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Macduff Shipyards Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Roderick Macleod 1999-2022 Director View profile
  2. Eric Blackhall 2004 Director View profile
  3. William Farquhar 2015 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Reid 1999 Director View profile
  5. Ledingham Chalmers LLP 2006-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  6. A C Morrison & Richards 1996 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/10/1977

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • John Watt
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Clifford Lawrence Ritchie ceased 2024-06-14
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-23

Group

  1. Macduff Shipyards Limited is controlled by John Watt
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Watt.

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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.

4 directors on the board

3.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
4.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Agriculture 6Business services 3Retail and trade 3Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC063241
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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