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Defensor Trustees Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 25

  1. Rodger William Cairns 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew John Blain 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Alison Richmond 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Roderick Alexander Louden Harrison 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Frank Raine Johnstone 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Rona Nicolson Hutchison 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Lorna Margaret Mccaa 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Douglas John Blyth 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. Alan William Eccles 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Norman Kennedy 2004-2014 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Stevenson Biggart 2001-2017 Director View profile
  12. Gregor John Mitchell 2001-2012 Director View profile
  13. Donald Matthew White 2001-2003 Director View profile
  14. Ian Michael Stubbs 2001-2006 Director View profile
  15. Derek Petrie 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Ian Patrick Bankier 1991-1993 Director View profile
  17. Alister Macdonald Sutherland 1990 Director View profile
  18. Allan Thomas Mclean Nicolson 2005 Director View profile
  19. Colin Dunlop Donald 1994 Director View profile
  20. Ian Gordon 2001 Director View profile
  21. Alfred Charles Shedden 2000 Director View profile
  22. James Steel Laird 1995 Director View profile
  23. Arthur Douglas Houston 1989 Director View profile
  24. Morag Mcneill 1994-2001 Secretary View profile
  25. Alan James Stewart 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/12/1970

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. Defensor Trustees Limited is controlled by Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited is controlled by Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP.

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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 for researchers

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.

11 directors on the board

7.6y median 5.3y
average tenure
31.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (11)

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.

Professional services 104Business services 11Dormant 11Other services 11Finance 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC048240
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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