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Private unlimited company · No. SC040383 · GlasgowiSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

The Whinmill Investment Company's network

2 people0 organisationsExplore in 3Di2 listed on the board. No other organisation shares a board member.The large node is The Whinmill Investment Company. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

2 listediDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Lara Ann Parlane DowDirector2019
7 yrs
Thomas Gordon Buchanan DowDirector2014
12 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 14 February 2026Confirmation statement 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).

Board

Current officers

2iOccupation 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
Thomas Gordon Buchanan DowDirector9 January 2014No other current boards on our record
Lara Ann Parlane DowDirector9 April 2019No 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

5 listed, latest first
NameRoleAppointedLeft
The Executry of Peter Gordon McCallumDirectorNot recorded9 April 2019
Peter Gordon McCallumCompany secretary30 April 20109 April 2019
Margaret Ann McCallumCompany secretaryNot recorded30 April 2010
Isabella Taylor DowDirectorNot recorded23 January 2008
William Parlane McCallumDirectorNot recorded31 May 1994

Board cycle

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

Board DNA

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
10.1y
median 10.1y
Longest tenure
12.8y
since 2014
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
0
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 2 on the board

2 directors on the board

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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 The Whinmill Investment Company. 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 31 March 1995 (not available). 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
Not available
Accounts last made up to
31 March 1995
Confirmation statement last made up to
14 February 2026
Next confirmation statement due
28 February 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
None registered

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
SC040383
Company type
Private unlimited company
Status
Active
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Incorporated
15 May 1964
Registered office
c/o 10th Floor, 133 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, G3 8HB
Nature of business (SIC)
  • 70100 Activities of head offices
Latest accounts
31 March 1995 (not available)

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
Not available
Accounts last made up to
31 March 1995
Confirmation statement last made up to
14 February 2026
Next confirmation statement due
28 February 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
None registered

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 registered address

91iMatched on postcode and first line of the registered office, from the company file of 1 October 2026. A shared address is not evidence that companies are connected.

This address is the registered office of 91 companies, which is common for an accountant, formation agent or serviced office.

Showing 19 of 90 other companies. 34 of the 91 are active.Show all 33 →

Same sector and place

35iThe 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.

35 other active companies have the same main business code (70100 Activities of head offices) and a registered office in the G3 postcode district.

Showing 6 of 35Show all 35 →

Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 14 February 2026Confirmation statement 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

5
NameControlNotifiedCeased
Mr Thomas Gordon Buchanan DowPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
21 May 2020Current
Lara Ann Parlane DowPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
21 May 2020Current
William Peter McCallum DowPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
21 May 2020Current
Peter McCallum Executor of William P McCallumPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
6 April 20163 March 2017
The Executry of Peter Gordon McCallumPerson · British
  • Owns 25 to 50% of the shares
  • Holds 25 to 50% of the voting rights
6 April 201621 May 2020

3 current controllers and 2 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.