Manufacturing Support (Scotland) Limited
iSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle dataOverview
Manufacturing Support (Scotland) Limited's network
4 people3 organisationsExplore in 3Di3 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 3 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is Manufacturing Support (Scotland) Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
3 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Swan | Director | 2026 | 2m |
| Colin Harvey Thomson | Director | 2020 | 6y 9m |
| Paul Christopher Thomson | Director | 2016 | 9y 11m |
| James Borrows | Company secretary | 2013 | 13y 2m |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 13 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 1 September 2026Eliot Swan appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 20 March 2026Gillian Catherine Laird left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Board
Current officers
3 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Christopher Thomson | Director | 13 December 2016 | 3 other current boards |
| Colin Harvey Thomson | Director | 30 January 2020 | 3 other current boards |
| Eliot Swan | Director | 1 September 2026 | 6 other current boards |
| James Borrows | Company secretary | 13 September 2013 | 3 other current boards |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
6 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Catherine Laird | Director | 1 April 2021 | 20 March 2026 |
| William John Baxter | Director | 13 September 2013 | 31 March 2021 |
| Anne Margaret Thomson | Director | 13 September 2013 | 29 September 2020 |
| Terence McKenna Thomson | Director | 13 September 2013 | 29 September 2020 |
| Allan Joseph Roberston | Director | 2 July 2014 | 24 January 2018 |
| John Christopher Wilson | Director | 13 September 2013 | 13 September 2013 |
When board seats may change
iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Who is on the board
iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.3 directors on the board
- Colin Harvey Thomson Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Christopher Thomson Director · appointed 2016
- Eliot Swan Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Colin Harvey Thomson Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Christopher Thomson Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Colin Harvey Thomson Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Christopher Thomson Director · appointed 2016
- Eliot Swan Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Gillian Catherine Laird Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits
The 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.
Network
Network
iThe large node is Manufacturing Support (Scotland) Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
Financial history
No figures in the accounts data we hold.
Companies House shows accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (audit exemption subsidiary). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Audit exemption subsidiaryA subsidiary that is exempt from audit because its parent guarantees it.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Due in 48 days
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 13 September 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 27 September 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- 3 charges registered, 1 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 satisfied
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- SC459118
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Incorporated
- 13 September 2013
- Registered office
- Whiteshaw, Works, Carluke, Lanarkshire, ML8 5EJ
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Group companies
- 4 in this ownership group See the group structure →
- Latest accounts
- 31 March 2025 (audit exemption subsidiary)
Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Audit exemption subsidiaryA subsidiary that is exempt from audit because its parent guarantees it.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Due in 48 days
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 13 September 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 27 September 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- 3 charges registered, 1 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 2 satisfied
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Same registered address
3iMatched on postcode and first line of the registered office, from the company file of 1 October 2026. A shared address is not evidence that companies are connected.3 companies are registered at this address.
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 13 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 1 September 2026Eliot Swan appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 20 March 2026Gillian Catherine Laird left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
4 companies- Active
- Dissolved or closed
- Other status
- Not a UK company
- Current control
- Ceased control
- Shares a director
- Bar under a name: net assets or equity, where known
Loading the group structure…
Built from the corporate people with significant control records matched to UK companies (Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0; ownership graph of 19 September 2026). Control is shown as the nature of control the controller declared; the group count includes only active majority holdings (more than 50%), so holdings of 25-50% are drawn but not counted. Overseas parents that are not on the UK register appear only when a company names them.
People with significant control
2| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson Pettie Group LimitedCompany |
| 29 September 2020 | Current |
| Mr Terrence McKenna ThomsonPerson · British |
| 6 April 2016 | 29 September 2020 |
1 current controller and 1 former. Addresses and birth details are not shown.
Source: Companies House people with significant control data, snapshot of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Companies are linked to their page where the name matches an owner company in our ownership graph.
Companies it controls
iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.