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Edinburgh and Lothian Council on Alcohol

Edinburgh and Lothian Council on Alcohol is an active UK company (number SC093818), incorporated 1985, with 4 current directors including Shona Smith Cowan and Kate Kennedy. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 43

  1. Craig Stuart Chatwin 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Elaine Ellis 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kathleen Laird 2012-2016 Director View profile
  4. Tom Grandage 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Felicity Gillen 2012-2012 Director View profile
  6. Gavin Phillip 2009-2010 Director View profile
  7. Marja Liisa Helkala 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Mathilda Maria Elizabeth Robertson 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Ian Bell Davidson 2004-2010 Director View profile
  10. Professor William Keogh 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. John Clark 2002-2009 Director View profile
  12. Myriam Madden 2001-2003 Director View profile
  13. Dr Bruce Ritson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  14. Mark Steven 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Eunice Reed 2000-2004 Director View profile
  16. Jeffrey Veitch White 2000-2010 Director View profile
  17. Helen Marion Oliver 2000-2001 Director View profile
  18. Barbara Clarke 1999-2000 Director View profile
  19. Frances Mary Love 1999-2009 Director View profile
  20. Elma Munro 1999-2007 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Henderson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. Dr Eleanor Margaret Logan 1998-1999 Director View profile
  23. Margaret Ann Fielding 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Kathryn Johnstone Carle 1996-1997 Director View profile
  25. Robert Clarke Moore 1996-1999 Director View profile
  26. Julie Hogg 1995-1998 Director View profile
  27. Annie Forsythe Hill 1995-1998 Director View profile
  28. Matthew Thomas Luckman Johnson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  29. Lesley Jane Boyd 1994-1998 Director View profile
  30. John Campbell Giblin 1994-1997 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Lawrence Frank 1993-1999 Director View profile
  32. Douglas Tulloch 1993-1994 Director View profile
  33. Sydney Hudson 1993-1998 Director View profile
  34. Christine Robertson Brown 1989-1995 Director View profile
  35. Jonathan Dale Chick 1988-2001 Director View profile
  36. David Arthur Moore 1993 Director View profile
  37. Dorothy Squire Hendry 1993 Director View profile
  38. Charles George Stronach 1993 Director View profile
  39. Alan Gordon Grant 1995 Director View profile
  40. Eddy Mwelwa 1989 Director View profile
  41. Malcolm Laing 1990 Director View profile
  42. Penelope Jane Richardson 1994-2003 Secretary View profile
  43. Paul Denis Chapman 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/06/1985

Grants received

1 grant · £9,900 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 · £9,900

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9002013-07-24
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.

4 directors on the board

16.1y median 15.5y
average tenure
19.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional 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
SC093818
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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