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The British Linen Company Limited

The British Linen Company Limited is an active UK company (number SC063024), incorporated 1977, with 1 current director, Greig Albert James Sharratt. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 53

  1. Hbos Directors Limited 2012-2016 Corporate-director View profile
  2. Philip Robert Grant 2009-2022 Director View profile
  3. Peter Joseph Cummings 2005-2009 Director View profile
  4. Harold Francis Baines 2003-2012 Director View profile
  5. Alistair Linn Webster 2003-2009 Director View profile
  6. Alistair Ian Macrae 2003-2010 Director View profile
  7. George Edward Mitchell 2001-2005 Director View profile
  8. William Gordon Mcqueen 2000-2003 Director View profile
  9. Colin David Leslie 1999-2000 Director View profile
  10. Gavin George Masterton 1999-2000 Director View profile
  11. Margaret Elizabeth Smart 1998-2003 Director View profile
  12. Ian Duncan Mackay 1998-1999 Director View profile
  13. Ian Brownlie Inglis 1998-2001 Director View profile
  14. Sir Peter Alexander Burt 1997-1999 Director View profile
  15. Iain William St Clair Scott 1997-1999 Director View profile
  16. James Edward Black 1997-1998 Director View profile
  17. Sir David Bruce Pattullo 1997-1998 Director View profile
  18. John Alastair Wight 1997-1999 Director View profile
  19. Peter Mackay 1997-1999 Director View profile
  20. Lesley Mary Samuel Knox 1997-2001 Director View profile
  21. Professor James Robin Browning 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Philip Brown 1997-1997 Director View profile
  23. Dr William Moyes 1996-1997 Director View profile
  24. Noel Lorne Forsyth 1996-1997 Director View profile
  25. Donald Henry Waters 1995-1999 Director View profile
  26. Richard James Guy Davies 1995-1999 Director View profile
  27. William Charles Carnegie Morrison 1994-1997 Director View profile
  28. Peter Henry Redhead 1993-1997 Director View profile
  29. Thomas Bennie 1992-1997 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Robert Black 1991-1997 Director View profile
  31. John Mccabe 1991-1999 Director View profile
  32. James Eddie Kidd 1991-1997 Director View profile
  33. Lindsay Moffat Forbes 1991-1994 Director View profile
  34. Edward Davidson Murray 1991-1997 Director View profile
  35. Charles Whiteford Young 1991-1997 Director View profile
  36. Alexander Douglas Peebles 1990-1998 Director View profile
  37. Alan Adams Murray 1999 Director View profile
  38. James Edward Boyd 1994 Director View profile
  39. Sir Thomas Neilson Risk 1991 Director View profile
  40. Ian Fenton Brown 1991 Director View profile
  41. James Mcmicken Young 1994 Director View profile
  42. Nigel Marcus Suess 1992 Director View profile
  43. Duncan James Macleod 1992 Director View profile
  44. Philip Grimshaw Livesey 1991 Director View profile
  45. James Miller 1999 Director View profile
  46. Matthew Douglas Mcphail 1994 Director View profile
  47. John Stewart Hunter 1995 Director View profile
  48. William Donald Marr 1991 Director View profile
  49. Alexander David Nicol 1997 Director View profile
  50. Eric Fenton Sanderson 1997 Director View profile
  51. Laurence John Edwards 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  52. Lysanne Jane Warren Black 2000-2008 Secretary View profile
  53. John William Robertson 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/09/1977

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. The British Linen Company Limited is controlled by Bank of Scotland PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bank of Scotland PLC is controlled by Hbos PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Hbos PLC is controlled by Lloyds Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Lloyds Bank PLC is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC.

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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.

1 directors on the board

3.8y median 3.8y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Finance 9Professional services 9Dormant 4

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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC063024
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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