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Heriot-Watt Trading Limited

Heriot-Watt Trading Limited is an active UK company (number SC132919), incorporated 1991, with 2 current directors, Ruth Jennifer Moir and Susan Margaret Collier. 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 18

  1. Martin John Pringle 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Gordon Jefferson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Mchardy Menzies 2015-2020 Director View profile
  4. Ann Marie Dalton 2011-2020 Director View profile
  5. Professor Gavin Gibson 2007-2010 Director View profile
  6. Philip Gerard Mcnaull 2005-2012 Director View profile
  7. Robert Milliken Fraser 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. Professor Denis Roderick Hall 2003-2007 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  10. Dr Christopher George Greig 1996-2003 Director View profile
  11. Professor Charles Malcolm Brown 1996-2002 Director View profile
  12. Robert Galloway Emslie Peggie 1996-1997 Director View profile
  13. Dr Peter Liddell Wilson 1991-2011 Director View profile
  14. Donald Ian Cumming 1991-1991 Director View profile
  15. Professor John Rankin Small 1991-1998 Director View profile
  16. Maureen Sheila Coutts 1991-1991 Nominee-director View profile
  17. David Hardie 1991-1991 Nominee-director View profile
  18. Ian James Laing 1991-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/07/1991

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. Heriot-Watt Trading Limited is controlled by The Heriot-Watt University
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Heriot-Watt University.

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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

7.1y median 5.4y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional services 4Dormant 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC132919
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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