---
title: "MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC063241
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC063241`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Macduff Shipyards Limited** — source · `gb-coh:SCO63241` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4d3dead6-54c8-48b6-8270-031dfad60df7

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/45cd0b80-2b39-5314-9e5e-ef0203944fd1
- **Mr John Watt** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b4ec1cd4-eebc-5ac5-8294-95623ca0310d
- **Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e076afad-4b46-4785-8008-a12c4b72336b
- **Mr John Watt** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1f1d904-2cb4-4aee-9080-fb67783a81cd

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **ALLAN CAMERON AND PARTNERS LTD** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3918974d-a830-5138-8636-4678957d3527
- **ARKVALE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3c846f75-9162-5069-86eb-c9a02c6bf954
- **ARKVALE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3c846f75-9162-5069-86eb-c9a02c6bf954
- **MB ARTEMIS LLP** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/63924111-4291-5dc7-974d-bb4bc18c115e
- **MACDUFF DIESELS LTD.** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2bdc23e9-230d-52db-bb71-0aec93304213
- **OCEAN WAY BF878 LTD** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ff57ef8b-ad2b-514a-8898-680f2137674e

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

A **4-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:** `SC063241`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1977-10-10
- **Registered office:** The Harbour, Macduff, AB44 1QT
- **SIC:** 30110

### Officers

- [LC SECRETARIES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3389d392-7442-53d8-a46d-49123b3750d0) — corporate secretary · appointed 2019-04-02
- HEPBURN, David — director · British · appointed 2024-02-07
- MCCANN, Rory — director · British · appointed 2022-05-05
- RITCHIE, Clifford Lawrence — director · British
- WATT, John — director · British
- A C MORRISON & RICHARDS — corporate secretary · resigned 1996-02-01
- LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP — corporate secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2019-04-02
- LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP — corporate secretary · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2006-04-01
- BLACKHALL, Eric — director · British · resigned 2004-02-27
- FARQUHAR, William — director · British · resigned 2015-11-17
- MACLEOD, Roderick — director · British · appointed 1999-05-31 · resigned 2022-02-28
- REID, Andrew — director · British · resigned 1999-05-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr John Watt — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-11-23
- Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2024-06-14

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC063241
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC063241

## 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 SHIPYARDS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ebe65f46-e347-5159-93fb-f1fd4bd38db7._

_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"._