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Exception Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. David Finlayson Mclellan 2012-2020 Director View profile
  2. Scott Mcglinchey 2005-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Joseph Brady 2003-2007 Director View profile
  4. Martin Alexander Burke 2002-2025 Director View profile
  5. Alan Alexander Anderson 2002-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £34,750 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • IT Strategic Review (DDat) within Durham Buyer: Durham Constabulary £34,750 2026-05-21 CPV 79410000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract will provide the Police Force with a clear, evidence-based snapshot of its current IT and digital position, immediate risks and opportunities, and practical alignment to national policing direction.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
11/11/2002
Registered office
Edinburgh

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Exception Limited is controlled by Exception Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Exception Holdings Limited is controlled by Alan Alexander Anderson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-03, ceased 2025-03-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Alexander Anderson.

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.

1 directors on the board

4y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
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.

Finance 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.

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
SC239401
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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