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The Scottish Tartans Authority

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 46

  1. Paul Edward Lowe 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Anne Slater 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. Anne Cassidy 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Graeme Fitzsimmons 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Gregor David Whyte 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Edward Brian Wilton 2016-2016 Director View profile
  7. Clare Isobel Campbell 2016-2025 Director View profile
  8. John Charles Raymond Duff 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. Peter Mcclelland Wilson 2015-2026 Director View profile
  10. Timothy David Ellis 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Robin William Vicars Elliot 2015-2023 Director View profile
  12. Mary Moira Dalgetty 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. John Culbert 2010-2015 Director View profile
  14. Matthew Allen Newsome 2009-2014 Director View profile
  15. Darren John Burns 2009-2010 Director View profile
  16. William George Brownlee 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Joyce Mary Young 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Ian Alastair Mckenzie 2008-2009 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth William Macdonald 2007-2016 Director View profile
  20. Dr Nicholas John Fiddes 2006-2010 Director View profile
  21. James Graham Paton 2006-2011 Director View profile
  22. John Cope Abbott 2004-2007 Director View profile
  23. George Blair Urquhart 2004-2007 Director View profile
  24. Blair Alan Charles Macnaughton 2003-2006 Director View profile
  25. Gordon Casely 2003-2010 Director View profile
  26. Peter Kelvin Semple 2003-2004 Director View profile
  27. Leonard Charles Bearman 2003-2004 Director View profile
  28. Christopher David Sharman 2002-2007 Director View profile
  29. Trevor Mark Howlett 2002-2002 Director View profile
  30. Kenneth Short 2002-2003 Director View profile
  31. Alec Walter Barbour 2002-2004 Director View profile
  32. John Joseph Charlton 2002-2007 Director View profile
  33. Norman David Mccandlish 2001-2004 Director View profile
  34. Colin Hutcheson 1999-2005 Director View profile
  35. Alec Whitaker 1999-2002 Director View profile
  36. Gertrude Farquhar Mann 1996-1997 Director View profile
  37. David Douglas Cowley 1996-2015 Director View profile
  38. Philip Dodd Smith 1996-2003 Director View profile
  39. Robert Graham Carson 1996-2002 Director View profile
  40. Michael Brian Cantlay 1996-2003 Director View profile
  41. David Gosling 1995-2001 Director View profile
  42. John Alistair Buchan 1995-2010 Director View profile
  43. Blair Charles Macnaughton 1995-2002 Director View profile
  44. James Patrick Mcaslan 1995-2001 Director View profile
  45. William Hartley Johnston 1995-1998 Director View profile
  46. J & H Mitchell WS 1995-2024 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/12/1995

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Scottish Tartans Authority on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

9 directors on the board

10.4y median 8.8y
average tenure
30.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 2Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Retail 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC162386
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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