United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
    Value
    £35,156
    Awarded
    21 Aug 2026
    What

    The Contracting Authority has a requirement for a Medical Observation and Training System for the new Endoscopy Unit to be located at Lincoln County Hospital. The solution is an integrated audio-visual system (hardware and software) that will be used in Endoscopy for live viewing of clinical procedures for training purpose and will enable recording audio and video of procedures or training sessions playback and review for teaching and debriefing if required. The contract is for a duration of 3 years with no options to extend. The contract value on this notice is for the full duration.

Board

Current officers

3 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.
NameRoleAppointedOther boards
James Gordon McLoughlinDirector24 May 1991No other current boards on our record
Stuart William SinclairDirector8 September 2016No other current boards on our record
Colin JohnstoneDirector17 April 2023No other current boards on our record
Colin JohnstoneCompany secretary9 September 2016No other current boards on our record

Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Former officers

10 listed, latest first
NameRoleAppointedLeft
Andrew MiddletonDirector8 September 201631 March 2026
Gary Allan KerrDirector8 September 201616 April 2021
Kenneth WilliamsonDirector8 September 201629 May 2020
Michael Jack ForbesDirector17 December 20159 September 2016
Michael Jack ForbesCompany secretary25 September 19929 September 2016
Susan MackayDirector24 May 199111 December 2015
Samuel James McLoughlinDirectorNot recorded24 January 2014
Frederick Arthur AinslieCompany secretaryNot recorded31 December 1994
Donald Alexander McNeillDirectorNot recorded24 December 1992
Patricia Thornton ErskineCompany secretary24 May 199125 September 1992

When board seats may change

iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Who is on the board

iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
16.3y
median 10.1y
Longest tenure
35.4y
since 1991
also govern a charity
0
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 3 on the board

3 directors on the board

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Network

Network

iThe large node is Scotia UK PLC. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

Most connected

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Finances

Financial history

No figures in the accounts data we hold.

Companies House shows accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (full). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
FullFull accounts, including a profit and loss account.
Accounts last made up to
30 April 2025
Next accounts due
31 October 2026 Date has passed, 14 days agoThis date has passed since our company file (1 October 2026). Check Companies House for the latest.
Confirmation statement last made up to
15 September 2026
Next confirmation statement due
29 September 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
4 charges registered, 2 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Company number
SC039144
Company type
Public limited company
Status
Active
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Incorporated
15 August 1963
Registered office
4 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2DP
Nature of business (SIC)
  • 96090 Other service activities n.e.c.
Latest accounts
30 April 2025 (full)

Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
FullFull accounts, including a profit and loss account.
Accounts last made up to
30 April 2025
Next accounts due
31 October 2026 Date has passed, 14 days agoThis date has passed since our company file (1 October 2026). Check Companies House for the latest.
Confirmation statement last made up to
15 September 2026
Next confirmation statement due
29 September 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
4 charges registered, 2 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 satisfied

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Same sector and place

57iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.

57 other active companies have the same main business code (96090 Other service activities n.e.c.) and a registered office in the EH1 postcode district.

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Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 15 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
  • 31 March 2026Andrew Middleton left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 30 April 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file

Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Ownership

Group structure

This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.

People with significant control

3
NameControlNotifiedCeased
Mrs Morag Joy KinghornPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
18 August 2021Current
Mr James Gordon McLoughlinPerson · British
  • Owns 50 to 75% of the shares
  • Holds 50 to 75% of the voting rights
  • Can appoint or remove directors
6 April 2016Current
Mrs Carine Joy McLoughlinPerson · British
  • Owns 50 to 75% of the shares
  • Holds 50 to 75% of the voting rights
6 April 201618 August 2021

2 current controllers and 1 former. Addresses and birth details are not shown.

Source: Companies House people with significant control data, snapshot of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Companies are linked to their page where the name matches an owner company in our ownership graph.

Companies it controls

iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.

From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.