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Aberdeen Straight-WAY Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 18

  1. David George Beverley 2012–2015 Director View profile
  2. Graham Martin Young 2012–2021 Director View profile
  3. Gillian Linda Gourlay 2012–2023 Director View profile
  4. Henry Boswell Irvine Fortescue 2009–2011 Director View profile
  5. Shirley Jean Allen 2009–2021 Director View profile
  6. Brian John Wilson 2008–2009 Director View profile
  7. Maurice Taylor 2005–2011 Director View profile
  8. Alfred John Rollo Cordiner 2005–2013 Director View profile
  9. James Allan Jack 2005–2015 Director View profile
  10. Wilma Gillespie Taylor 2003–2011 Director View profile
  11. Herbert Scott Paton 2001–2008 Director View profile
  12. Norman Walker 2001–2008 Director View profile
  13. George Andrew Webster 2001–2005 Director View profile
  14. Brian John Summers Pirie 2001–2009 Director View profile
  15. Stanley Alan Scott 2001–2016 Director View profile
  16. Ledge Services Limited 2001–2001 Corporate-director View profile
  17. Beatriz Holtze-Schumann 2013–2021 Secretary View profile
  18. Lynn Scott 2001–2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/06/2001

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • John Merson
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • William Neil Cordiner
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kenneth Andrew Cheyne
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2020-06-10
  • Andrew Mcnair
    75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2021-04-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew John Smith
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2021-06-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gillian Linda Gourlay ceased 2023-02-21
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Graham Martin Young ceased 2021-08-31
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Shirley Jean Allen ceased 2021-04-13
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Aberdeen Straight-WAY Limited is controlled by John Merson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Merson.

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.

6 directors on the board

10.9y median 10.2y
average tenure
17.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Property 5Business services 4Construction 4Finance 1Health and social care 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
SC219939
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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