Company
Aberforth Unit Trust Managers Limited
Aberforth Unit Trust Managers Limited is an active UK company (number SC124771), incorporated 1990, with 5 current directors including Samuel George Ford and Scott Leslie Wallace. 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 14
- Christopher Nial Watt 2023-2024 View profile
- Keith Francis Muir 2014-2021 View profile
- William Alan Waite 2009-2020 View profile
- Andrew Paul Bamford 2004-2015 View profile
- Euan Robin Macdonald 2004-2019 View profile
- Gordon Russell Young 1994-2007 View profile
- John Martin Evans 1990-2011 View profile
- David Thomas Mcleod Ross 1990-2014 View profile
- Richard Mark Jonathan Newbery 1990-2019 View profile
- David Warnock 1990-2008 View profile
- Alistair James Whyte 1990-2019 View profile
- Roderick Lawrence Bruce 1990-1990 View profile
- Bruce Watson Minto 1990-1990 View profile
- Aberforth Partners (PRE LLP Company) 2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/05/1990
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.
- Aberforth Partners LLP
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-05-02
Group
- Aberforth Unit Trust Managers Limited
is controlled by Aberforth Partners LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-05-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Aberforth Partners LLP.
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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.
5 directors on the board
- Samuel George Ford Director · appointed 2021
- Peter Robert Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Douglas Murray Cooper Director · appointed 2019
- Scott Leslie Wallace Director · appointed 2020
- John Steel Richards Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Peter Robert Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Douglas Murray Cooper Director · appointed 2019
- Scott Leslie Wallace Director · appointed 2020
- John Steel Richards Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Douglas Murray Cooper Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Samuel George Ford Director · appointed 2021
- Peter Robert Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Scott Leslie Wallace Director · appointed 2020
- John Steel Richards Director · appointed 2019
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC124771
- 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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