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:''For UK Central Government, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, see [[FOIA Section 6]]''

== Wholly owned companies - Scotland ==

* Companies that are wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers (ie the Scottish Government) or other Scottish public authorities are subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by virtue of Section 6[http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&Year=2002&number=13&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=599972&ActiveTextDocId=599982&filesize=2647]:
 
* 6 Publicly-owned companies
:(1) A company is a “publicly-owned company” for the purposes of section 3(1)(b) if it is wholly owned—
::(a) by the Scottish Ministers; or
::(b) by any other Scottish public authority listed in schedule 1, other than an authority so listed only in relation to information of a specified description.
:(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a company is wholly owned—
::(a) by the Scottish Ministers if it has no members except—
:::(i) the Scottish Ministers or companies wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers; or
:::(ii) persons acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers or of such companies; and
::(b) by any other Scottish public authority if it has no members except—
:::(i) the authority or companies wholly owned by the authority; or
:::(ii) persons acting on behalf of the authority or of such companies.
:(3) In subsections (1) and (2), “company” includes any body corporate

* Links are provided to the authorities on WhatDoTheyKnow.com where available

===Jointly-owned companies===

There seems to be some uncertainty over whether companies jointly owned by several public authorities qualify under this section.  A literal reading of the Act suggests not, but it's possible that the provisions of section 6 of the Interpretation Act 1978 are relevant here.  The Scottish Information Commissioner says[http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/AboutYourRightsOverview/WhichPublicAuthorities.asp]:

:The Scottish public authorities which are subject to the regimes are those which are listed in Schedule 1 of FOISA or designated in an order under section 5(1) of FOISA ... Wholly publicly-owned companies (including those wholly owned by more than one authority) are also covered by the regimes[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/07143953/8]

At least two jointly-owned companies ({{WDTK|Lothian Buses plc|lothian_buses}} and {{WDTK|Scottish Intellectual Asset Management Limited|intellectual_assets_centre}}) consider themselved to be subject to FOISA.

== Companies owned by the Scottish Ministers ==

The Scottish Government is responsible for the following Public Corporations:
* {{WDTK|Architecture and Design Scotland|ads}} ({{ch|SC267870}})
* {{WDTK|Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited|cmal}} ({{ch|SC001854}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC001854/filing-history/MzE0NzExNjAwMWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
*David MacBrayne Limited ({{ch|SC015304}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC015304/filing-history/MzE0NzIzNTE4NGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|Argyll Ferries Limited|argyll_ferries_limited}} ({{ch|SC391762}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC391762/filing-history/MzE0MTM1NzM3NGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|CalMac Ferries Limited|calmac_ferries_limited}} ({{ch|SC302282}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC302282/filing-history/MzEyNDgyNTQxM2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
*** Caledonian MacBrayne Crewing (Guernsey) Limited
** {{WDTK|Cowal Ferries Limited|cowal_ferries_limited}} ({{ch|SC306519}}) ''[dormant]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC306519/filing-history/MzEzMDgyMjEyN2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|NorthLink Ferries Limited|northlink_ferries_limited}} ({{ch|SC027370}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC027370/filing-history/MzE0NzIzNTQyOWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
*** NorthLink Crewing (Guernsey) Limited
** David MacBrayne HR (UK) Limited ({{ch|SC282760}})
** Rathlin Ferries Limited ({{ch|SC306518}}) ''[dormant]''
*{{WDTK|Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|highlands_and_islands_airports_limited}} ({{ch|SC097647}})
*{{WDTK|Learning and Teaching Scotland|learning_and_teaching_scotland}} ({{ch|SC200241}})
*{{WDTK|Scottish Futures Trust Limited|scottish_futures_trust_limited}} ({{ch|SC348382}})
* {{WDTK|The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited|skills_development_scotland}} ({{ch|SC202659}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC348382/filing-history/MzEzMDczNjI3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]

