Birlinn Limited
Company SC139314 Active
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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
- Alan James Melville Leitch Director · appointed 2018
- Hugh Andrew Director · appointed 1992
- Fiona Janet Brownlee Director · appointed 2022
- Laura Poynton Director · appointed 2013
- Joanne May Macleod Director · appointed 2011
- Joanne Nicol Rutherford Director · appointed 2006
15.7y median 14.2y
average tenure
34y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Alan James Melville Leitch Director · appointed 2018
- Hugh Andrew Director · appointed 1992
- Laura Poynton Director · appointed 2013
- Joanne May Macleod Director · appointed 2011
- Joanne Nicol Rutherford Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Alan James Melville Leitch Director · appointed 2018
- Laura Poynton Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (4)
- Hugh Andrew Director · appointed 1992
- Fiona Janet Brownlee Director · appointed 2022
- Joanne May Macleod Director · appointed 2011
- Joanne Nicol Rutherford Director · appointed 2006
2
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.
Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Tech and media 2Retail and trade 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- The Great Tapestry of Scotland Limited 2 shared directors
- Yeadon's Booksellers LLP 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Compass Independent Publishing Services Limited 1 shared director
- Borders Book Festival 1 shared director
- The Ossian Trust 1 shared director
- Brownlee Donald Associates LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | SC139314 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 14/07/1992 |
| Address | WEST NEWINGTON HOUSE, 10 NEWINGTON ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH9 1QS |
| Accounts next due | 31/01/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/04/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
58110 - Book publishing
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.
- Hugh Andrew
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-13
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Nicolson Digital Limited ceased 2020-04-30
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (12)
- Fiona Janet Brownlee Director · appointed 2022
- Alan James Melville Leitch Director · appointed 2018
- Laura Poynton Director · appointed 2013
- Joanne May Macleod Director · appointed 2011
- Joanne Nicol Rutherford Director · appointed 2006
- Hugh Andrew Director · appointed 1992
Show 6 former officers
- Andrew Simmons Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- William Macrobert Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Maria Dorothy White Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2012
- Neville Moir Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2020
- Ronald Stewart Cuthbertson Shanks Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
- Hubert Andrew Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2005
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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