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Barr Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Gavin Money 2014-2019 Director View profile
  2. William Campbell 2011-2013 Director View profile
  3. Colin David Morrow 2011-2014 Director View profile
  4. Ronald Alan Clark 2010-2018 Director View profile
  5. William Smillie 2008-2011 Director View profile
  6. Keith Leslie Hyam 2008-2010 Director View profile
  7. William Joseph Butterly 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Joseph Mcmenamin 2008-2008 Director View profile
  9. William Simpson Weir 2007-2017 Director View profile
  10. Gordon Eccleston 2007-2012 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Charles Walsh 2007-2008 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Andrew Samuel Hamill 2007-2015 Director View profile
  13. Colin Timmons 2005-2007 Director View profile
  14. Colin Veitch 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Anthony John Rush 2003-2007 Director View profile
  16. William Alexander Milligan 1995-2011 Director View profile
  17. John Barclay Chalmers 1995-2017 Director View profile
  18. David Stevenson 1995-2003 Director View profile
  19. Alexander Crawford Towers 1995-2003 Director View profile
  20. David Lindsay Lawson 1995-1998 Director View profile
  21. John Edwin Eyley 1991-2008 Director View profile
  22. William James Barr 2003 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Duncan Barr 2007 Director View profile
  24. Wilma Jane Casey 2008-2013 Secretary View profile
  25. Ronald Sutherland Macdonald 2003-2018 Secretary View profile
  26. John Drummond Barr 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/06/1976

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. Barr Limited is controlled by Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited is controlled by Trench Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Trench Holdings Limited is controlled by Mclaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Mclaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard Alexander Cheevers
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Alexander Cheevers.

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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.

3 directors on the board

16.2y median 18y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Construction 11Property 7Dormant 4Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Transport 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC060291
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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