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The Aberdeen University Press Limited

The Aberdeen University Press Limited is an active UK company (number SC140346), incorporated 1992, with 1 current director, Mark White. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Tracey Slaven 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Rattray, Elizabeth-Ann Simpson, Doctor 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. David Andrew Beattie 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Susan Lynne Richardson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Sir Ian David Diamond 2010-2018 Director View profile
  6. Irene Anderson Bews 2001-2015 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Ord 1997-2001 Director View profile
  8. Professor Charles Duncan Rice 1996-2010 Director View profile
  9. Professor John Maxwell Irvine 1993-1996 Director View profile
  10. University of Aberdeen 2001-2001 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. Michael George Simpson Yuille 1993-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/09/1992

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.

  • Irene Anderson Bews ceased 2020-03-09
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Aberdeen University Press Limited is controlled by Irene Anderson Bews
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-03-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Irene Anderson Bews.

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.

1 directors on the board

1.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
1.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Hospitality 1Other services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC140346
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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