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R&A Rules Limited

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. David Edwin Rickman 2022–2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Stevenson Biggart 2022–2024 Director View profile
  3. Birgitta Ljung 2021–2025 Director View profile
  4. John Gordon Clark 2020–2022 Director View profile
  5. Martin Edward Michael Hattrell 2019–2022 Director View profile
  6. Douglas Peter Norval 2019–2023 Director View profile
  7. Clive Thomas Brown 2019–2022 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Dennis Watson 2017–2019 Director View profile
  9. David Charles Bonsall 2017–2019 Director View profile
  10. Charles Philip Harrison 2016–2017 Director View profile
  11. Jim Mcarthur 2016–2020 Director View profile
  12. Martin Richard Slumbers 2015–2022 Director View profile
  13. Graham Cochrane 2013–2016 Director View profile
  14. Donald Ian Turner 2013–2016 Director View profile
  15. Ian Robert Hugh Pattinson 2013–2018 Director View profile
  16. John Fraser Murray 2012–2017 Director View profile
  17. Iain Alexander Thomas Donald 2010–2013 Director View profile
  18. Ronald George Hanna 2010–2013 Director View profile
  19. Gavin Rutledge Caldwell 2009–2013 Director View profile
  20. Richard Davidson Muckart 2007–2009 Director View profile
  21. Peter Michael George Unsworth 2006–2010 Director View profile
  22. Alastair James Neil Loudon 2006–2010 Director View profile
  23. Allan Graham Gormly 2005–2007 Director View profile
  24. John Macleod Goodwin 2005–2006 Director View profile
  25. Pierre Edouard Bechmann 2003–2006 Director View profile
  26. Peter Dawson 2003–2015 Director View profile
  27. William James Turcan 2003–2005 Director View profile
  28. Geoffrey Conway Marks 2003–2005 Director View profile
  29. Iain Maury Campbell Meiklejohn 2003–2003 Director View profile
  30. John Fraser Murray 2012–2019 Secretary View profile
  31. Mark Timothy Dobell 2003–2012 Secretary View profile
  32. Charlotte Secretaries Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/04/2003

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. R&A Rules Limited is controlled by R&A Trust Company (NO.1) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by R&A Trust Company (NO.1) Limited.

5 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 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

4.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC247046
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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