Skip to content
Governance Register

Company · Ayrshire

Balsillie Farm Limited

Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Balsillie Farm Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Robert Mcnaughton 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Darren William Alexander Forrester 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Neil Skene 1997-2024 Director View profile
  4. Donald Skene 1997-2017 Director View profile
  5. John Bernard Clarke 1997-1997 Nominee-director View profile
  6. Alison Skene 1997-2017 Secretary View profile
  7. Pagan Macbeth 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds; Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate; Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Incorporated
16/10/1997
Registered office
Ayrshire

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Donald Skene ceased 2017-08-16
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-10-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neil Skene ceased 2024-07-31
    75-100% voting · notified 2017-08-16
  • Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-31

Group

  1. Balsillie Farm Limited is controlled by Donald Skene
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-10-15, ceased 2017-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Donald Skene.

4 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.

5 directors on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Mining 18Other services 5Agriculture 3Hospitality 3Utilities 3Professional services 2Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC179720
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data