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Edinburgh Business School

Edinburgh Business School is an active UK company (number SC173556), incorporated 1997, with 1 current director, Ruth Jennifer Moir. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Robert Macintosh 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Ann Marie Dalton-Pillay 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Michael Kevin Moore 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Susan Michelle Clark 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Diana Arline Easley Montador 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Alison Jane Patricia Goligher 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Sir Alexander Maxwell Crombie 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Neil Paterson Logan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Michael Lewis Shaw 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Vallance of Tummel, Iain David Thomas, the Lord Vallance of Tummel 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Professor Heather Jane Mcgregor 2016-2026 Director View profile
  12. Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig Macpherson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  13. Professor Julian David Clayton Jones 2015-2017 Director View profile
  14. John Nicholas Beadle 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Brett Milligan 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Hugh Sydney Mitchell 2014-2019 Director View profile
  17. Gregor James Colville 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Professor Robert John Mcarthur Craik 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Morag Heggie 2006-2014 Director View profile
  20. Graeme Bissett 2004-2010 Director View profile
  21. Professor Alexander Scott 2003-2016 Director View profile
  22. Professor Charles Malcolm Brown 2003-2006 Director View profile
  23. Professor John Edward Leonard Simmons 2002-2006 Director View profile
  24. Alick Stephen Kitchin 2001-2016 Director View profile
  25. Professor John Fernie 2001-2007 Director View profile
  26. Professor Andrew Charles Walker 2001-2015 Director View profile
  27. Sir Robert Paul Reid 2001-2015 Director View profile
  28. Professor Alexander Roberts 2000-2003 Director View profile
  29. Professor Gavin Kennedy 2000-2003 Director View profile
  30. Stefan George Kay 1997-2003 Director View profile
  31. Dr Peter Liddell Wilson 1997-1997 Director View profile
  32. Keith Grant Lumsden 1997-2016 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Williamson Currie 1997-2000 Director View profile
  34. Sir Donald Iain Mackay 1997-2000 Director View profile
  35. Henderson Boyd Jackson Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  36. Angus Lee Mcguire 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  37. Sandra Jesseman Howells 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  38. Derek Gardiner Brown 2000-2015 Secretary View profile
  39. Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  40. HBJ Secretarial Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/03/1997

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. Edinburgh Business School is controlled by The Heriot-Watt University
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Heriot-Watt University.

8 other companies 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.

1 directors on the board

15.9y median 15.9y
average tenure
15.9y
longest tenure

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.

Professional services 2Mining 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
SC173556
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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