Company · Edinburgh
DS (Scotland) GP Limited
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Jason LawfordDirector · since 2019
- James William AlmondDirector · since 2019
- Alistair Westray Charles TroupDirector · since 2015
- Stuart Richard John HallDirector · since 2013
Previous officers (9)
- Peter Lance TaylorDirector · 2015–2019
- Stuart Russell McminniesDirector · 2015–2023
- Anthony Phillip George PullinDirector · 2013–2013
- Douglas Alexander ArmstrongDirector · 2011–2011
- Nikola Jan SutherlandDirector · 2010–2012
- Thomas James Buchan ScottDirector · 2006–2015
- Jeffrey Philip BelkinDirector · 2006–2009
- Iain Alexander KennedyDirector · 2006–2013
- DM Director LimitedCorporate-nominee-director · 2006–2006
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Duke Street VII Limited 4 shared directors
- Duke Street General Partner Limited 3 shared directors
- Duke Street V Limited 3 shared directors
- Duke Street Private Equity Limited 3 shared directors
- Duke Street LLP 3 shared directors
- Duke Street Capital Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Activities of venture and development capital companies
- Incorporated
- 05/01/2006
- Registered office
- Edinburgh
- Previous names
- Duke Street Capital VI Fund Investment GP Limited (until 03/03/2011)
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.
- Duke Street Private Equity Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
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.
4 directors on the board
- Stuart Richard John Hall Director · appointed 2013
- Jason Lawford Director · appointed 2019
- James William Almond Director · appointed 2019
- Alistair Westray Charles Troup Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Stuart Richard John Hall Director · appointed 2013
- Jason Lawford Director · appointed 2019
- James William Almond Director · appointed 2019
- Alistair Westray Charles Troup Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Stuart Richard John Hall Director · appointed 2013
- Jason Lawford Director · appointed 2019
- James William Almond Director · appointed 2019
- Alistair Westray Charles Troup Director · appointed 2015
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.
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
- SC295041
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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