Company
Edinburgh Alternative Finance Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- William Stephen Pearson 2023-2024 View profile
- Paul Robert Chowdhry 2017-2018 View profile
- William Dobbie 2014-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/01/2014
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- William Dobbie
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Stuart Burgoyne Lunn
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-04-17 - Stuart Burgoyne Lunn ceased 2022-08-17
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Edinburgh Alternative Finance Limited
is controlled by William Dobbie
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Dobbie.
17 other companies in this group
- EAL Wholesale Limited
- Chanrossa Group Limited
- Biebod Investments Limited
- Salvators Lending Limited
- Edinburgh Alternative Lending Limited
- R&B Distillers Limited
- Caskshare (Scotland) Limited
- Lendingcrowd Finance Limited
- OC359855
- SC368537
- SC353114
- SC427905
- Biebod Properties Limited
- Puzzel Scotland LTD
- Festival2001 Limited
- EAL Finance Limited
- EAL Lending Limited
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.
4 directors on the board
- Sir Alexander Maxwell Crombie Director · appointed 2018
- Stuart Burgoyne Lunn Director · appointed 2014
- John Graham Gunn Reid Director · appointed 2019
- Audrey Ann Weir Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Sir Alexander Maxwell Crombie Director · appointed 2018
- Stuart Burgoyne Lunn Director · appointed 2014
- John Graham Gunn Reid Director · appointed 2019
- Audrey Ann Weir Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Audrey Ann Weir Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Sir Alexander Maxwell Crombie Director · appointed 2018
- Stuart Burgoyne Lunn Director · appointed 2014
- John Graham Gunn Reid Director · appointed 2019
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
- SC468392
- 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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