---
title: "J.W.MUIR GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC058738
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# J.W.MUIR GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC058738`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr John Wood Muir** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b8d20a51-0f99-5082-90d0-8aecf77eba07
- **Mr John Wood Muir** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f0e26f77-f79d-4230-af81-a4b5e587234c

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **SCARBOROUGH HERMISTON LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1c0208f5-456d-5dfc-a9c4-914ead442440
- **HERMISTON SECURITIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b55e6083-b18b-53fa-bf11-a0271732f826
- **SCARBOROUGH HERMISTON LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1c0208f5-456d-5dfc-a9c4-914ead442440
- **SCARBOROUGH MUIR GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b8dbba1d-20f1-5adb-9f1e-89656efb4814
- **HERMISTON SECURITIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b55e6083-b18b-53fa-bf11-a0271732f826

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

A **2-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:** `SC058738`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** plc
- **Incorporated:** 1975-10-13
- **Registered office:** Muir House, Belleknowes Industrial Estate, Inverkeithing, KY11 1HY
- **SIC:** 70100

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2026-02-01 |
|---|---:|
| Profit / (loss) | £1,481,000 |
| Net assets | £42,077,000 |
| Cash | £883,000 |
| Shareholder funds | £1,000,000 |
| Current assets | £47,996,000 |
| Employees | 0 |

_Latest filed period. Full 3-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- WATT, John Shearer Hardie — secretary · appointed 2025-10-05
- MUIR, Alan Crawford — director · British · appointed 1996-09-01
- MUIR, Christina — director · British
- MUIR, John Wood — director · British
- ADAM, Derek Laurence — secretary · appointed 2023-09-15 · resigned 2025-10-05
- CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey — secretary · British · resigned 1996-03-22
- MUIR, Christina — secretary · British · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1999-06-14
- WATT, John Shearer Hardie — secretary · British · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2023-09-15
- ADAM, Derek Laurence — director · British · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-05
- CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey — director · British · resigned 1996-03-22
- MUIR, Ian Murray — director · Scottish · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-30
- MUIR, Ronald William — director · British · resigned 2025-05-02
- SMITH, Martin — director · British · appointed 2023-08-01 · resigned 2025-09-30
- URQUHART, Gordon Alexander — director · British · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2010-07-31
- WATT, John Shearer Hardie — director · British · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 2023-09-15

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr John Wood Muir — significant influence or control · individual PSC — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC058738
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC058738
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC058738/filing-history

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **J.W.MUIR GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/accc2beb-579f-51b2-912e-b97d95594be9._

_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"._