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Edinburgh Crematorium Limited

Edinburgh Crematorium Limited is an active UK company (number SC015168), incorporated 1928, with 3 current directors including David Forbes Rutherford and William Brian Robertson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. James Nickerson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. John Robert Griffiths 2004-2020 Director View profile
  3. James Douglas Dawson Macfarlane 2003-2021 Director View profile
  4. Ian Andrew Mather 1999-2017 Director View profile
  5. Philip Hope Brodie 1994-2002 Director View profile
  6. Professor John Richmond 1991-2003 Director View profile
  7. Alan Charles Macpherson Johnston 1993 Director View profile
  8. David M Beckett 2007 Director View profile
  9. Dr Ronald F Robertson 1991 Director View profile
  10. Neil Dawson Munro 1993-2021 Secretary View profile
  11. Garry Douglas Gifford 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/07/1928

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Edinburgh Crematorium Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

3 directors on the board

10.4y median 6y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1

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
SC015168
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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