Merchiston Castle School
Reference number: 1034660
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Address
Merchiston Castle School, 294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH13 0PU, United Kingdom
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- When merchiston.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0131 312 2200 is
- Who else gives the postcode EH13 0PU
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Premium Credit Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
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FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- SC014265 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 30 July 1926 (100 years old)
- Registered office
- 294 Colinton Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU
- Nature of business
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- Primary education (SIC 85200)
- General secondary education (SIC 85310)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Neil Fraser Mitchell | Director | Oct 1964 | 25 Feb 2019 | 1 other company |
| Ian Bryson Mccarlie | Director | Jul 1969 | 27 Jun 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Robert Barclay Cook | Director | Jan 1966 | 18 Mar 2025 | 55 other companies |
| John Howard Mckean | Director | Aug 1963 | 18 Mar 2025 | None |
| Caroline Emma Mclaren | Director | Feb 1974 | 29 Apr 2025 | None |
| Kelly Marie Foley | Director | Sep 1972 | 29 Apr 2025 | 1 other company |
| James Robert Crawford | Director | Mar 1980 | 29 Apr 2025 | 1 other company |
| Philippa Claire Axon | Secretary | Not published | 21 Aug 2017 | – |
Other companies run by these 7 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 57
- closed down
- 23
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 57 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 companies these 7 directors run together
- All 73 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Merchiston Castle School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
6 June 2025
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
1926
30 July 1926
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 124 events
- All 124 events in its history (2 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 122
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Sources and links
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