---
title: "MACDUFF DIESELS LTD. — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC177616
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# MACDUFF DIESELS LTD.

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC177616`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7
- **Mr Colin George Thain** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/48ac6843-3e01-4b1a-a4e1-c3fc0785219e

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **6-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `SC177616`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1997-07-31
- **Registered office:** Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1HA
- **SIC:** 45200, 52219

### Officers

- [LC SECRETARIES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3389d392-7442-53d8-a46d-49123b3750d0) — corporate secretary · appointed 2019-12-11
- MACLEOD, Roderick — director · British · appointed 1998-04-15
- MCBAIN, Jamie Alistair — director · British · appointed 2024-11-07
- MCCANN, Rory — director · British · appointed 2024-11-07
- RITCHIE, Clifford Lawrence — director · British · appointed 1998-04-15
- SHARP, Allan Kenneth — director · British · appointed 2024-11-07
- WATT, John — director · British · appointed 1997-08-20
- REID, Brian — nominee secretary · British · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1997-07-31
- LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP — corporate secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-11
- LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP — corporate secretary · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 2006-04-01
- BARRACK, William Fred — director · British · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2024-04-29
- BLACKHALL, Eric — director · British · appointed 1998-04-15 · resigned 2006-07-10
- FARQUHAR, William — director · British · appointed 1998-04-15 · resigned 2012-07-05
- MABBOTT, Stephen — nominee director · British · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1997-07-31
- THAIN, Colin George — director · British · appointed 1998-04-15 · resigned 2024-01-16

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Macduff Shipyards Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · Scotland — since 2024-10-03
- Mr Colin George Thain — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · Scotland — ceased 2024-10-03

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC177616
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC177616

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **MACDUFF DIESELS LTD.** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **MACDUFF DIESELS LTD.**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._