== Companies owned by other Scottish public authorities ==

Other wholly-owned companies will be listed here
===Local Government===

====Aberdeen City Council====
* {{WDTK|Sport Aberdeen|sport_aberdeen}} ({{ch|SC350981}}) [SIC claims subject to Act]
* {{WDTK|Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Limited|aecc}} ({{ch|01858349}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01858349/filing-history/MzE0MTg4NzEwMGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
** Mountwest 343 Limited ({{ch|SC219660}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC219660/filing-history/MzE1MDE3NDI5MGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
* {{WDTK|Aberdeen Sports Village Limited|aberdeen_sports_village_limited}} ({{ch|SC327879}}) ''[jointly with University of Aberdeen]'' [https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC327879/filing-history/MzEyNzQ1OTQwN2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]
* {{WDTK|Aberdeen Heat and Power Company Limited|aberdeen_heat_and_power_company_limited}} ({{ch|SC233625}}) [council 2010/11 draft accounts]
** District Energy Aberdeen Limited ({{ch|SC458298}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC458298/filing-history/MzEzMDY3NTg1M2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]

====East Dunbartonshire Council====
* {{WDTK|East Dunbartonshire Municipal Bank Limited|east_dunbartonshire_municipal_bank_limited}} ({{ch|SC011062}})

====City of Edinburgh Council====
Statement of accounts [http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Attachments/Internet/Council/Council_tax_and_finance/Council_finance/Council_financial_statements/AuditedAnnualReport2008-09.pdf here]
* {{WDTKreq_listed|C.E.C. Holdings Limited}} ({{ch|SC135444}}) ''[holding company]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC135444/filing-history/MzEzNjk1MDkwNmFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|The EDI Group Limited|edi}} ({{ch|SC110956}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC110956/filing-history/MzEzOTA5NDM3OWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
*** PARC Craigmillar Limited ({{ch|SC234777}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC234777/filing-history/MzEyODc3MzIxOGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
*** Shawfair Land Limited ({{ch|SC353458}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC353458/filing-history/MzEzOTk5NzU2M2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|Waterfront Edinburgh Limited|waterfront_edinburgh_limited}} ({{ch|SC200223}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC200223/filing-history/MzEzMjAwNjY1NmFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
* Lothian Investment Fund for Enterprise Limited ({{ch|SC137938}}) ''[in liquidation]''
* Transport Edinburgh Limited ({{ch|SC269639}}) ''[dormant]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC269639/filing-history/MzEzMjM5MDU2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
** CEC Recovery Limited ({{ch|SC230949}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC230949/filing-history/MzE0OTY2OTM5NWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]
* Transport For Edinburgh Limited ({{ch|SC443895}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC443895/filing-history/MzEzMjM4ODI1N2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|Lothian Buses Limited|lothian_buses}} ({{ch|SC096849}}) ''[jointly with West Lothian, Midlothian, and East Lothian Councils]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC096849/filing-history/MzEzMjIwNDgzMGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
** {{WDTK|Edinburgh Trams Limited}} ({{ch|SC451434}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC451434/filing-history/MzEzMjIwNTIyMmFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
* {{WDTK|Marketing Edinburgh Limited|marketing_edinburgh}} ({{ch|SC392580}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC392580/filing-history/MzEzMTUzNjc4MGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Accounts]]

* Capital Development Trust
* International Conference Centre Expenditure Trust
* International Conference Centre Income Trust
* South East Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (SESTRAN)

====Glasgow City Council====
[http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7B631532-4775-4F05-99C1-CF37DA83D1CE/0/FinStat0607t.pdf]
* {{WDTK|City Building (Glasgow) LLP|city_building_glasgow_llp}} ({{ch|SO300990}}) (jointly with GCC LLP Investments Limited) (from 2010 AR)
* City Building (Contracts) LLP ({{ch|SO301080}}) (jointly with GCC LLP Investments Limited)
* {{WDTK|City Markets (Glasgow) LLP|city_markets_glasgow_llp}} ({{ch|SO301801}}) (jointly with GCC LLP Investments Limited) (from 2011 AR)
* GCC LLP Investments Limited ({{ch|SC304909}}) (from 2010 AR)
* Glasgow City Marketing Bureau Limited ({{ch|SC275945}})
* Glasgow Clyde Regeneration Limited ({{ch|SC286829}})
* {{WDTK|Culture and Sport Glasgow|culture_and_sport_glasgow}} ({{ch|SC313851}})

