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Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Edinburgh

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 57

  1. Nasim Forootan 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Riaz Agahi 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Irene Cotugno 2015-2026 Director View profile
  4. Hannah Morag Philbrow Moshtael-Oskui 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Kieran Patrick Parker Mcsherry 2013-2013 Director View profile
  6. Ashkan Ziaie 2012-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr John Bower Parris 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Astrid Marie Bunne 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Joanna Lesley Keenan 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Elena Rachel Kerr 2008-2011 Director View profile
  11. Abigail Manvell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  12. Dr Sepideh Taheri 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Christina Mary St Clair 2006-2007 Director View profile
  14. Valerie Spence Hemmati 2006-2012 Director View profile
  15. Charlotte Elizabeth Chapman 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Farid Hemmati 2005-2019 Director View profile
  17. Nancy Warren-Crook 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Helen Munro 2005-2005 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Wheeler 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Dr Houman Javedan Khozein 2003-2005 Director View profile
  21. Sandra Margaret Helen Matthews 2002-2006 Director View profile
  22. Rhiannon Tahirih Sheppard 2002-2003 Director View profile
  23. John Treeby 2001-2005 Director View profile
  24. Hadie Macleod 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. Bjorn Blasse 1999-2001 Director View profile
  26. Farnoush Hayati 1999-2004 Director View profile
  27. Ismael Velasco 1998-2002 Director View profile
  28. Anisa Skuce 1998-2000 Director View profile
  29. Michael Reeves 1997-1999 Director View profile
  30. Vivien Lambie 1997-1998 Director View profile
  31. Mozheh Zamiri 1996-1997 Director View profile
  32. Lobat Doostdar 1995-1997 Director View profile
  33. Catherine Lindsey Crook 1995-2012 Director View profile
  34. Josef Pearce 1995-1996 Director View profile
  35. Grant Alexander Morley 1995-1996 Director View profile
  36. Shelagh Garrity 1995-1996 Director View profile
  37. Farnoush Hayati 1994-1995 Director View profile
  38. Fleur Robertson 1994-1999 Director View profile
  39. Sarmah, Anita, Doctor 1994-1996 Director View profile
  40. Sabine Steffen Hayati 1993-1995 Director View profile
  41. Dr Seena Babak Fazel 1993-1995 Director View profile
  42. Dr Naghme Adab 1993-1995 Director View profile
  43. Sharon Kampff 1993-1998 Director View profile
  44. Dr Anjam Khursheed 1993 Director View profile
  45. Mohsen Hemmati 1993 Director View profile
  46. Kathleen Hardy Hemmati 1993 Director View profile
  47. Shahran Hemmati 1994 Director View profile
  48. Afshin Farzaneh Far 1993 Director View profile
  49. Fleur Hemmati 1993 Director View profile
  50. Fionn Nicholas Cullen Tynan-O'Mahony 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  51. David William Merrick 2004-2022 Secretary View profile
  52. Maureen Gail Hunter-Merrick 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  53. John Roderick Macleod 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  54. Shashi Prentice 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  55. Arabella Velasco 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  56. Graham Philip Barnes 1993-2002 Secretary View profile
  57. Nicholas J A Sanders 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/11/1959
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

8 directors on the board

8.5y median 6.2y
average tenure
28.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC034557
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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