Company
Computer Application Services Limited
Computer Application Services Limited is an active UK company (number SC102278), incorporated 1986, with 4 current directors including Charles William Quinn and Irma Maria Maclachlan. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Adrienne Gray Wilson 2007-2013 View profile
- Ian Cleland Ritchie 2005-2025 View profile
- Alastair James Hay 1997-2005 View profile
- David Haines Wells 1997-2013 View profile
- Professor John Rankin Small 1997-2007 View profile
- Dr Peter Liddell Wilson 1991-1997 View profile
- Ian Grant Ross 1990-1991 View profile
- Professor John Rorke 1989 View profile
- Ian George Dalton 1991 View profile
- Duncan Inglis Cameron 1990 View profile
- Simon Peter John Laxton 1997-2026 View profile
- David Beattie Murray 1991-1997 View profile
- Ian James Laing 1990-1991 View profile
- Roderick Douglas Lindsay 1990 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
6 contracts · £377,212 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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HR Case Management
HR Case Management System
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HR Case Management System (MCA)
This requirement provides the MCA with a specialist HR Case Management system to provide a secure and effective system to store HR records and provide efficient processes to allow HR staff to carry out their job in a time effective way.
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The Provision of an Information Requests System for HSE via G Cloud 14
The Information Governance and Compliance team within HSE are responsible for both the policy and fulfilment of HSE's statutory obligations under UK information rights management legislation. This involves handling of circa 5000 information…
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Case Management Software - NTWS
Workforce Case Management Software Additional information: Contract awarded via GCloud
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G Cloud 15
G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…
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HR Case Management System
Provision of a HR Case Management System
About
- Incorporated
- 12/12/1986
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Kenneth Naismith
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Capital for Colleagues PLC
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-06-30
Group
- Computer Application Services Limited
is controlled by Kenneth Naismith
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kenneth Naismith.
2 other companies 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.
Grants received
2 grants · £75,172 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £72,239
- Department for Work and Pensions · £2,933
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
4 directors on the board
- Kenneth Naismith Director · appointed 2013
- Charles William Quinn Director · appointed 2025
- Irma Maria Maclachlan Director · appointed 2019
- Christian James Ellis Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth Naismith Director · appointed 2013
- Irma Maria Maclachlan Director · appointed 2019
- Christian James Ellis Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Irma Maria Maclachlan Director · appointed 2019
- Christian James Ellis Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Kenneth Naismith Director · appointed 2013
- Charles William Quinn Director · appointed 2025
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC102278
- 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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