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Media Scotland Limited

Media Scotland Limited is an active UK company (number SC097566), incorporated 1986, with 2 current directors, Piers Michael North and Darren Fisher. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Philip Brown 2009-2013 Director View profile
  2. Paul Andrew Vickers 2009-2014 Director View profile
  3. Sylvia Gillian Bailey 2009-2012 Director View profile
  4. Margaret Ewing 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Stephen David Barber 1998-1999 Director View profile
  6. John Gerard Foley 1998-2002 Director View profile
  7. Mark Thomas Hollinshead 1998-2014 Director View profile
  8. Graham Kenneth Mccall 1997-1998 Director View profile
  9. William James Kane 1996-1998 Director View profile
  10. Charles Martin Wilson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  11. Charles John Allwood 1994-2000 Director View profile
  12. Kevin Joseph Beatty 1994-1996 Director View profile
  13. George Richardson Middlemiss 1994-1997 Director View profile
  14. Murdoch Maclennan 1992-1995 Director View profile
  15. Ian Robert Charles Maxwell 1991-1991 Director View profile
  16. Sir Kenneth John Wilson Alexander 1990-1992 Director View profile
  17. Kevin Francis Herbert Maxwell 1989-1991 Director View profile
  18. John William Anderson 2001 Director View profile
  19. Joseph Thomas William Haines 1992 Director View profile
  20. Alwyn Williams 1990 Director View profile
  21. Ian Robert Maxwell 1991 Director View profile
  22. Baroness Helen Lawrie Liddell 1993 Director View profile
  23. Kevin James Mcmahon 1993 Director View profile
  24. Endell Johnston Laird 1994 Director View profile
  25. Colin James Stewart Mcclatchie 1994 Director View profile
  26. Victor Lindsay Horwood 1993 Director View profile
  27. Gordon Begg Terris 1994 Director View profile
  28. Robert James Lindsay 1991 Director View profile
  29. Antony Frederick Hugh Henry 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/02/1986

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.

  • MGL2 Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Media Scotland Limited is controlled by MGL2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. MGL2 Limited is controlled by Reach Publishing Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Reach Publishing Group Limited is controlled by Reach PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reach PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Dormant 106Professional services 20Tech and media 14Manufacturing 10Other services 2Education 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC097566
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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