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The Legal Defence Union Limited

The Legal Defence Union Limited is an active UK company (number SC106696), incorporated 1987, with 4 current directors including William Couperthwaite Macreath and Nicola Alison Irvine. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Ian Cameron Ferguson 2003-2024 Director View profile
  2. Joseph Michael Shields 2002-2005 Director View profile
  3. Paul Burns 1998-2005 Director View profile
  4. David Harkess 1998-2000 Director View profile
  5. Margaret Scanlan 1996-2001 Director View profile
  6. David Charles Clapham 1994-2017 Director View profile
  7. Gerard Anthony Brown 1993-1995 Director View profile
  8. James Steveson Mcdonald 1992-1994 Director View profile
  9. James Cargill Gordon 1991-1992 Director View profile
  10. Ian Duncan Morrison 1990-1991 Director View profile
  11. David Stewart Williamson 1990-2004 Director View profile
  12. Desmond John Finnieston 1989-1991 Director View profile
  13. Anne Louise Scott 1990 Director View profile
  14. Eric Galbraith 1997 Director View profile
  15. Duncan Keith Macrae 1989 Director View profile
  16. William Couperthwaite Macreath 2025 Director View profile
  17. Angela Mullane 1997 Director View profile
  18. Robert James Livingstone 1991 Director View profile
  19. Brian Joseph Lanigan 1990 Director View profile
  20. Alan Mclaren Stewart 1995 Director View profile
  21. James Aloysius Mccann 2024 Director View profile
  22. David O'Donnell 2003-2010 Secretary View profile
  23. Walter Hecht 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  24. Edward Douglas Mcghee 1990-1998 Secretary View profile
  25. George Fraser Davidson 1990 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/09/1987

Ownership

Owned by 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.

  • Possible match - 19 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 19 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Legal Defence Union Limited is controlled by David O'Donnell
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David O'Donnell.

1 other company in this group

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

12.1y median 5.7y
average tenure
36.7y
longest tenure

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.

Professional services 9Business services 1Finance 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
SC106696
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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