====Highland Council====

[http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A1C0E57D-788D-4271-8CFB-EC912D2D0C98/0/auditedaccounts0910.pdf]

* {{WDTK|High Life Highland}} ({{ch|SC407011}})
* {{WDTK|Highland Opportunity Limited|highland_opportunity_limited}} (SC097373)
** Highland Opportunity (Communities) Limited (SC240943)
** Highland Opportunity (EBS) Limited (SC240944)
** Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited (SC240940)
* {{WDTKreq|Caithness Heat and Power Limited}} (SC277382)

====North Ayrshire Council====
* {{WDTK|North Ayrshire Municipal Bank Limited|north_ayrshire_municipal_bank_limited}} ({{ch|SC011421}})

===Educational institutions===

====Edinburgh’s Telford College====
* {{WDTK|Telford Training and Consultancy Services Limited|telford_training_and_consultancy_services_limited}} ({{ch|SC136205}})
* Waterfront Nurseries Limited ({{ch|SC271388}}) ''[dormant]''
* ProspectusScotland Limited ({{ch|SC259868}}) ''[dormant]''
* {{WDTK|The Thomas Telford Trust|the_thomas_telford_trust}} ({{ch|SC157178}})

====University of Edinburgh====
* {{WDTK|Edinburgh University Press Limited|eup}} ({{ch|SC139240}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC139240/filing-history/MzEyNzQyNDQ5OGFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Anual Return]]

====Heriot-Watt University====
* Heriot-Watt Trading Ltd

====The Robert Gordon University====
* {{WDTK|Univation Limited|univation_limited}} ({{ch|SC158742}})
* The Aberdeen Business School Limited ({{ch|SC140355}}) ''[dormant]''
* The Aberdeen Management Centre Limited ({{ch|SC140995}}) ''[dormant]''
* The Robert Gordon University - The Energy University Limited ({{ch|SC221180}}) ''[dormant]''

===Others===

====Highlands and Islands Enterprise====
* Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company Limited ({{ch|SC276833}}) [dormant]
* {{WDTK|Scottish Intellectual Asset Management Limited|intellectual_asset_centre}} ({{ch|SC254745}}) ''[jointly with Scottish Enterprise]''

====National Museums Scotland====
* National Museums Scotland Enterprises Limited

====Scottish Enterprise====
SE's accounts for 2009/09 are [http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/about-us/research-publications/reports-accounts.htm here].

The following are listed therein as being limited by shares with SE owning 100% of the voting rights:
* {{WDTKreq|AtlasConnect Limited}}[http://www.atlasbroadband.co.uk/ContactUs.aspx] ({{ch|SC241790}})
* {{WDTK|Co-operative Development Scotland Limited|co_operative_development_scotland_limited}} ({{ch|SC304917}}) [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC304917/filing-history/MzEyNjUxMDk1NWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Return]]
* {{WDTKreq|Scotland Europa Limited}} ({{ch|SC111290}})
* SCTR Limited ({{ch|SC206549}}) ''[holding company]''
* SE Conference House Limited ({{ch|SC340302}})
* Enterprise Services Scotland Limited ({{ch|SC133245}}) ''[dormant]''
* Scottish Development Finance Limited ({{ch|SC077052}}) ''[dormant]''
* Scottish Development Overseas Limited ({{ch|SC144063}})''[dormant]''

The following are listed as limited by guarantee and 100% owned by SE:
* Scottish Stem Cell Network Limited ({{ch|SC294990}})
* Euro Info Centre Limited ({{ch|SC132750}}) ''[dormant]''
* Traction Test Facility Limited ({{ch|SC173421}}) ''[in liquidation]''

The following are listed as limited by guarantee and <100% owned (but may still qualify depending on who owns the rest):
* ITI Scotland Limited ({{ch|SC251900}})
* {{WDTK|Investors in People Scotland|investors_in_people_scotland}} ({{ch|SC133906}}) ''[jointly with Highlands and Islands Enterprise]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC133906/filing-history/MzEyOTA5Mjg3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document 2015 Annual Accounts]]
* SSTRIC Limited ({{ch|SC187286}})

