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Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Public Limited Company

Activities of investment trusts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Michael Neil Donaldson 2014-2023 Director View profile
  2. Merryn Rosemary Somerset Webb 2011-2022 Director View profile
  3. Simon Christopher Neale Somerville 2010-2020 Director View profile
  4. Iain Archibald Mclaren 2009-2019 Director View profile
  5. Angus John Tulloch 2007-2011 Director View profile
  6. Paul Francis Charig 2005-2019 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Jane Mackay Whitley 2001-2010 Director View profile
  8. Ian Clelland Mcleish 1998-2008 Director View profile
  9. Barry Michael Rose 1998-2015 Director View profile
  10. Alexander Michael Hathorn 1994-2009 Director View profile
  11. David Cowan Ritchie 1998 Director View profile
  12. George Veitch 1998 Director View profile
  13. Ian Temple Johnstone 1992 Director View profile
  14. Gavin John Norman Gemmell 2001 Director View profile
  15. John Charles Minall 1999 Director View profile
  16. Baillie Gifford & CO 2014 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of investment trusts
Incorporated
17/05/1985
Registered office
Edinburgh
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.

5 directors on the board

6.2y median 6.4y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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 10Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Construction 1Dormant 1Professional services 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.

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
SC093345
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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