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The Hawick Cashmere Company Limited

The Hawick Cashmere Company Limited is an active UK company (number SC128179), incorporated 1990, with 6 current directors including William David Sanderson and Philippa Lucy Thomson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Graham William Scott 2005-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Leithead Lauder 2004-2007 Director View profile
  3. Gordon John Brown Algie 2001-2004 Director View profile
  4. Gillian Elizabeth Thomson 2001-2007 Director View profile
  5. George Ronald Campbell Wood 1992-2007 Director View profile
  6. Peter Heaton Reddihough 1991-2009 Director View profile
  7. Lord Charles Russell Sanderson 1991-2025 Director View profile
  8. James Robert Will 1990-1991 Nominee-director View profile
  9. John Michael Didsbury 2000-2013 Secretary View profile
  10. Ian Dickson 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  11. Elizabeth Elliot Smith Young 1991-2022 Secretary View profile
  12. Iain Maury Campbell Meiklejohn 1990-1991 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/10/1990

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.

Group

  1. The Hawick Cashmere Company Limited is controlled by James Alexander Thomson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Alexander Thomson.

3 other companies 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.

6 directors on the board

13.3y median 9.4y
average tenure
35.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 7Manufacturing 4Finance 1Professional services 1Property 1Tech and media 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
SC128179
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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