The following are listed as "Local Enterprise Companies", and hence probably wholly-owned:

* Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire ({{ch|SC130872}})
* Scottish Enterprise Borders ({{ch|SC126506}})
* Scottish Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway ({{ch|SC130811}})
* Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire ({{ch|SC130793}})
* Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian ({{ch|SC124701}})
* Scottish Enterprise Fife ({{ch|SC130830}})
* Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley ({{ch|SC125232}})
* Scottish Enterprise Glasgow ({{ch|SC126249}})
* Scottish Enterprise Grampian ({{ch|SC118134}})
* Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire ({{ch|SC124620}})
* Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire ({{ch|SC130490}})
* Scottish Enterprise Tayside ({{ch|SC126821}})

The following companies are subsidiary companies of the Local Enterprise Companies.

* Ayrshire Development Fund Limited ({{ch|SC126942}})
* SEBSED Limited ({{ch|SC246644}})
* Katalyst Projects (2005) Limited ({{ch|SC281222}})
* {{WDTKreq|Loch Lomond Shores Management Company Limited}} ({{ch|SC191326}})
* GDA Investments Limited ({{ch|SC135011}})
* Glasgow Science Centre Charitable Trust ({{ch|SC172371}})
* Glasgow Science Centre Limited ({{ch|SC184352}})
* Glasgow Science Centre (Trading) Limited ({{ch|SC210177}})
* The Glasgow Science Centre Endowment Fund
* Calder Park (Management) Limited ({{ch|SC205864}})
* SEF Development Fund Limited ({{ch|SC194273}})
* Scottish Enterprise Grampian Investments Limited ({{ch|SC147956}})
* SET Development Fund Limited ({{ch|SC194695}})
* Tay Euro Fund Limited ({{ch|SC128863}})
* The Loch Lomond Trust ({{ch|SC196176}}) ''[dormant]''

Joint Ventures and Associated Undertakings (only relevant if co-owners are Scottish public authorities):

* East Dunbartonshire Development Company Limited ({{ch|SC105815}})
* Discovery Quay Development Limited ({{ch|SC113435}})
* The Kelvin Institute Limited ({{ch|SC231771}})
* Ravenscraig Limited ({{ch|SC192142}})
* Katalyst Projects Limited ({{ch|SC313355}})
* AMCET Limited ({{ch|SC203791}})
* Renfrewshire Investment Fund Limited ({{ch|SC109610}})
* Dunbartonshire Enterprise Fund Limited ({{ch|SC077362}})
* {{WDTK|Scottish Health Innovations Limited|shil}} ({{ch|SC236303}}) ''[jointly with Highlands and Islands Enterprise]''
** Scottish Health Development Limited ({{ch|SC243130}})
** Scottish Health Equities Limited ({{ch|SC244452}})
** Scottish Health (Licensing) Limited ({{ch|SC244453}})
** Scottish Health Scientific Limited ({{ch|SC267837}})
* {{WDTK|Scottish Intellectual Asset Management Limited|intellectual_assets_centre}} ({{ch|SC254745}}) ''[jointly with Highlands and Islands Enterprise]''
* Head Start Capital Fund Limited ({{ch|SC142683}})
* Innovation Centres (Scotland) Limited ({{ch|SC269484}})

====Scottish Water====
* Scottish Water Horizons Holdings Limited (SC334620) ''[holding company]''
** {{WDTKreq|Scottish Water Horizons Limited}} (SC264806)
* Scottish Water Business Stream Holdings Limited (SC332622) ''[holding company]''
** {{WDTK|Scottish Water Business Stream Limited|scottish_water_business_stream_limited}} (SC294924)

==Companies worth investigating==

* Colleges Scotland ({{ch|SC143210}})

==Companies not covered by the Act==

Only ones that look like they might be, obviously.  Cross-border companies go in [[FOIA Section 6]].

* The Grampian Venture Capital Fund Limited ({{ch|SC103297}}) ''[private-sector shareholders]''
* Edinburgh International Conference Centre Limited ({{ch|SC131773}}) ''[some non-voting shares held by a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland]'' [[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC131773/filing-history/MzE0OTczNTI1MWFkaXF6a2N4/document 2016 Annual Return]]