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Forth Estuary Towage Limited

Forth Estuary Towage Limited is an active UK company (number SC076746), incorporated 1981, with 3 current directors including Stuart Alastair Macgregor and Alan Mcpherson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Carole Jean Cran 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Randall Paterson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  3. Baker, Robert, Captain 2004-2016 Director View profile
  4. William Wilson Murray 2011 Director View profile
  5. Peter Geoffrey Clutterbuck 1990 Director View profile
  6. James White Simpson 2002 Director View profile
  7. Hugh Macrae Thompson 1996 Director View profile
  8. Morag Mcneill 2005-2012 Secretary View profile
  9. John Alan Tothill 1996-2005 Secretary View profile
  10. Charles Graham Hammond 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/11/1981

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. Forth Estuary Towage Limited is controlled by Forth Ports Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Forth Ports Limited is controlled by Otter Ports Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Otter Ports Limited is controlled by Otter Ports II Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Otter Ports II Limited is controlled by Otter Ports I Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Otter Ports I Limited is controlled by PSP Investments Holding Europe LTD
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2026-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by PSP Investments Holding Europe LTD.

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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

6.7y median 7.8y
average tenure
10.4y
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.

Professional services 38Dormant 16Construction 8Finance 8Transport 8Business services 6Other services 2Property 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
SC076746
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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