DWS Trustees Limited

Company SC222845 Active

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.

directors on the board

11.4y median 14.5y

average tenure

15.2y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

0 vs 5 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Business services 7Professional services 6

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
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Related organisations

Brodies & CO. (Trustees) Limited 5 shared directors
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Mitre Nominees Limited 2 shared directors
Brodies Secretarial Services Limited 1 shared director
Edinburgh LAW Seminars Limited 1 shared director

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	SC222845
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated	04/09/2001
Address	C/O BRODIES LLP CAPITAL SQUARE, 58 MORRISON STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 8BP
Accounts next due	30/06/2027
Accounts last made up	30/09/2025

Industry (SIC)

74990 - Non-trading company

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)

Brodies Llp
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
ceased

Officers (15)

Marshall, Nicholas Jonathan Director · appointed 2021
Gould, Leigh Director · appointed 2019
Stewart, Mark Edward Director · appointed 2012
Barr, Alan Roderic Director · appointed 2011
Batchelor, Susanne Nicola Director · appointed 2011
Phillips, Clive Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2026
Maclaren, Colin James Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2018
Davies Wood Summers LLP Former Corporate-secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2011
Taylor, Darren Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2007
Mcintosh, Annette Webster Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2011
Clark, Jennifer Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2007
Davies Wood Summers Former Corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2006
Summers, Gillian Elizabeth Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2020
Wood, Nigel Roderick Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2011
Summers, William Hay Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2010

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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