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SP Distribution PLC

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Lord John Matthew Hutton 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Vicky Kelsall 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Suzanne Fox 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Professor Dame Lesley Anne Glover 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Craig David Arthur 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. Alison Mary Mcgregor 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Guy Charles Jefferson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Wendy Jacqueline Barnes 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr Elizabeth Zaidee Haywood 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Dame Denise Mary Holt 2014-2014 Director View profile
  11. Professor Sir James Rufus Mcdonald 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Frank Mitchell 2009-2022 Director View profile
  13. Alan Alexander Bryce 2007-2009 Director View profile
  14. Scott Hamilton Mathieson 2005-2026 Director View profile
  15. David Rutherford 2005-2007 Director View profile
  16. James Sutherland 2005-2005 Director View profile
  17. David Thomas Nish 2005-2005 Director View profile
  18. Professor Robert Francis Bayvel Maclaren 2001-2005 Director View profile
  19. James Fleming Wilson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  20. Ronnie Edward Mercer 2001-2005 Director View profile
  21. Professor Kenneth Leslie Vowles 1999-2001 Director View profile
  22. Duncan Whyte 1998-1999 Director View profile
  23. Ian Simon Macgregor Russell 1998-2001 Director View profile
  24. James Robert Will 1998-1998 Nominee-director View profile
  25. Seumus O'Gorman 2014-2025 Secretary View profile
  26. Michael Howard Davies 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  27. Marie Isobel Ross 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  28. Rhona Gregg 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  29. Donald James Mcpherson 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  30. Alan William Mcculloch 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  31. Andrew Ross Mitchell 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  32. Iain Maury Campbell Meiklejohn 1998-1998 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/09/1998

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. SP Distribution PLC is controlled by Scottish Power Energy Networks Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Scottish Power Energy Networks Holdings Limited is controlled by Scottish Power UK PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Scottish Power UK PLC is controlled by Scottish Power Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Scottish Power Limited is controlled by SPW Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by SPW Investments Limited.

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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 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

2y median 2.1y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Utilities 8Professional services 4Business services 2Finance 2Other services 2

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
SC189125
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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