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The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Uma Bhugtiar 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird 2017–2026 Director View profile
  3. Anne Edmond West 2010–2023 Director View profile
  4. James Gordon Dickson Ferguson 2004–2022 Director View profile
  5. Alexandra Jane Mackesy 2004–2020 Director View profile
  6. Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod 1995–2011 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Stanley Rowan 1995–2008 Director View profile
  8. David Brian Elwis Pike 1995–2007 Director View profile
  9. Ivor Reginald Guild 1995–2004 Director View profile
  10. Morgan, Janet Patricia, Doctor 1995–2017 Director View profile
  11. Roderick Lawrence Bruce 1995–1995 Director View profile
  12. Steven Kean Davidson 2011–2017 Secretary View profile
  13. First State Investment Management (UK) Limited 1995–2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  14. Bruce Watson Minto 1995–1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Incorporated
16/02/1995
Board analysis for researchers

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.

4 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.4y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 6Agriculture 2Professional services 1Property 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
SC156108
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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