Company
Hayfield Limited
Hayfield Limited is an active UK company (number SC097262), incorporated 1986, with 3 current directors including Dr Deborah Taylor Innes and Alan John Cowan. 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 11
- Donessa Shearer 2014-2023 View profile
- John Nicholson 1993-2003 View profile
- James Macdonald 1993-1996 View profile
- James Inglis Smith 1993-2007 View profile
- John Gallacher 1993-2014 View profile
- Rev Diarmuid O'Farrell 1991 View profile
- Mary Gray 2002 View profile
- Alexander Ian Cheyne 2015 View profile
- Ian Boyle 1993 View profile
- Armstrong, Raymond F, Father 1991 View profile
- Philip Murnin 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/02/1986
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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 Paul Cleary
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Alan John Cowan
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Donessa Shearer ceased 2023-08-31
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Hayfield Limited
is controlled by John Paul Cleary
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Paul Cleary.
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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
- Alan John Cowan Director · appointed 2012
- John Paul Cleary Director · appointed 2007
- Dr Deborah Taylor Innes Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Alan John Cowan Director · appointed 2012
- John Paul Cleary Director · appointed 2007
- Dr Deborah Taylor Innes Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Alan John Cowan Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Deborah Taylor Innes Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (1)
- John Paul Cleary Director · appointed 2007
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.
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
- SC097262
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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