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Early Years Scotland

Early Years Scotland is an active UK company (number SC086932), incorporated 1984, with 6 current directors including Bethia Pender and Chris Sutherland. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 89

  1. Katherine Morrison 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Khadija Mohammed 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Martin Walsh 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Marion Margaret Helen Courtney 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Davina Mcdonald Coupar 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Marion Samson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Mariessa Devlin 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Marion Margaret Flett 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Dr Graeme Yorkston Alexander 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Annette Elizabeth Macpherson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Catherine Patricia Johnston 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Dr Alison Lesley Stewart 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Shealagh Kerry Crabb 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Johnston 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Margaret Barbara Dale 2010-2021 Director View profile
  16. Beverly Jane Malcolm 2009-2023 Director View profile
  17. Lindsay Cully 2008-2013 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Mclachlan Clark 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. Safa Ash-Kuri 2008-2012 Director View profile
  20. Alice Sharp 2007-2008 Director View profile
  21. Fraser Sanderson 2007-2024 Director View profile
  22. Kim Agnes Cowie Mcmitchell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  23. Lesley Jane Wallace 2006-2012 Director View profile
  24. Niall Mackay Shaw 2006-2010 Director View profile
  25. Marion Anne Matheson 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Monica Julia Langa 2005-2010 Director View profile
  27. Clare Lorraine Nugent 2004-2008 Director View profile
  28. Katherine Jane Adam 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. Moira Rosalina Jane Oliphant 2003-2006 Director View profile
  30. Jennifer Margaret White 2003-2005 Director View profile
  31. John Cully 2002-2007 Director View profile
  32. Anne Marie Machan 2002-2004 Director View profile
  33. George Park Douglas Gordon 2002-2003 Director View profile
  34. John Pattison Waddell 2002-2005 Director View profile
  35. Ailsa Mccorquodale 2001-2002 Director View profile
  36. Isabel Dunn 2001-2012 Director View profile
  37. Barbara Anne Orr 2001-2008 Director View profile
  38. Lynore Macleod 2000-2001 Director View profile
  39. Anne Catherine Houston 2000-2003 Director View profile
  40. Simon Myles Cousins 2000-2000 Director View profile
  41. Irene Janet Mcrae 2000-2000 Director View profile
  42. Cheryl-Lee Brown 2000-2006 Director View profile
  43. Theresa Steele 1998-2000 Director View profile
  44. Janette Mathie Armit 1998-2002 Director View profile
  45. Irene Margaret Mackay 1998-2001 Director View profile
  46. Robert Maclean 1998-2000 Director View profile
  47. Lydia Anne Spicer 1997-1999 Director View profile
  48. Karen Jane Cooper 1997-1998 Director View profile
  49. Kirsten Michelle Worsley 1997-1997 Director View profile
  50. Irena Suzan Kennedy Chapman 1997-1999 Director View profile
  51. Sally Anne Devitt 1996-1999 Director View profile
  52. Lesley Hunter 1996-1998 Director View profile
  53. Diana Isabella Burton 1995-1999 Director View profile
  54. Shelagh May Anderson Wallace Crone 1995-1999 Director View profile
  55. Catherine Way 1995-1996 Director View profile
  56. Lorna Helen Mcmeekin 1995-1995 Director View profile
  57. Rosemary Mclean Henry 1994-1996 Director View profile
  58. Charma Reid 1994-1996 Director View profile
  59. Muriel Ord Simpson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  60. Christine Mcinally 1994-1995 Director View profile
  61. Jeanette Anderson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  62. Suzanne Stewart 1994-1996 Director View profile
  63. Kay Elizabeth Jackson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  64. Rosemary Jane Proudfoot 1993-1995 Director View profile
  65. Doris Bryan 1992-1993 Director View profile
  66. Mary Jane Grant 1992-1993 Director View profile
  67. Ailsa Barbara Charlton 1992-1993 Director View profile
  68. Nanette Keenan 1992-1994 Director View profile
  69. Gillian Stewart Burn 1992-1996 Director View profile
  70. Doreen Mary Black 1992-1996 Director View profile
  71. Jacqueline Anne Barrett 1992-1994 Director View profile
  72. Jacqueline Turnbull 1991-1994 Director View profile
  73. Judith Alison Sauberlich 1991-1994 Director View profile
  74. Iona Margaret Fisher 1991-1994 Director View profile
  75. Ralph Macnicol Henderson 1990-1991 Director View profile
  76. Karen Valerie Marsh 1990-1992 Director View profile
  77. Irene Elizabeth Lydia Adams 1992 Director View profile
  78. Evelyn Margaret Wardlaw 1990 Director View profile
  79. Margaret Ann Robertson 1990 Director View profile
  80. Alexandra Nina Shepherd 1990 Director View profile
  81. Audrey Wallace 1990 Director View profile
  82. Muriel Finlay Mcintyre 1992 Director View profile
  83. Michelle Mulgrew 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  84. Jane Brumpton 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  85. Jean Carwood-Edwards 2012-2020 Secretary View profile
  86. Ian Mclaughlan 2001-2013 Secretary View profile
  87. Ruby Young Sullivan 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  88. Susan Anne Young 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  89. Moira Frances Ferguson 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

Incorporated
01/03/1984

Ownership

Owned by (11) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Early Years Scotland is controlled by Sara Neilson Harkins
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sara Neilson Harkins.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

17 grants · £2,000,799 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,658,191 (6 grants)
  • Comic Relief · £184,353 (2 grants)
  • Foundation Scotland · £99,593 (7 grants)
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £38,673
  • Inspiring Scotland · £19,989

Most recent

  • Inspiring Scotland £19,9892026-03-13
  • Foundation Scotland £15,2312025-05-19
  • Foundation Scotland £8002025-04-16
  • Foundation Scotland £5002025-04-14
  • Foundation Scotland £17,0122025-02-10
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.

6 directors on the board

5.8y median 6.5y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Education 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
SC086932
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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