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SSE Retail Limited

SSE Retail Limited is an active UK company (number SC213458), incorporated 2000, with 1 current director, Bernard Michael O'Connor. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Sally Fairbairn 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. William Kenneth Morris 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Edward Keeling 2012-2018 Director View profile
  4. Paul Morton Alistair Phillips-Davies 2005-2013 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Alexander Forbes 2005-2012 Director View profile
  6. Alexander Mitchell 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Colin William Hood 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Fraser Mcgregor Alexander 2001-2013 Director View profile
  9. Ian Derek Marchant 2001-2002 Director View profile
  10. Blair Alston 2001-2003 Director View profile
  11. Prof David Sigsworth 2001-2001 Director View profile
  12. James Henry Martin 2001-2001 Director View profile
  13. D.W. Director 2 Limited 2000-2001 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  14. Lawrence John Vincent Donnelly 2001-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/12/2000

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.

  • SSE PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. SSE Retail Limited is controlled by SSE PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by SSE PLC.

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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

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

7.7y median 7.7y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 3

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
SC213458
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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